Glen Campbell details final album: Ghost On The Canvas

By Chris Coplan on June 23rd, 2011 in Guest Heavy, News

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Announced back in March 2010, country legend Glen Campbell planned to leave recording behind and ride off into the sunset with Ghost On The Canvas. While the LP will finally hit stores on August 30th, the news also comes with the announcement to People that the 75-year-old star behind hits like “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Galveston” was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Ghost On The Canvas features all brand new songs written by the likes of Paul Westerberg, Jakob Dylan, Robert Pollard, and Teddy Thompson. In addition, Chris Isaak, Dick Dale, Billy Corgan, Brian Setzer, Rick Nielsen, Roger Manning, and The Dandy Warhols all appear as guests on the LP. Campbell also plans to put on a “valedictory worldwide concert tour” called “The Glen Campbell Goodbye Tour”, with the entire itinerary to be announced shortly.

In the interview with People, Campbell revealed he’s been suffering short-term memory loss for several years. The actual Alzheimer’s diagnosis, though, occurred six months ago. “I still love making music,” Campbell said. “And I still love performing for my fans. I’d like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.”

Ghost On The Canvas hits stores August 30th via Surfdog Records.

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  • http://twitter.com/DMVawter DMVawter

    Glen Campbell is too cool for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

  • jay rawson

    I could not agree more. The session work alone should allow his presence in The Hall Of
    Fame. I wish someday a complete list of every session he played on would be available.
    While his best work as a solo artist was from the late 60′s to the mid 70′s, it was great
    to see hear the wonderful 2008 release. This showcased his still prolific guitar playing
    and also found his voice in great form. He also has a knack for finding and lending his
    voice to the amazing songwriters of the past and present. His versions usually surpassed
    the originals. Tim Hardin’s “Reason To Believe” Green Days “The Times Of Your Lives”
    Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Last Time I Saw Her” Randy Newman’s “Marie” were some of
    my personal favorites. Those incredible Jimmy Webb songs sound as relevant today as
    when they were first recorded. I just read he is planning on recording an unplugged cd
    of those classic songs. Glen most definitely would have my vote.