‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Glen Campbell Rocks Grammy
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“Rhinestone Cowboy” Glenn Campbell brought the Grammy audience to its feet with a robust performance of his signature song as he was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the show.
After a flawless finish to the song he quipped, “Now I’m going to go somewhere and shut up.”
It was an amazing performance by Campbell, 75, who stunned fans last year when he announced he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. In an interview with ABCNews’ “Nightline” last year, Campbell’s wife of nearly 30 years, Kim Woollen, said that music is a “natural memory aid” for her husband.
“We’re finding out, we think it really does help his memory and help keep him from declining,” Woollen said. “So it’s really good for him and all the love he gets from all the fans is really encouraging, so that’s why we want to do it as long as we can, because it’s healthy for all of us. Music is good medicine.”
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You got it wrong. He said, “Do I go somewhere or shut up?”
Posted by: Russ | February 13, 2012, 12:11 am 12:11 am
GMA had a piece on Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown this morning that aired around 8:25am Est. It was mentioned several times that Bobby Brown was a “rapper” which is completely incorrect. Bobby Brown is an R&B singer, formerly of the award winning, popular 80′s boy band, New Edition. Bobby was the first member of NE to go solo and he enjoyed incredible success as an R&B artist. At no time during his career has he been known as a Rapper. A self-acclaimed bad boy but not a rapper. Hopefully this piece can be corrected. Thanks.
Posted by: cheryl larkin | February 13, 2012, 8:55 am 8:55 am
The Grammy show was great. My favorite part of the program was when Glen Campbell received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Great performance by Glen. He is my favorite musician and singer and will always be.
Posted by: Linda Powers | February 13, 2012, 8:58 am 8:58 am
Glen Campbell should have a sleep test for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Evidence is accumulating supportive of the concept that OSA is a cause of Alzheimer’s Disease. If he has OSA it should be treated with CPAP regardless of whether the theory proves to be unfounded or not. OSA is deadly as it is.
Posted by: Mack D Jones, MD | February 18, 2012, 3:39 pm 3:39 pm