I'm 68 yrs old. I remember hearing this song on the radio the first time. My older sister turned up the volume on the radio & extolled her love of this song. It's still a favorite of mine.
I agree. If given a dueling challenge by one of them, he could have at least equaled them if not surpassed them. Glen Campbell could do anything he put his mind to doing.
One of the best grass roots all American kid with incredible talent. His worst later years were a nightmare for him in Phoenix Arizona with a Sheriff named Joe Arpaio. He was arrested on a DUI, and Ol' Joe made him do concerts for the inmates. After that incident he left Arizona. You can see images of him being arrested on Google. Ol' Joe couldn't resist exposing him publicly with videos and photo posts of his arrest.
Saw Glen three times, the last being his farewell tour. He forgot the words but somehow kept playing. We all were silently rooting for him. Finally, the words came back, we cheered, and shortly after the performance ended. I am glad I went to hear him despite knowing what was before him. Seeing videos reminds me of happy times, but I will never forget how you could feel the audience silently saying, come on Glen, you can do it, and he did not disappoint. I watched as his daughter loving played by his side being his personal cheerleader. The rest of us just spectators of man whose gift from God was immense talent.
I was too young and stupid to appreciate him in the late sixties and through the seventies... Now, I wish that I'd seen what he had to offer! GENIUS! It was a storied life that he lived,... still his talent and GENIUS will live on!!! God bless him and the memory of Glen Campbell!!!
Apart from his world-class chops as a guitarist - what an amazing entertainer! Sitting up in front of the Boston Pops Orchestra as if they were a juke-joint band and facing that Bostonian (read as ‘stuffy’) audience like a it was an intimate gathering. What a gift he had and what a great gift he left for us all!
@@karenleclair7890 why not stuffy? Bostonians are stuffy. Ivory-Tower Bostonians at the Pops in the 70s were stuffy people. Blue-collar Bostonians at the Garden for a Bruins’ game were ALSO stuffy people. It’s not like I don’t know - I’ve been - its a city where people take things (including themselves) seriously.
I was born and raised in the shadow of Boston on the South Shore. No, the Pops and its audience were not stuffy. They performed contemporary (at the time) music arranged for an orchestra. My parents were definitely not stuffy people and they loved going to the Pops. One of my life's regrets is that I never took them up on the offer to go with them to see Arthur Fieldler and the Boston Pops. I had no idea they were such a cultural institution. Such is the curse of youthful stupidity. There's probably a good chance my parents were at THAT show because that was in the right time period for their nights out at the Pops.
@@alanwerner8563 aren't you you edgy? It's almost as if you never got out if the middle school mindset of being a contrarian, and that deriding someone that other people admire makes you cool.
Grew up with Glen Campbell since I was 3. As Ace Frehley said, He's one of the Elder Rock Gods. Play this for and around today's kids, they'll get into it. I introduced my secretarie's 14 year old daughter to music by musicians like Mr. Campbell now she's calling today's "artists" posers.
I wouldn't say, "arguably", either *Faded Blue Jeans*. I think UNDENIABLY would be a far better word to bring justice to Glen who was also UNQUESTIONABLY one of the greatest guitarists this world has ever known. RIP, Glen! You are sorely missed...
I didn’t know that he didn’t read music, it baffles me how performers remember how to play all the different songs at live concerts without music (if you can’t read it probably doesn’t matter). I’ve seen Chuck Berry, Hall & Oates, Springsteen & E Street Band, Queen, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle with & without the Dukes, Jackson Brown, Paul Weller amongst many others. I’m heading for 60 and think I could try and learn guitar, then I watch this 😂
I'm 57, and the first song I remember hearing from Glen Campbell as a little kid was the Jimmy Webb song "Galveston". His music was definitely part of my listening experience.
I'm not 90 and it would be a blessing to live to 90 years of age. My Dad is 97. Anyway, Pop still listens to all the great artists. Classical Gas is a gas indeed!
I was a huge Glen Campbell fan as I was growing up. He was a formidable guitarist as well as a fine singer. Very sad that Alzheimer’s took him from us. R.I.P. Glen!❤️🙏🏻💯
I was in the Army during the middle of the Viet Nam conflict 1967 when I 1st heard the song GALVESTON....I was 21 yrs old...I'm 75 now....how time flys...
