Love the man's hit recordings, starting with Gentle On My Mind. The documentary on his mental decline is both painful and poignant.  My favourite Campbell hit: Galveston.  That voice!  But much more.  According to the song's writer Jim Webb, Campbell did more than just sing the lyrics.  Said Webb a few years ago: "Glen was very, very good at commercializing my songs. He could come up with great intros and great solos, great breaks, and he wrote perfect strings..."  Campbell may have had a hand in the outstanding musical arrangement of this particular hit. After Campbell stops singing the orchestra--and that great guitar--go on for at least another 30 seconds. The hit is regarded as an anti-war protest song, but Webb insisted it was just the story of man who just wanted to go back home. The "I still hear your sea waves crashing" lyrics were changed. Originally, the verse was:

"Wonder if she could forget me
"I'd go home if they would let me
"Put down this gun
"And go to Galveston."