Glenn Campbell - new found respect


I'm soon to be 50 and recall being forced to watch the Hee Haw show as a child. My dad loved that show and on Saturday nights he made sure our one TV was tuned to this show. I recall guest appearances - Cash, Pride, Campbell.... and some many others.
I'm not a Country music nut but do appreciate good music across the spectrum from pop, rock, big band, jazz, blues... and country.
I never realized just how talented Glenn C. is. Check out this you tube performance 'Glenn Campbell In Concert In Sioux Falls. It's from a 2001 show before the ravages of mental illness set in. He was no spring chicken at this point but still had a great voice. His guitar playing is so clean, sharp... but without being over the top or forced. I'm guessing I'll get slammed here by some critics but also think others on Agon will appreciate this Sioux Falls performance. Enjoy!!!!
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I saw Glenn Campbell live in '68 (Hemisfair, San Antonio) and he was an amazing talent. And, he was a Beach Boy for a while (early sub for Brian), which gets him extra points in my book.
Reading in the studio depends on where you are--Nashville has its own notational system which doesn't require reading standard musical notation. But Glenn was in California, I think, which would have required standard notation. He might have gotten by to some degree with chord charts. Carole Kay, who played much of the Beach Boys bass lines in the studio, read standard notation very well.
Monster guitarist Tommy Emmanuel reads neither standard notation or tablature, which I find remarkable.
Arnettpartners, it's a matter of style--bluegrass players use capos frequently, but jazz/big band players don't use them at all (ordinarily).