Most of these real country guitarists that my parents used to listen to were just fantastic. Glen Campbell and Roy Clark to name a couple!! They both had really good voices also. I sang in metal bands for over 20 yrs., covers and originals, and I've always loved their voices and musicianship! This is fantastic!!
Back in the early 1970s my brother (rest in peace, died 1995) worked at a distinguished musical instrument sales store on the same block as Symphony Hall in Boston. Among his job tasks was to service the account for the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras. This was well before the digital era but regardless Symphony Hall needed P/A equipment, amplifiers as well as speakers, microphones etc. So my brother became the "Go-To" sales representative for the Symphony. This when I listen to these older recordings I realize that at least in part, my brother's work continues on.
classical gas, my HS sophomore year our marching band played this song. during band camp, our first attempt to play in full assemble, i was the only tbone player to brack out the notes in the eight beat bridge. on beat six my eyes met with the band directors eyes, he simply shouted "thank you michael". for some reason, this is still clear in my memory, as if it happened an hour ago.
From the very first time that I saw him on TV as a ten-year-old. He inspired me and made me feel happy joyful loved. I know for sure that God sent him there to be a salve for all of our hurts in life. Even though Jesus is supposed to do that for us, he allowed Glen Campbell to give that kind of love. Sometimes later in life he screwed up. But he was always a Christian.
My wife and I saw glen play this and his hits in an outdoor concert in a field in Thomas county at a plantation in 2005 !… I was literally brought to tears … one of the best guitarist in the world !… to say that night was a pleasure is a big understatement 👍❤️👍
Who said Americans still don't like good musicians when 16 thousand people give this a thumbs up to this. Glen did more this night here just look for it under PBS.
Look up "The Wrecking Crew". A couple of dozen master musicians in the 50's-the 70's who were the most in-demand STUDIO MUSICIANS Ever to NOT have their names associated with most of the greatest music of that era ever to grace the airwaves. Mr. Campbell was one of them until he hit the road and started singing and recording himself !
I remember Glen from his show and all the other appearances on TV when I was a kid. It wasn't until a few years ago my boss asked me to dub a video of his "Goodbye" Concert in Kansas City that I truly appreciated how insanely talented he was as a player and a composer. That good old boy attitude and smile truly hid a musical genius & virtuoso.
I miss Glen a lot, he was a fantastic and a very talented musician. RIP Glen, thanks for the many wonderful and enjoyable music that you gave the world.
Who didn't love this piece, Classical Gas? I stumbled on this video by accident and I was truly amazed! Glen Campbell was so much more than a country singer. Most of us know he had a great singing voice, stage presence and good looks but we failed to recognize his true talent, playing guitar. He had it all, the complete package! I was so lucky to grow up during the period when great artists like Glen produced the best music ever.
What an amazing talent Glen Campbell was. I still have his 45 recording of Where's The Playground Susie from 1969. In those days you only had the radio to listen to and a hits of the week from TV. It was a lot harder to become a star in those days and a star he was. 😀
All I can say is, *"WOWWWWW!"* Mason Williams' masterpiece has always amazed & thrilled me on its own. But I was blown away by how Glen Campbell made it his own, here; another great musician & and master guitarist, himself. This performance *proves* it! Thank you, Glen, and may you *Rest in Peace...*
Thank you for spelling Glenn correctly I was named Glen in 1962 due to the popularity of the name at the time. People ask me why only one 'n' instead of Glenn? First I was not worthy of having his exact name, one n was enough to complete a name for me. When I joke around about it I say " My Momma didn't st st st studder!" then appropriately change the subject. Phenomenal guitarist and performer, I watched his show on TV or anytime he was playing on others TV broadcasts including Hee Haw! Roy Clark and Buck Owen's pickin & grinin Glen made guest appearances all across the country with many different and famous people during the peak of his career.
Heard this tune for the first time on the Andy Williams show in the 60's. Mason Williams was playing. Always been one of my favorite pieces of music. Love it today in 2021. G.C. just brings it home. 🎸🎶🎵📯🎺
Yes, Glen was often overlooked, underappreciated, and underrated . . . as a guitarist, as a musician generally, and as a general performer. Alice Cooper said that Eddie Van Halen told him that it was a dream of his to have a guitar lesson from Glen one day.
