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Wanted to Chime in here--not U-tube related but Glen and Folk swingers recordings from what I have.

"12 String Guitar - The Folkswingers" - World Pacific Records,
Stereo, WP-1812. Glen plays 12 string guitar, Rod Dillard on guitar,
Doug Dillard on banjo, and Dean Webb on bass. Songs are "If I Had A
Hammer, Black Mountain Rag, Walk Right In, Wildwood Flower, The Answer
Is Blowing In The Wind, Midnight Special, Cottonfields, Columbus
Stockade Blues, Rye Whiskey, Bull Durham, Wabash Cannonball, Dark As A
Dungeon, and This Train". No Date given.

12 String Guitar! Vol. 2. The Folkswingers - World Pacific
Records # 1814. This album is on red vinyl. Glen does, "12 String
Special". Some surface scratches, otherwise in good condition.

World Pacific 12-String Guitar - The Folkswingers. T-90373.
Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc. Glen does, "Bull Durham." Mono
release, black label. Good condition. Has some surface scratches.
No date is given, also no jacket.

Folk 'N Flute - Bud Shank and the Folkswingers - World Pacific
Records 1819. Black label. Glen does studio guitar work on here. No
date is given, record is in VG condition.

The Folkswingers Raga Rock - World Pacific Records WP-1846. A
division of Liberty Records. This is a mono release, record is also
available in stereo, WPS 21846. Glen does studio guitar work on here.
No date is given. Record has black label, is in VG condition.

Bluegrass Special – Various Artists – World Pacific Records, black colored label WPS-21898. Artists include, The Kentucky Colonels, The Folkswingers, The Stoneman Family, Tut Taylor, Clarence White, and Glen Campbell. No date is given, I would say about the mid 60’s era. World Pacific Records-Entertainment from Transamerica Corporation, Copyright is Liberty/UA Incorporated. Glen is on 3 tracks. They are “Black Mountain Rag”, “East Virginia”, and “Gotta Travel On.” These songs are all done with The Folkswingers. Glen plays the 12 string guitar on all 3 tracks. He is acknowledged on the back jacket, and appears courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. The jacket and the LP are both in very good condition.

12 STRING GUITAR – THE FOLKSWINGERS. This LP is on BLUE VINYL! WORLD PACIFIC RECORDS – stereo. WP – 1812. 12 String Guitar/Folk Blues and Blue Grass. Glen Campbell on the 12 String Guitar, Rod Dillard on Guitar, Doug Dillard, Banjo, Dean Webb on Bass. Glen Campbell appears through the courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc. This is an original recording, copyright is, 1963 by World Pacific Records. A Subsidiary of Pacific Enterprises, Inc. This is the same as the other released 1812 on World Pacific Records, except, this is in BLUE VINYL AND A VERY RARE/UNIQUE RECORD! The LP is in very good condition, considering its age, and the jacket is also in good condition. This album is 38 years old! AT THE TIME BOUGHT!

12 String Guitar! - The FolkSwingers – Glen Campbell – RARE imported record album from the United Kingdom/London, .W.I. This record is on the FONTANA Label, a World Pacific Recording. 688-008-ZL. The Fontana Label is black with Silver writing, has BIEM/NCB written on the record. It is near mint condition. The jacket has the shiny gloss to it and is totally different from the original release of World Pacific recording WP-1812. Jacket is in very good condition. This is the same album, but imported. Made and Sold by Fontana Records under rights from Interdisc SA. This recording is in MONO. No date is listed on this album but it does mention that the recording was first published in 1963. Essex Music/Southern Music/Blossom Music/Kensington Music/Cross Music/Mecolico/Campbell Connelly. 688-0081L./688-0082L. Glen Campbell on the 12 String Guitar, Rod Dillard also on the guitar, Doug Dillard on the Banjo, and Dean Webb on Bass. Glen Campbell appears courtesy of Capitol Records., Inc.

Just a few from what I own--searching for more-Glen was all over those recordings!

Breautube thanks for this upload. Made my day!

