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COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DAY IN 1962
A GLEN CAMPBELL UPDATE ~
Glen Campbell with daughter Ashley who played banjo on his final
studio album.
These days, the 81-year-old singer is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s and has
aphasia, which means he cannot speak or understand speech, according to his
daughter Ashley Campbell. But she said he is happy in a memory care facility
in Nashville.
"He is doing so much better than a lot of other people in his position," Campbell
said. "Instead of being scared and confused all the time, he is just happy and
loves being around people.
His final record album called ‘Adiós’ was released Friday and features songs
that Campbell has loved to sing, but never recorded, including songs made
famous by Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash. His longtime banjo
player Carl Jackson produced the album, which includes guest vocals from
Willie Nelson, Vince Gill as well as his daughter, who is also a musician and
singer.
The album was recorded shortly after his last tour ended in 2012, Campbell’s
family knew he might never get another chance to record.
(AP)
Glen Campbell during the recording session for his last album.
A GLEN CAMPBELL UPDATE ~
Glen Campbell with daughter Ashley who played banjo on his final studio album.
These days, the 81-year-old singer is in the late stages of Alzheimer’s and has
aphasia, which means he cannot speak or understand speech, according to his
daughter Ashley Campbell. But she said he is happy in a memory care facility
in Nashville.
"He is doing so much better than a lot of other people in his position," Campbell
said. "Instead of being scared and confused all the time, he is just happy and
loves being around people.
His final record album called ‘Adiós’ was released Friday and features songs
that Campbell has loved to sing, but never recorded, including songs made
famous by Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Johnny Cash. His longtime banjo
player Carl Jackson produced the album, which includes guest vocals from
Willie Nelson, Vince Gill as well as his daughter, who is also a musician and
singer.
The album was recorded shortly after his last tour ended in 2012, Campbell’s
family knew he might never get another chance to record.
(AP)
Glen Campbell during the recording session for his last album.
HELEN HUNT IS 54 TODAY
Helen Elizabeth Hunt was born in Culver City, California.
Helen Hunt co-starred with Paul Reiser in the NBC-TV sitcom Mad
About You (1992-1999) and appeared in the successful 1997 film
As Good As It Gets and Twister (1996).
Before fame she went to several plays each week as a child and
later practiced ballet and attended UCLA.
Helen Hunt holds her Academy Award Oscar for
Best Actress in the 1997 film As Good As It Gets.
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Ella Fitzgerald died this day in 1996.
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