It's funny how greatness recognizes other greatness, Campbell was no joke, his country bumpkin persona belied one of the greatest session guitarists of the 60s.
He’s known as one of the greatest guitarists ever, has 10 Grammy Awards, sold 45 million records, and is in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but somehow “never got the credit he deserved”?
@@darthtortugas Yeah I've seen the same comment about Peter Frampton, and others. If these guys aren't top notch, then who is then? Campbell was one of premier session guitarists in the day, and has been touted for his ability for decades. Don't get it. It's like a troll comment.
As a young kid, watching Glen Campbell on the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" was my inspiration to learn to play guitar. One of my life regrets is never being able to meet him personally.
Saw Mr. Campbell on his last Tour in Houston Tx....wow what a show he and his children put on....one could tell he was just slighlty lost at moments in between songs,but once he started playing.......he was on it!!! One of the greatest muscians i have ever seen or heard.
I also was born in 1962 and my name Gregg 😂is spelled with two Gs. Also being born in that area afforded us the privilege of knowing his music and the other great performers of that era from that show Hee-Haw which was a must in our house every week!! In all the variety shows Carol Burnett, Dean Martin ,ect. You just couldn't have shows like that today. And we were blessed and also we get to see him over and over again now thanks to RUclips..
@@kathyflorcruz552 I remember watching The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour when I was a kid. It was too bad that his looks and voice were more focused on than his musicianship. So, I'm definitely not a "noob." What I meant was when these "lists" of American musicians are compiled, Glen rarely gets a mention, which IMHO, is total BS! RIP Mr Campbell. You are missed....
God was generous with this man in handing out talent (and drive) .. not only an incredible singer, with an extraordinary range, but also an incredible musician who could play any style music and make it sound better. Miss that we can never hear him perform live again but appreciate all the recorded performances left behind.
Wonderful to hear this great guitarist and singer here today since he's been Home with the Lord over 3 1/2 years ago. Remember with fond memories growing up with his songs in the 60s.
Damn. There is talent and then there is a select group that is beyond gifted. I loved finding this piece with Glen fronting the Boston Pops Orchestra. My dad loved them.
Nunya Biz Glen WAS the best!!!!! If you do your research, you will find that he was the most sought after sessions players in L.A. Never read a piece of music, never learned to, but all he had to do was hear it once and he could not just play it, he played it with finesse. Yes, he could shred the living daylights out of a guitar!!! He has played for MANY of the top singers from Sinatra to Cash to Beach Boys and that is only a very tiny list. Elvis is another.
Arthur Fiedler. Glen Campbell. Boston POPS. Nothing but pure talent in this video. Thank you to whomever had the sense to get this on film.
Fabulous thanks for posting
He's having a great time with this.
@julesw1403 Any idea what year this was?
Virtuoso performance!
Just stumbled into this gem. Love it!
A natural musician... such a phenomenal player... the world lost all this and more when Glenn passed.
Praise Jeepers
So true
@@zapkvr😮😮 2:59 2:59
Who think Mr. Campbell is one of the best guitarists ever?
Top 5 with Carol Kaye, Chet Atkins, ect.
Effortless, certainly vying for No1 spot with guitarists across all genres.
Prince was another great guitarist.
@@terryrussel3369 Can't forget John Williams
without a doubt.. started very young.
The Wrecking Crew
A National Treasure a lot of the American people never knew we had! RIP Glen, God Bless you!
Both Glenn Campbell and Roy Clark were incredibly talented.
You have to add Chet Akins to complete the Trifecta.
Buck Owen's also, but Owen's got blackballed in the music industry which hurt his career.
AMEN/MY FAVORITE TWO…..
Check out the videos of Glen with Jerry Reed
Kids of today have no idea of who these guys were and of how skilled they were.
You think you know how good Glen Campbell is and then you find this on RUclips, I'm amazed at how good this is, Glen is the man for sure, 👍
Most people don;t recongnize Glen Campbell for the amazing guitarist he was. Outstanding.
