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Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Glen Campbell
Singer, musician, songwriter, TV host, and actor -- via Rolling Stone. A masterful cover artist, he could do country and pop; his biggest hits include "Gentle On My Mind," which made John Hartford's career; Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," and "Galveston"; and later "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Southern Nights."