Hi all,
Mr. Glen Campbell is interviewed on this bbc4 program about one of the queens of country, Miss Bobbie Gentry.
Says Glen Campbell,,,Bobbie never would tell him what was thrown off the Tallahatchie Bridge in The Ode to Billie Joe!
Isn't it funny he asked her that question, too?
Mr. Campbell addresses rumors of an affair between the two.
Several really short interviews with him beginning around 9 minutes into the video.

Wow great find Dee. Thanks for posting!

Here's your easy listening background for a sunday afternoon...

12 String Dobro! Tut Taylor and the folkswingers with 12 string guitar (World Pacific)

Here's a gorgeous transfer from vinyl to digital of this studio album (aka studio project) released in 1964. Sounds like the stereo LP, not the mono, to me; what do you think?
Glen Campbell plays a 12-string guitar on at least one track: Side 2, Track 3, "Tall Bottle"; perhaps other tracks?
Tut Taylor is on a 12-string dobro.
The Folkswingers were a studio musicians band or group in name only with members who changed from project to project.

Track List
Side 1
1 - Foggy Mountain Rock 2:08
2 - Dobro Twist 2:15
3 - Fireball Mail 2:12
4 - Long Black Veil 2:51
5 - Eastwood Shuffle 2:16
6 - Big Ball In Boston 1:53
Side 2
1 - Turn Around 2:34
2 - Brown's Ferry Blues 2:17
3 - Tall Bottle 2:11 [You can use the link on the YouTube video page under "Show More" to skip to this track.]
4 - Streamline Cannonball 2:01
5 - Bury Me Beneath The Willow 2:08
6 - Deep Elm Blues 2:20

Musicians:
Tut Taylor (Dobro)
Bill Keith (Banjo)
John Piazza (Guitar)
Christopher Hillman (Mandolin)
Leroy Vinnegar (Bass)
Glen Campbell (12-String Guitar, B3)

Many thanks to the "Takehiko Saiki" channel on YouTube. This channel offers bluegrass albums not currently available on CD!

Glen's no dummy!

It Takes Two
From The Donny and Marie Show, October 21, 1977
Many thanks to the "DavEvans066" YouTube channel for sharing this video!

The Rhinestone Finger
From The Donny and Marie Show, October 21, 1977
Many thanks to the "DavEvans066" YouTube channel for sharing this video!

Start at 6:31 minutes:

A new video uploaded to my YouTube channel today:



Please check out the description on YouTube, too!

Yeah Dee, Glen made this song his own. He gave it such a strong driving rhythm, which gives the song so much more energy and toe tapping qualities. Like Galveston he heard it and made it something completely new and fresh.
This was from the Wembley Silk Cut festival as I recall which was broadcast on the BBC. This clip was shown later in the series because so many people contacted the BBC and requested to see more of Glen's performance. That didn't happen with any of the other artists.

Happy Valentine's Day, members and readers!
I put up this video today on YouTube. Hope you enjoy it!



Video description:
"I Love How You Love Me" is a song written by Barry Mann and Larry Kolber. Part of the song's amazing back story is Kolber wrote the lyrics within five minutes -- on a restaurant napkin! Glen Campbell released his beautiful cover in 1982 on OLD HOME TOWN, his thirty-ninth album. Songwriter, singer and record producer Jerry Fuller produced this album for Glen, and Jerry and his wife provided background vocals! The LP included a {{{POWERHOUSE}}} of talent:
Glen Campbell - vocals, acoustic guitar, bagpipes
Kim Darigan - bass guitar, background vocals
Craig Fall - acoustic guitars and electric guitars, background vocals
Steve Hardin - keyboards, harmonica, background vocals
Carl Jackson - acoustic guitar, fiddle, banjo, background vocals​ (Carl is seen here in this video, too!)​
TJ Kuenster - keyboards, synthesizer, background vocals
Steve Turner - drums, background vocals
Larry Muhoberac - keyboards, background vocals
Additional backing vocals - Chris Brosius, Jerry Fuller, Annette Fuller, Joey Scarbury, Joe Benzet, Terry Klein

~~To help put into perspective (imo) the amazing talent for song interpretation and song delivery that the Great Glen Campbell brings to his version of "I Love How You Love Me", check out:
(1) the original Phil Spector and The Paris Sisters' version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGSKea-lGw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(2) then listen to Bobby Vinton's version (also on YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkypKQaaNUU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;