Wichita Lineman" is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. It was first recorded by American country music artist Glen Campbell with backi...
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Official video of Glen Campbell performing his hit song Wichita Lineman on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.For more information on Glen Campbell:Website: htt...
Wichita Lineman. " Wichita Lineman " is a song written by the American songwriter Jimmy Webb in 1968. [2] It was first recorded by the American country music artist Glen Campbell with backing from members of The Wrecking Crew [3] and has since been widely covered by other artists. It has been referred to as "the first existential country song". [4]
Jimmy Webb and Glen Campbell performed Wichita Lineman at a benefit show in 2012. Wichita Lineman jump-started Campbell's career, helping the album of the same name go double platinum in the US ...
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[Intro] [Verse 1] I am a lineman for the county And I drive the main road Searchin' in the sun for another overload [Chorus 1] I hear you singing in the wire I can hear you through the whine And ...
Glen performs his greatest song on '"The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"
On this day in 1968, country star Glen Campbell's album Wichita Lineman began a run of several weeks at the top of the charts. The album spawned the Jimmy Webb-penned single "Wichita Lineman" which turned out to be a major hit both on home turf and abroad. The song was tracked using a Fender VI bass guitar - an instrument that to this ...
Wichita Lineman. (album) Wichita Lineman is the eleventh album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1968 by Capitol Records. [1]
The one and only Glen Campbell performs his signature tune "Wichita Lineman" during his only Austin City Limits performance, taped and aired in 1985.About Au...
Wichita Lineman Review. by Bruce Eder. [+] This LP, a certified double-platinum album, captures Campbell's appeal at his most mainstream, mixing midtempo country-pop, spiced by a smooth if unambitious cover of Otis Redding 's " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and the prettiest version of Tim Hardin 's "Reason to Believe" ever done.
Magic moments with the great Glen Campbell singing to an audience of all star country music greats. Dedicated to the memory of Glen and all my faithful subs...
Glen Campbell's 1968 recording of "Wichita Lineman by Jimmy Webb, was inducted into the National Recording Registry.. The Library's National Recording Registry includes 1968's "Wichita Lineman," written by Jimmy Webb and first recorded by Glen Campbell. Kent Hartman, whose 2013 book "The Wrecking Crew" detailed the L.A. music scene that produced Campbell, wrote this essay for ...
Forty years ago, Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" hit No. 1. Take a look back at what makes the song one of the most beloved singles of the 20th century.
COUNTRY · 1968. Glen Campbell said that the first time he heard Jimmy Webb's demo for "Wichita Lineman," he wept. He could see it so clearly: a solitary figure at the top of a telephone pole, working, dreaming—at once a picture of loneliness and stoic self-reliance, the man who belongs to no one. Campbell had originally asked for ...
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Videos by American Songwriter. 10 Sec. Lauren Alaina Makes A TRUE Country Record. When Jimmy Webb wrote the first lines of "Wichita Lineman"…. I am a lineman for the county and I drive the ...
"'Wichita Lineman' is the ultimate expression of the musical and spiritual bond between my husband Glen and his songwriting soulmate Jimmy Webb," said Glen's widow, Kim Campbell. "Despite 'Wichita Lineman' being such an important song for Glen, it was also one of his favorites and I know he'd be so thrilled and honored to have his original ...
LOS ANGELES - MARCH 25, 2020 - Glen Campbell's recording of "Wichita Lineman," with its yearning refrain of "I need you more than want you and I want you for all time," has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, ensuring that, like the lonesome lover's sentiment in the timeless song, it will live on until the end of time.
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