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A Big Week for Glen Campbell: GRAMMYs and More!

Glen kicked off Grammy week last night with a special show at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. This intimate performance was just the first of many huge things coming this week.

This Saturday he’ll be presented with the GRAMMY’s highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony.

On Sunday, CBS Sunday Morning will air a special segment on Glen, his legacy, Ghost on the Canvas and the Goodbye Tour. The show airs Sunday at … Read the rest

A GRAMMY Tribute to the Legend

Glen Campbell will be performing at GRAMMYs, and will be joined by Blake Shelton and The Band Perry!!

What a special night! Glen is also among the 2012 Special Merit Awards as announced by The Recording Academy, for the Lifetime Achievement Award!

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Glen Campbell’s Ghost On The Canvas In USA Today’s Top 10 Albums Of 2011!

Glen is in the Top 10 again!! USA Today has named Ghost On The Canvas the #6 album in their yearly roundup if the years best music!

It also made their critics’s picks for top albums in 2011 as well!

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Glen to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award!!

Glen Campbell is among the 2012 Special Merit Awards as announced by The Recording Academy! The recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, along with Glen, are George Jones, Allman Brothers Band, Diana Ross, Antonio Carlos Jobim, The Memphis Horns and Gil Scott-Heron.

Congrats Glen!

Check out Glen’s upcoming tour dates.

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Glen Campbell Limited Production Ovation Guitar

Ovation Guitars has announced a Limited production 1627LTD-4 Glen Campbell model! Only 50 of these historic guitars will be crafted!!

From Ovation, about this instrument:

The 1627LTD-4 has many of the fine qualities of Glen’s original signature Ovation model with the addition of a few tasteful appointments like gold/pearl fingerboard inlays, gold tinted frets, and a gold/pearl inscribed “Glen Campbell” inlay on the upper fretboard.

“Each of the 50 production guitars will be consecutively numbered and includes a certificate … Read the rest

Glen Campbell In Concert on BBC Radio 2 – Stream the event on November 17, 2011!

Last month Glen performed an intimate concert for BBC Radio 2 in front of 300 listeners. He spoke to Jo Whiley about his career and played some of his classic hits as well as songs from Ghost On The Canvas. You’ll be able to listen to this special concert today at noon PST (8pm local UK time) via the Radio 2 website in the link below. Enjoy!!

Listen on BBC Radio 2

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Ghost On The Canvas (Official Video)

“Ghost On The Canvas,” is the first video from Glen Campbell’s new critically acclaimed album. The legendary musician is joined by three of his children – Ashley, Shannon and Cal – in the clip, which was directed by Kii Arens and Jason Trucco. The video also features very special guest Paul Westerberg, who penned “Ghost On The Canvas” for the record.

The video premiered on at ellen.warnerbros.com/music/glen_campbell/ on Tuesday, Nov. 2nd.

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Vince Gill, Brad Paisley and Keith Urban pay tribute to Campbell on “the 45Th Annual CMA Awards” November 9th!

Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Brad Paisley and former CMA Entertainers of the Year Vince Gill and Keith Urban will pay tribute to Campbell during ”The 45th Annual CMA Awards,” airing live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, on Wednesday, November 9 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Campbell was named both CMA Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year in 1968, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Video for “Ghost On The Canvas,” the title track from Glen’s acclaimed new album, premieres today at www.ellentv.com!

“Ghost On The Canvas,” the video from Glen Campbell’s critically acclaimed album of the same name, premiered today at http://ellen.warnerbros.com/music/glen_campbell/. The legendary musician is joined by three of his children – Ashley, Shannon and Cal – in the clip, which was directed by Kii Arens and Jason Trucco. The video also features very special guest Paul Westerberg, who penned “Ghost On The Canvas” for the record.

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Glen Campbell Recording Live – BBC Radio 2 Tonight!

“I still love making music,” says Campbell, “And I still love performing for my fans. I’d like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.”

This show will feature songs from his critically acclaimed final studio album ‘Ghost On The Canvas’ as well as classic hits from … Read the rest