Dolly Parton was among many stars who paid tribute to Campbell, describing him as "one of the greatest voices of all time". Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys said he was "very broken up" by Campbell's death. Huge loss in the world of music today.
Rest In Peace, Glen Campbell. The son of a sharecropper, Glen Travis Campbell was born in Arkansas on 22 April , the seventh of 12 children. Campbell made his name in the music business as one of the top session guitarists in Los Angeles, and helped hone producer Phil Spector's famous Wall of Sound technique.
He toured for three months in with the Beach Boys, filling in for singer Brian Wilson after he suffered a breakdown. But Campbell always wanted to make it under his own name. He also picked up a starring role alongside John Wayne in the original version of True Grit. The peak of Glen Campbell's career was in when he topped the charts around the world with Rhinestone Cowboy.
Despite another smash hit in - Southern Nights - his private life was in turmoil. Divorce, drink and drugs saw the clean-cut all-American hero fall from grace. The legal dispute pitting Campbell's widow against three of Campbell's children has long delayed resolution of the singer's final affairs, including the question of who has the rights to future royalties on his music.
Through her attorneys, Kimberly Campbell issued a statement that said she was pleased to put the matter behind her. Attorneys for the three adult children contesting Campbell's could not immediately be reached.
Reach Anita Wadhwani at awadhwani tennessean. More: Glen Campbell's will: What you need to know about the fight over singer's estate. The account had previously been a joint account. Campbell's widow filed in May to invoke a Tennessee law that guarantees a widow a set percentage of her husband's estate in the event he dies without a valid will. Kimberly Campbell's filing included a 40 percent share of the estate, as well as a year's support allowance. The figure excluded income from future royalties of Campbell songs.
Other court filings showed that Campbell's assets also included a stake in Arizona Diamondbacks. Expenses included the cost of assisted living care, the installation of a security fence, and legal fees. Three of Campbell's eight children filed a challenge to the star's page will in response to being cut out of the will. The subpoena calls for Brokaw to show Campbell's capacity since Court records revealed in late that Cambell's will had excluded three of his eight children.
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