One of my favorite Cher covers of all time is her 1975 Cher Show cover of Glen Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy."
Sad news was reported in the September 2nd issue of Entertainment Weekly. Glen Campbell is embarking on a true farewell tour (and final album). He's been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.
Campbell had a rennaisance in 2008 with his album Meet Glen Campbell. His last album, Ghost on the Canvas, was just released this year to good reviews.
As you recall, Glen Campbell was a member of The Wrecking Crew, the studio musicians in LA who recorded with everyone involved in the Southern California sound, including Sonny & Cher (I wish that documentary on those guys would come out on DVD already), and Cher performed with Glen on both The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in 1969 and on The Sonny & Cher shows of the 1970s.
Although now polar opposites in political speak, those crazy kids once had real duet chemistry!
One of their best from 1977 (stick to the end for the duet).
"And offers comin over the phone"
Glen: I got three offers today.
Cher: Just three, huh?
Glen: That's all.
Cher was not pregnant. It’s just a rare loose fitting dress. This is from the s&c 1977 show. She had Elija the summer before.
Swear to Cher I just sent a link to that video out the other day!
We were playing 5 Degrees of Cher, connecting her to Nick Lowe. Cher to Glen to Johnny Cash to Carlene Carter to Nick.
You posting this video 2 days later feels like you’re eavesdropping. Love it!
That is real sad; I didn’t know that about Glen 🙁
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She does look preggers there, doesn’t she. I wonder what Elijah thought of their duet in utero.
I agree with you Mary on how good they were together. Was Cher pregnant when this was recorded.