In 1969, there was no bigger star in popular music than singer-guitarist Glen Campbell. Although Johnny Cash was by then a weekly TV star like his fellow Arkansan, Campbell’s broad appeal ensured ...

Few cities are so lucky as to have a hit song gifted to them as completely as Galveston. There’s “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” “Viva Las Vegas,” “Amarillo By Morning,” and Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s ...

Rock and country music singer Glen Campbell has died.Campbell, 81, is known for songs such as "Gentle on My Mind," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Country Boy" and "Rhinestone Cowboy."Campbell lost ...

Is there a better antiwar pop song than “Galveston,” which Jimmy Webb wrote and Glen Campbell sang in the Vietnam-hued year of 1969? Therein, a young soldier daydreams of his Texas home by the Gulf ...

As a 10-year-old kid born in Oklahoma and raised in West Texas, Jimmy Webb didn't have much experience with the sea until his father, a Baptist minister, put him in the car and drove to Galveston. "It ...

Though known for such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Wichita Lineman" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Glen Campbell had even more to offer than just his great voice and catchy songs. Early in his ...

GALVESTON, Texas-More than four decades after Glen Campbell topped the music charts with "Galveston," the Texas Gulf Coast island has purchased the rights to make it the official song of its tourism ...

The most country artist—possibly of all—showed up at the final moments of the blind auditions. "My name is Cory Jackson, and I'm from Jonesboro, Ark.," he introduced himself. "I spend a lot of time ...

Versatile and polished, Glen Campbell made his name by crossing the line between pop and country at a time when American tastes were changing. He played for commercial icons like the Beach Boys and ...

When was the last time former Galveston County Commissioner Jimmie Vacek got a shout-out in a music video? The answer, we’re guessing, is whenever this video came out. A friend of Hair Balls ...

Maren Morris performed the late singer's "Galveston" at the event. By The Associated Press The country music community honored the late Glen Campbell on Wednesday night during the 11th annual Academy ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- More than four decades after Glen Campbell topped the music charts with Galveston, the Texas Gulf Coast island has purchased the rights to make it the official song of its tourism ...