Another great one in country music Chet Atkins would be also up there with Glen Campbell!
Alice Cooper of all people certainly does.
I didn't either, until I watched that video of him playing the William Tell overture. Unbelievable!!!
Could not agree more my parents always watched his show
@@jchoward6451 Amazing!
I'm 68 yrs old. I remember hearing this song on the radio the first time. My older sister turned up the volume on the radio & extolled her love of this song. It's still a favorite of mine.
Mine too. I like the original version by Mason Williams!
Which show was the song written for?
Me too
The man was AMAZING!!!! Played the guitar better than 95% of the "rock gods", and could play ANY genre. He is missed dearly.
Don't think so, dude. Just because you put Glenn on a pedestal, doesn't make up true.
Clapton is god!
What he did , he did well....but asking him to play 'Atomic Punk' or 'Purple Haze'...pretty sure he would pass on those.
I agree. If given a dueling challenge by one of them, he could have at least equaled them if not surpassed them. Glen Campbell could do anything he put his mind to doing.
@@edpolk1262 Ed you are in a very tiny minority on that. His peers were in awe of him.
Makes me sad that we live in a world without Glen Campbell.
One of the best grass roots all American kid with incredible talent.
His worst later years were a nightmare for him in Phoenix Arizona with a Sheriff named Joe Arpaio.
He was arrested on a DUI, and Ol' Joe made him do concerts for the inmates.
After that incident he left Arizona.
You can see images of him being arrested on Google.
Ol' Joe couldn't resist exposing him publicly with videos and photo posts of his arrest.
Saw Glen three times, the last being his farewell tour. He forgot the words but somehow kept playing. We all were silently rooting for him. Finally, the words came back, we cheered, and shortly after the performance ended. I am glad I went to hear him despite knowing what was before him. Seeing videos reminds me of happy times, but I will never forget how you could feel the audience silently saying, come on Glen, you can do it, and he did not disappoint. I watched as his daughter loving played by his side being his personal cheerleader. The rest of us just spectators of man whose gift from God was immense talent.
I agree.
Can never be sad with Glen!
SO, SO TALENTED...
If you play guitar, at any level, then you know how incredibly difficult this style of playing, truly is.
What an absolute gifted genius he was.
Yup!
It maybe extremely difficult to play but Mr. Campbell makes it look so effortless and easy.
Very much so.
I agree 💯!
@@matthewiles5714 As with any skill, you know the person is an expert when they can make it appear effortless. 👍
I was too young and stupid to appreciate him in the late sixties and through the seventies...
Now, I wish that I'd seen what he had to offer! GENIUS!
It was a storied life that he lived,... still his talent and GENIUS will live on!!!
God bless him and the memory of Glen Campbell!!!
Apart from his world-class chops as a guitarist - what an amazing entertainer! Sitting up in front of the Boston Pops Orchestra as if they were a juke-joint band and facing that Bostonian (read as ‘stuffy’) audience like a it was an intimate gathering. What a gift he had and what a great gift he left for us all!
Why stuffy?
@@karenleclair7890 why not stuffy? Bostonians are stuffy. Ivory-Tower Bostonians at the Pops in the 70s were stuffy people. Blue-collar Bostonians at the Garden for a Bruins’ game were ALSO stuffy people. It’s not like I don’t know - I’ve been - its a city where people take things (including themselves) seriously.
I agree i love this guy
I was born and raised in the shadow of Boston on the South Shore. No, the Pops and its audience were not stuffy. They performed contemporary (at the time) music arranged for an orchestra. My parents were definitely not stuffy people and they loved going to the Pops. One of my life's regrets is that I never took them up on the offer to go with them to see Arthur Fieldler and the Boston Pops. I had no idea they were such a cultural institution. Such is the curse of youthful stupidity. There's probably a good chance my parents were at THAT show because that was in the right time period for their nights out at the Pops.
OMG--- The conductor is Arthur Fiedler! He was a Legend.
Two legends in this recording. Glen Campbell's improvisation in this recording is wonderful.
Yes! And this is my favorite version of this great song. Such power!
Yes, that was the Boston Pops Orchestra
Well, a Legend or a Fossil. He wasn’t a great conductor. Now Campbell on the other hand...
