Sad news -- Glen Campbell announced today he has Alzheimer's. He'll release his final album later this year and launch a farewell tour. I'm just happy he was around long enough to give us 2008's Meet Glen Campbell, where he pulled a Johnny Cash and covered a bunch of modern rock songs including "Times Like These" by Foo Fighters, Green Day's "Good Riddance" and "Sing" by Travis. You don't believe me? Here you go:
OK, I'm not gonna blame Glen for any of those tracks. "Wichita Lineman" and "Galveston" alone are enough to solidify his stature in my mind.
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