Glen Campbell, The 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' Dead At 81 | HuffPost Entertainment

Theres been a lot of compromisin on the road to Glen Campbells horizon, but hes gonna be where the lights are shinin on him.

Glen Campbell, the beloved Rhinestone Cowboy, international TV star and country music singer-songwriter, died on Tuesday after a long battle with Alzheimers disease, his rep confirmed to HuffPost. He was 81.

A statement posted to his website read:

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and legendary singer and guitarist, Glen Travis Campbell, at the age of 81, following his long and courageous battle with Alzheimers disease.
Glen is survived by his wife, Kim Campbell of Nashville, TN; their three children, Cal, Shannon and Ashley; his children from previous marriages, Debby, Kelli, Travis, Kane, and Dillon; ten grandchildren, great- and great-great-grandchildren; sisters Barbara, Sandra, and Jane; and brothers John Wallace Shorty and Gerald.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Glen Campbell Memorial Fund at BrightFocus Foundation through the CareLiving.org donation page .
A personal statement from Kim Campbell will follow.
The family appreciates your prayers and respect for their privacy at this time.

Campbells life of triumphs and tragedies began with his early success in the music industry. The Arkansas native left the country for the city of Los Angeles at the age of 22 after forming his own band, Glenn Campbell and the Wranglers. In 1961 at 24 years old, he wrote Turn Around, Look at Me, which garnered some acclaim and led to his first big shot with Capitol Records.

Eight years later, Campbell was collaborating with some of the greats, and his connections in the music industry got him his own variety show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, which premiered on CBS in 1969 . It was an immediate international hit; Campbell was nominated for three Emmy awards before it was canceled in 1972. After the shows run, he toured with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and others, according to The Boot.

Hes sold about 50 million records and had 27 Top 10 hits, including Rhinestone Cowboy, released in 1975. He was nominated for 21 Grammy awards and won 10, including for Gentle On My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix and Wichita Lineman. He also won 10 Academy of Country Music awards, including the ACM Honors lifetime achievement prize in 2016.

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