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Glen Campbell

1936 - 2017

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Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. A revered session guitarist before breaking through as a solo performer, Campbell released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Glen Campbell is the 94th most popular singer (up from 97th in 2019), the 635th most popular biography from United States (down from 586th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Singer.

Glen Campbell is most famous for being a country singer in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Glen Campbell ranks 94 out of 4,381. Before him are France Gall, The Notorious B.I.G., Carlos Gardel, Fairuz, Steven Tyler, and Lys Assia. After him are Tiny Tim, Eros Ramazzotti, Dieter Bohlen, Rihanna, Karel Gott, and Frank Sinatra Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Glen Campbell ranks 25. Before him are F. W. de Klerk, Louis Gossett Jr., Andrei Chikatilo, Robert Woodrow Wilson, Aga Khan IV, and Zubin Mehta. After him are David Carradine, Barack Obama Sr., Virna Lisi, Ursula Andress, Richard Bach, and Dennis Hopper. Among people deceased in 2017, Glen Campbell ranks 26. Before him are Manuel Noriega, Hans Georg Dehmelt, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, Mireille Darc, and Jerry Lewis. After him are George Andrew Olah, Roman Herzog, Johnny Hallyday, Martin Landau, Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov, and Mário Soares.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glen Campbell ranks 635 out of 20,380. Before him are Linda B. Buck (1947), Sydney Pollack (1934), Larry Ellison (1944), William Clark (1770), Robert A. Dahl (1915), and Peter Fonda (1940). After him are Douglas Engelbart (1925), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Kurt Russell (1951), Margaret Hamilton (1902), Hiram Maxim (1840), and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1947).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Glen Campbell ranks 40. Before him are Billie Holiday (1915), Ice Cube (1969), Sarah Vaughan (1924), Prince (1958), The Notorious B.I.G. (1972), and Steven Tyler (1948). After him are Tiny Tim (1932), Frank Sinatra Jr. (1944), Gwen Stefani (1969), Donna Summer (1948), Diana Ross (1944), and Nancy Sinatra (1940).

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