@@alanwerner8563 aren't you you edgy? It's almost as if you never got out if the middle school mindset of being a contrarian, and that deriding someone that other people admire makes you cool.
For my passed big brother Joe who played this 45 over and over back in the day...RIP.
Man, I’m 60 now, was just a kid when He was at his peak. Sure wish the kids today could see, hear and appreciate the music I grew up with.
I'm 59 - Agreed!
Grew up with Glen Campbell since I was 3. As Ace Frehley said, He's one of the Elder Rock Gods. Play this for and around today's kids, they'll get into it. I introduced my secretarie's 14 year old daughter to music by musicians like Mr. Campbell now she's calling today's "artists" posers.
Not quite as I remember but artistic license and copyright matters are involved.
They can! We're enjoying it right now. Technology is good for some things.
they can. on youtube.
Arguably one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He didn't read music! A solo star and prolific studio musician.
I wouldn't say, "arguably", either *Faded Blue Jeans*. I think UNDENIABLY would be a far better word to bring justice to Glen who was also UNQUESTIONABLY one of the greatest guitarists this world has ever known. RIP, Glen! You are sorely missed...
I didn’t know that he didn’t read music, it baffles me how performers remember how to play all the different songs at live concerts without music (if you can’t read it probably doesn’t matter). I’ve seen Chuck Berry, Hall & Oates, Springsteen & E Street Band, Queen, Elvis Costello, Steve Earle with & without the Dukes, Jackson Brown, Paul Weller amongst many others. I’m heading for 60 and think I could try and learn guitar, then I watch this 😂
I agree 💯.
I’m almost 90 and I still rock when Mr. Campbell solos. Well done, a life well lived bringing joy to his fans listening to his strum.
From one old man to another - totally agree
@@chuckinhouston9952 That makes three of us.
Well said Sir...
I'm 57, and the first song I remember hearing from Glen Campbell as a little kid was the Jimmy Webb song "Galveston". His music was definitely part of my listening experience.
I'm not 90 and it would be a blessing to live to 90 years of age. My Dad is 97. Anyway, Pop still listens to all the great artists. Classical Gas is a gas indeed!
I was a huge Glen Campbell fan as I was growing up. He was a formidable guitarist as well as a fine singer. Very sad that Alzheimer’s took him from us. R.I.P. Glen!❤️🙏🏻💯
He was a GREAT!
I was in the Army during the middle of the Viet Nam conflict 1967 when I 1st heard the song GALVESTON....I was 21 yrs old...I'm 75 now....how time flys...
What did you think of that song as a soldier overseas?
Wow! Where has the time gone. RIP Glen. You made music fun.
Most of these real country guitarists that my parents used to listen to were just fantastic. Glen Campbell and Roy Clark to name a couple!! They both had really good voices also. I sang in metal bands for over 20 yrs., covers and originals, and I've always loved their voices and musicianship! This is fantastic!!
Back in the early 1970s my brother (rest in peace, died 1995) worked at a distinguished musical instrument sales store on the same block as Symphony Hall in Boston. Among his job tasks was to service the account for the Boston Symphony and Pops Orchestras.
This was well before the digital era but regardless Symphony Hall needed P/A equipment, amplifiers as well as speakers, microphones etc.
So my brother became the "Go-To" sales representative for the Symphony.
This when I listen to these older recordings I realize that at least in part, my brother's work continues on.
Brilliant, must have been wonderful to be there. I’ve loved Classical Gas since I was a child. Bonus that Glen Campbell plays it too.
I farted
classical gas, my HS sophomore year our marching band played this song. during band camp, our first attempt to play in full assemble, i was the only tbone player to brack out the notes in the eight beat bridge. on beat six my eyes met with the band directors eyes, he simply shouted "thank you michael". for some reason, this is still clear in my memory, as if it happened an hour ago.
That is something. Thank you.
Rip Glen Campbell. A gifted genius
True story
❤❤❤❤❤
See you in Heaven Glen.
From the very first time that I saw him on TV as a ten-year-old. He inspired me and made me feel happy joyful loved. I know for sure that God sent him there to be a salve for all of our hurts in life. Even though Jesus is supposed to do that for us, he allowed Glen Campbell to give that kind of love. Sometimes later in life he screwed up. But he was always a Christian.
