Wichita Lineman

By
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)

MRT on Instagram: "Wichita Lineman (1969) A hit song by the legendary Glen Campbell (1936-2017), at age 32. The year of Woodstock when Charles de Gaulle stopped being president. Glen developed Alzheimer’s in 2011. He was touring with the disease when I was leaving college, becoming a teacher, coming back to my hometown, and all that. He may have forgotten the names of his family, but he never forgot how to play the guitar. In 2013, when my wife and I were planning our wedding, he left the stage for the last time. Then he went to a convalescent home. Like John Scofield’s 2022 arrangement, which worships Glenn’s great song. Scofield played when 71. He gave the original song, which had a calm atmosphere, a sense of speed. I love these professionals. I am an amateur, 39 years old. Rough performance. This guitar is a newborn in 2023, but 200 years old. #cindyguitars #carminestreetguitars #wichitalineman #glencampbell #johnscofield #greatamericansong #historyteacher #telecasterlovers"