April 22
Why today? It’s birthday No. 74 for the pride of Delight, Ark.
About the record: Actually, there IS no record. This is a performance from the 1960s (Canadian?) TV show Star Route, hosted by Calgary-born actor Rod Cameron. It seems Campbell was a regular, at least for a while.
I chose this because it shows how comfortable and talented Campbell is doing hard country, a style we don’t really associate with the pop-friendly, Jimmy Webb interpreting Campbell. “Goin’ Steady” is the old Faron Young number from early in his career, 10 years or so before Campbell tackles it here.
About the artist: Glen Campbell has done just about all there is when it comes to entertainment. In our context, check out what the Country Music Hall of Fame has to say about a member enshrined in 2005.
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April 22, 2010 at 4:58 AM
Paul W Dennis
Nice track
Interestingly enough, FaronYoung cut a new version of the song for Mercury in the early 70s, an uptempo version that sailed back to #1 on Cashbox
April 22, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Robert Ham
Great clip, great song, great singer and guitar player. What if Glen had decided to stay hard country instead of pop country? May not have been as big of a star, but I do like his hard country sound.