Galveston – Glen Campbell - FRANKS BASS COVERS #shorts

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"Galveston" – Glen Campbell - FRANKS BASS COVERS
Released February 24, 1969

The Band
Campbell recorded it with the instrumental backing of members of The Wrecking Crew
THE SONG
On April 2nd 1969, Glen Campbell performed "Galveston" on his own CBS-TV program 'The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'...

At the time the song was at #5 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; a week later it would peak at #4 {for 1 week} and spent 12 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #1 {for 3 weeks} on April 13th, 1969 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart...

Written by songwriter Jimmy Webb, who also wrote Campbell's hits "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "Wichita Lineman."

Galveston is a city on the coast of Texas that attracts lots of hurricanes.
Webb was on a beach in Galveston when he wrote the song. He made up the story about a scared soldier heading off to war and the girl he left behind in his hometown.

Most songwriters never find themselves in places like Galveston or Wichita, but Webb found inspiration in the people he encountered in these places.
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Oldies
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