Amen Susan!!
He was the best. Loved his voice to. Rip.
My wife and I saw glen play this and his hits in an outdoor concert in a field in Thomas county at a plantation in 2005 !… I was literally brought to tears … one of the best guitarist in the world !… to say that night was a pleasure is a big understatement 👍❤️👍
I. Am. So. Jealous!
I love Glenn Campbell . As a young person I had his albums and sung his songs. I cried when he got ill
facebook.com/groups/glencampbell
So wish I could back in time and enjoy him all over again. I’m 73 now
Arthur Fiedler and Glen Campbell on the same stage!! Lit AF.
Says slot!
Country music was never the same when guys like glen. Pass on.
Who said Americans still don't like good musicians when 16 thousand people give this a thumbs up to this. Glen did more this night here just look for it under PBS.
I'm from Boston, I love the pops, and I love "Classical Gas".
Glen Campbell you are great. The Lord will keep you in paradise. ❤🙏🎚️🙏🎚️🙏🎚️🙏
If this three minute and 45 second clip doesn't exemplify the genius and virtuosity of Glen Campbell then I don't know what else will
Glen Campbell was one phenomenal guitar picker! It was a very sad day when he died.
Those of you who have only just now discovered what a GENIUS guitar player Glen Campbell was, you are all in for a real treat!
My wife and met Glen & family in Portland Maine. They were on his last tour. Wonderful group of down to earth folks.
no one has Ever been Better!!!!!!…you’re watching and listening to the Best that’s Ever Been and Will be.
Look up "The Wrecking Crew". A couple of dozen master musicians in the 50's-the 70's who were the most in-demand STUDIO MUSICIANS Ever to NOT have their names associated with most of the greatest music of that era ever to grace the airwaves.
Mr. Campbell was one of them until he hit the road and started singing and recording himself !
Damn good movie. I have it. Definitely a piece of musical history.
it's a real eye opener to see who really played on all our favorite songs, and Glen was one of them
Please don't use the term 'Wrecking Crew' around Carol Kaye (one the greatest bassists) who was also a 'session artisit'
@@blueriverlore true, but the movie about the wrecking crew features her heavily
THANKS for sharing about "The Wrecking Crew", Terry! I'd never heard of them but I'm sure going to check them out, now!
One of THE greatest songs ever written and I was in Vietnam when it came out. Never forget it. Helped bring me home.
🇺🇸 God bless you Sir.
Thank you for your service
Absolutely wonderful beautiful talented Glen Campbell
I remember Glen from his show and all the other appearances on TV when I was a kid. It wasn't until a few years ago my boss asked me to dub a video of his "Goodbye" Concert in Kansas City that I truly appreciated how insanely talented he was as a player and a composer. That good old boy attitude and smile truly hid a musical genius & virtuoso.
My god, it is 2021 and I still cry that Glen is gone. I would say he was one of the "Guitar Gods".
He was like a rhinestone cowboy riding out on a horse in a star-spangled rodeo.
I miss Glen a lot, he was a fantastic and a very talented musician.
RIP Glen, thanks for the many wonderful and enjoyable music that you gave the world.
Who didn't love this piece, Classical Gas? I stumbled on this video by accident and I was truly amazed! Glen Campbell was so much more than a country singer. Most of us know he had a great singing voice, stage presence and good looks but we failed to recognize his true talent, playing guitar. He had it all, the complete package! I was so lucky to grow up during the period when great artists like Glen produced the best music ever.
75 yrs old,great great one of my fav.
What an amazing talent Glen Campbell was. I still have his 45 recording of Where's The Playground Susie from 1969. In those days you only had the radio to listen to and a hits of the week from TV. It was a lot harder to become a star in those days and a star he was. 😀
All I can say is, *"WOWWWWW!"* Mason Williams' masterpiece has always amazed & thrilled me on its own. But I was blown away by how Glen Campbell made it his own, here; another great musician & and master guitarist, himself. This performance *proves* it! Thank you, Glen, and may you *Rest in Peace...*
love ya 70's--one of the good memories
Thank you Glen for sharing your talent with us. R.I.P.
