European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse Stars Lin i s daily gazing " l of by i i i i a. R f around and look of says a Glen Campbell from a slow Start a string of hit records. By Cynthia Lowry a staff writer Glen Campbell a Blue eyed 6-footer with a creamy voice and away with a guitar is one of the new Breed of troubadours. He need not wan Der far from his Hollywood Home to spin his tales and sing his television had done nothing else and it certainly has it has helped re turn the minstrel to High esteem. But unlike his ancestors of 700 years ago today s Model is Likely to be a Man of substance Able to reach at a single crack millions instead of hundreds. A country boy from Delight ark.,Campbell at 30 has an engaging quiet Ness of voice and manner a deter mined yall accent and an entertain ment career full of exciting Promise. From a slow Start Campbell in the past 18 months has become one of the nation s top country Western singers. Lie has a string of hit records to his credit a movie contract and has scheduled disown television variety hour the Glen Campbell for All this Tom smothers of Brothers Fame can take a lot of credit although there Are differences in the Way Glenand Tommy recall the circumstances that led to Campbell s to says that although he had known Glen As a Fine guitarist he did know that he Sang Well until he heard Glen s hit record of gentle on upshot was that Glen became one of several popular Young singers who were candidates for the Brothers summer s recollection makes a belter d known Tommy of course the Singer reported. But in november 1967,i was booked on the Joey Bishop show. I Sang "travelin1 on and talked a smothers watched the show. He called me later and said i did know you could sing or talk for that matter. How would you like to do our summer show even before to s sum Mer lightning struck was hardly a Star ving musician. For the previous six years he was busily employed in Holly thursday january 30, 1969 Wood working with studio bands an providing background music for top sing ers cutting records and making com medicals. Glen comes from a family of 12 Chil Dren and was the seventh of eight boys. All his older Brothers played guitar an taught him so Early in fact that when he was 4 he Yas already picking out tunes on a mail order guitar. When he was 6, he was performing on local Campbell was 14 he struck out on his own As a member of a Wester group and later formed his own band playing guitar Banjo mandolin and Bassin Small joints All Over Texas and the he can handle everything from classical guitar to 12-string and elec tric guitar and has even developed a style of his own that combines Finger ing and use of a pick at the same time. By 1961, he had moved to Hollywood for the action and was married. He met his wife Billie when he was playing what a Calls a "fightin1 and Dangin club in Carlsbad . He was working steadily in the studios Bac grounding singers like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. He had a recording contract and his first hit turn around and look at profitable commercials were coming along a Glen and Bobbie ode to Billie Jot Gentry with grammes won for 1968 hits. The stars and stripes Ampbell s big year was 1967. First came gentle on my mind and then right after that came by the time i get to the hits and to appearances led naturally to a film contract. He made his first movie with John Wayne an Hopes to make another next summer. Currently his Wichita lineman is on the top of the record charts. Tomm.h., smothers whose production company will turn out the upcoming series will serve As he did for the summer series As executive producer. Glen also has inherited Pat Paulsen the comedian who got his Start with the smothers m really comfortable about All the things i m doing now he said. That makes you have a Good attitude. And if you Are comfortable and have a goo attitude and some Talent you ought to be Able to stick around for Page 11
