Burning Bridges: Life With My Father Glen Campbell

Debby Campbell, Mark Bego

• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Year: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781783230020
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

The Glen Campbell story is one of exceptional musical talent, a glittering career and a frequently disturbed personal life. In August, 2017, after battling Alzheimer's disease, his death was announced to the world. This celebratory Omnibus enhanced edition of Burning Bridges: Life With My Father Glen Campbell includes both an interactive digital timeline of his life, filled with videos and images of live performances and interviews, as well as a Spotify collection of the greatest recordings that Glen Campbell ever made. As a studio musician Campbell contributed to countless Sixties and Seventies records; as a solo artist he produced the classic hits Galveston, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy; he had a successful US TV show, co-starred with John Wayne in the film True Grit, and was lauded for his talents. However, a series of failed marriages saw this shining star fall heavily into serious substance abuse, and the fabric of his life unravelled. Persistent short-term memory loss resulted from this turbulence and Glen Campbell would have few constants in his life as the years waned on. One of them, however, was the co-author of this book, his daughter Debby. She witnessed his struggles and suffering, both musically and personally, as well as the beginning of his decline into Alzheimer's disease. Burning Bridges: Life With My Father Glen Campbell is a loving but unflinching reminiscence of a multi-talented musician, a troubled man and a father. Debby Campbell provides a poignant, eye-witness account of a musical legend like no other.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Prologue: The Daughter Of A Legend, By Mark Bego
• Introduction: Ghost On The Canvas
• Hear the Music: Glen Campbell's Greatest Recordings
• Chapter One: Mom And Dad
• Chapter Two: A Child Of Divorce
• Chapter Three: A Family In Transition
• Picture Section A
• Chapter Four: Returning To Dad’s Life
• Chapter Five: Mansion In Branson
• Chapter Six: The Glen Campbell Goodtime Theater And Beyond
• Chapter Seven: On The Road Again
• Chapter Eight: By The Time He Got To Scottsdale
• Picture Section B
• Chapter Nine: The Best Of Times
• Chapter Ten: Burning Bridges
• Chapter Eleven: Unconditional Love
• Chapter Twelve: These Days
• Picture Section C
• Chapter Thirteen: Try A Little Kindness
• Chapter Fourteen: A Better Place
• Debby Campbell’s Family Tree
• Glen Campbell’s Discography
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• About The Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Copyright