He's more than just a guitarist he is a professional musician songwriter and lyricist. We'd be hard-pressed to find another like Mr Glenn Campbell
Thank you for spelling Glenn correctly I was named Glen in 1962 due to the popularity of the name at the time. People ask me why only one 'n' instead of Glenn? First I was not worthy of having his exact name, one n was enough to complete a name for me. When I joke around about it I say " My Momma didn't st st st studder!" then appropriately change the subject.
Phenomenal guitarist and performer, I watched his show on TV or anytime he was playing on others TV broadcasts including Hee Haw! Roy Clark and Buck Owen's pickin & grinin Glen made guest appearances all across the country with many different and famous people during the peak of his career.
Heard this tune for the first time on the Andy Williams show in the 60's. Mason Williams was playing. Always been one of my favorite pieces of music. Love it today in 2021. G.C. just brings it home. 🎸🎶🎵📯🎺
Love glens music
Even today
Adios
Terry lynch
Always showed us his happy soul too.
I remember watching Glen Campbell's show. My sisters and I loved it...
He took a difficult song and made it harder with his little added extras! Excellent job.
Those extras aren't very little! Smokin' runs!
Yes, Glen was often overlooked, underappreciated, and underrated . . . as a guitarist, as a musician generally, and as a general performer. Alice Cooper said that Eddie Van Halen told him that it was a dream of his to have a guitar lesson from Glen one day.
Eddie knew Alice was a friend of Glen's. He asked Alice, Do you think you could get me a guitar lesson with Glen?
It's funny how greatness recognizes other greatness, Campbell was no joke, his country bumpkin persona belied one of the greatest session guitarists of the 60s.
I find that to be a common misconception...he definitely was not underrated, especially among other musicians that understood his immense talent.
@@rhondaquintero7369 I'm talking about the general public, and people like the buffoons at rags like Rolling Stone magazine.
Eddie got his wish... Both Eddie and Glen are jamming upstairs! R.I.P
MAESTRO Glen Campbell..
THEN
NOW
FOREVER!!!!!
Too few people realize what an amazing guitar player Glen was. He was right up there with the best.
Glen Campbell left his Mark on the world . RIP
One of the greatest musicians ever and never truly got the credit he deserved. Gone but not forgotten!
Glen was a renowned session man, had #1 records, movies, a TV show and toured almost to the end of his life. He got credit.
True!
He’s known as one of the greatest guitarists ever, has 10 Grammy Awards, sold 45 million records, and is in the Country Music Hall of Fame, but somehow “never got the credit he deserved”?
Loved him and his music
One of my favorites. I was lucky enough to see him in concert in the 70s.
Absolutely brilliant player and vocalist! Definitely on the underrated list of guitarists.
Underrated??????
The first half of your comment is spot on the last part makes me wonder if you know who you are talking about...
@@darthtortugas Yeah I've seen the same comment about Peter Frampton, and others. If these guys aren't top notch, then who is then? Campbell was one of premier session guitarists in the day, and has been touted for his ability for decades. Don't get it. It's like a troll comment.
Not underrated by his peers - just noobs who think he's just some country boy.
Fantastic!!!! That was impressive!!!
Glen Campbell was an incredible talent. Thank goodness for RUclips.
He lives on for all to see!!!!
The man that made me want to pick up a guitar at age 10. Never anyone like him before or after. A master's master.God rest Glen Campbell..
Son/Daughter...a long time ago, people used to play instruments to play music...it was a magical time...
As a young kid, watching Glen Campbell on the "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" was my inspiration to learn to play guitar. One of my life regrets is never being able to meet him personally.
I assume that's the television show he refers to at the beginning?
@@NotKyleChicago yes. It was Glen Campbell's weekly variety show.
One of my favorite songs. Beautifully done.
What an incredible life. America loves you, Glen. You were the magical boy, weren't you.
Thanks for the sweet sentiment, well put!!
i wouldn't want the life he had, 4 marriages, 9 children and alzheimer's at the end!!!
Only Glen Campbell could cross age barriers with Arthur Feidler and The Boston Pops Orchestra . Glen was truly one of the great guitarists.
