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Holy cow, this finally surfaced after all these years. I remember some fans talking about this performance and how great it was at the time. Now it's finally on YouTube! Glen's guitar duet with George Benson on the Midnight Special:

I might have it, i will go through my dvd’s!

Very interesting interview Jay. Thanks!

Luckily, Glen didn't sing the whole version of Stars...It is as long as a Baptist hymn. Yes, Glen's diagnosis as the song doctor was: this song is just too darn long! :D Stars Janis Ian I was never one for singing what I really feel except tonight, I’m bringing everything I know that’s real Stars, ...

MikeM12 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:05 pm And Glen sang her song "Stars" and incorporated it with "Rhinestone Cowboy" at the London '77 concert.

Yes he did. Glen's name btw is mentioned in a recent documentary about Janis called "Breaking Silence" as one of the artists who covered "Stars".

>How did the producer and label ever justify the studio expense for this? Well I think it was a case of: let's give her one more chance, with a new producer and a budget. After this album, she left the label, or rather, the label left her. Janis was in the wilderness after that for a few years. When...

I just recently discovered this. One Janis Ian's 1969 album "Who Really Cares" there is a song called Galveston. The word "Galveston" at the start of the song is sung in the same melody as the Jimmy Webb song. After that, the melodic similarities end, but lyrically there is one m...

Thanks Jay. Nice to see that one of the greats is paying tribute to another.
George does his version of the iconic electric bass guitar solo in Wichita Lineman, but the extended solo at the end is by another player in the band I think?

That's a nice version Mike! Thx for posting.

Glen Campbell is the 14th most popular country music artist in the UK, according to YouGov.co.uk. https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/entertainment/popularity/country-music-artists/all https://yougov.co.uk/topics/entertainment/explore/music_artist/Glen_Campbell I have no clue if this actually is in any way...