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Anyone who only knows Glen Campbell's country-pop hits like "Wichita Lineman" will find his first album a revelation. Recorded in the midst of the college folk boom, Big Bluegrass Special paired off Campbell with Dale Fitzsimmons and Carl Tanberg, aka the Green River Boys, doing songs by Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone, Bob Nolan, and the Delmore Brothers. A long way from Campbell's Jimmy Webb-authored pop hits, this earthy bluegrass weaves in and out of folk, blues, and traditional country, and casts a wonderful spell in the process. The sound is more robust than the Louvin Brothers and has more raw energy than the Kingston Trio or the Shilos, and the songs are played and sung with an infectious enthusiasm, although their playing is no match for the Kentucky Colonels. Among the surprises is the bluesiest version of "One Hundred Miles Away from Home" ever done. Nick Venet's production gave the acoustic trio a very "hot" sound. True, this album only sold a fraction of Campbell's later '60s efforts, but it's still a pity, musically speaking, that it was never followed up.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Terry Fell, ComposerLyricist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Alton Delmore, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Arthur Smith, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Rabon Delmore, Composer - Alton Delmore, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Merle Travis, Composer - Cliffie Stone, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Alton Delmore, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, Guitar, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Merle Travis, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Rabon Delmore, Composer - Alton Delmore, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Rabon Delmore, Composer - Alton Delmore, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Hedy West, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - BOB NOLAN, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - The Green River Boys, MainArtist - Melvin Schmidt, Composer
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 Capitol Records Nashville
Bobby George, Composer - Vern Stovall, Composer - Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Merle Travis, Composer - Cliffie Stone, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1963 Capitol Records Nashville
Nick Venet, Producer - Glen Campbell, MainArtist - Merle Travis, Composer - The Green River Boys, MainArtist
(C) 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 1963 Capitol Records Nashville
Album review
Anyone who only knows Glen Campbell's country-pop hits like "Wichita Lineman" will find his first album a revelation. Recorded in the midst of the college folk boom, Big Bluegrass Special paired off Campbell with Dale Fitzsimmons and Carl Tanberg, aka the Green River Boys, doing songs by Merle Travis, Cliffie Stone, Bob Nolan, and the Delmore Brothers. A long way from Campbell's Jimmy Webb-authored pop hits, this earthy bluegrass weaves in and out of folk, blues, and traditional country, and casts a wonderful spell in the process. The sound is more robust than the Louvin Brothers and has more raw energy than the Kingston Trio or the Shilos, and the songs are played and sung with an infectious enthusiasm, although their playing is no match for the Kentucky Colonels. Among the surprises is the bluesiest version of "One Hundred Miles Away from Home" ever done. Nick Venet's production gave the acoustic trio a very "hot" sound. True, this album only sold a fraction of Campbell's later '60s efforts, but it's still a pity, musically speaking, that it was never followed up.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:49
- Main artists: Glen Campbell The Green River Boys
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2004 Nashville Catalog ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Nashville
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