Saw Mr. Campbell on his last Tour in Houston Tx....wow what a show he and his children put on....one could tell he was just slighlty lost at moments in between songs,but once he started playing.......he was on it!!! One of the greatest muscians i have ever seen or heard.
A gifted guitar player that will be remembered forever 🎼🎵
I went to Classical high school Lynn MA. 1967-70. our theme song!
This is my favorite version of Classical Gas. So amazing!
Such a talented soul lost. RIP Glen. I miss you.
Yes. One of the most gifted musicians ever 👍🇺🇸💥
I also was born in 1962 and my name Gregg 😂is spelled with two Gs. Also being born in that area afforded us the privilege of knowing his music and the other great performers of that era from that show Hee-Haw which was a must in our house every week!! In all the variety shows Carol Burnett, Dean Martin ,ect. You just couldn't have shows like that today. And we were blessed and also we get to see him over and over again now thanks to RUclips..
Campbell is still one of those top all time guitar players. Talent folks. Real talent
Love the smile on his face when he played this. You can tell he really loved his music
Glen Campbell, Arthur Fiedler, and the Boston Pops!
A great combination!
Remember seeing him do "Gentle On My Mind", live on the Smothers Brothers. GREAT guitarist. RIP MR. Campbell. You are missed!
Glen was such an underrated guitar player. Obviously, that man could play. RIP, Mr Campbell....
He is on the list an absolute underrated virtuosos not to mention a great vocalist r.I.p Mr. Campbell ur truly missed
NEVER underrated - except by noobs who are enthralled by computer generated fake stuff & who think he's just some old country has been.
@@kathyflorcruz552 I remember watching The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour when I was a kid. It was too bad that his looks and voice were more focused on than his musicianship. So, I'm definitely not a "noob." What I meant was when these "lists" of American musicians are compiled, Glen rarely gets a mention, which IMHO, is total BS! RIP Mr Campbell. You are missed....
Glen was never an underrated guitar player. His guitar playing is on over 600 albums from the Monkees to Frank Sinatra.
Arthur Fiedler.. I have seen this man in person. The Boston Pops. Two of the all time greats together here.
I remember watching The Glen Cambell Good Time Hour the night Maspn Williams premiered that song in 1968
Seems like yesterday.
Glen Campbell with Arthur Fiedler and the pops! Handsome too!
Campbell is jamming! Makes it look easy.
That was excellent, and a great reminder of how strong Campbell's playing was.
God was generous with this man in handing out talent (and drive) .. not only an incredible singer, with an extraordinary range, but also an incredible musician who could play any style music and make it sound better. Miss that we can never hear him perform live again but appreciate all the recorded performances left behind.
He was pretty funny too sometimes. 😂
… and great hair.
Wonderful to hear this great guitarist and singer here today since he's been Home with the Lord over 3 1/2 years ago. Remember with fond memories growing up with his songs in the 60s.
I was basically raised by glen’s cousin... every time I see him.. I see Terry. Makes me happy and sad. Damn that hurts...
Damn. There is talent and then there is a select group that is beyond gifted. I loved finding this piece with Glen fronting the Boston Pops Orchestra. My dad loved them.
My Uncle was part of the WGBH camera crew that filmed these shows, he said Arthur Fiedler could be a real monster to members of the orchestra
Haven’t heard this tune in so long. It’s awesome. Glenn and Boston P … can’t go wrong
What a legend. Nothing he couldn’t play and play well. Bought so much joy to so many people with his music
What talent!! Most people didn't know he could shred a guitar with the best of them.
Nunya Biz Glen WAS the best!!!!! If you do your research, you will find that he was the most sought after sessions players in L.A. Never read a piece of music, never learned to, but all he had to do was hear it once and he could not just play it, he played it with finesse. Yes, he could shred the living daylights out of a guitar!!! He has played for MANY of the top singers from Sinatra to Cash to Beach Boys and that is only a very tiny list. Elvis is another.
Musicians across ALL genres knew he could & he was in a class by himself in their eyes.
We are all gonna get old and die. Few of us will be adored on You Tube after were gone. Glen was a genius.
Glen what a talent one of the best guitarrist ever.
Amazing, RIP Glen
I loved Glenn Campbell all my life and I’ve never seen anything like this. It was amazing.