Thomas Paul ‘Tompall’ Glaser (September 3, 1933 – August 13, 2013) was an American country music artist. He was born in Spalding, Nebraska in 1933.
Active since the 1950s, he recorded solo artist and with his brothers Chuck and Jim in the trio Tompall & the Glaser Brothers. Tompall Glaser’s highest-charting solo single was Shel Silverstein’s “Put Another Log on the Fire”, which peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1975 and appeared with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Jessi Colter on the album Wanted! The Outlaws. The Glaser Bros. also were back-up singers for Marty Robbins in the 1950s.
On the 1976 compilation Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings pushed for his inclusion on what would be the first country album to sell a million copies — seemed to set Tompall Glaser up for stardom, but it didn’t quite turn out that way. He delivered one more album for MGM, 1975’s The Great Tompall and His Outlaw Band, before leaving for ABC, where he delivered the confusingly titled Tompall Glaser and His Outlaw Band in 1977, following it later that year with Wonder of It All. These two records sounded slicker than any of his MGM work, yet that didn’t help him gain a larger audience. Soon enough, Tompall blew whatever money he had from Wanted!, fell out with Waylon, and patched up his relationship with his siblings, and the Glaser Brothers signed with Elektra’s new Nashville branch in 1978.
Tompall released one last solo album in 1986 — the slick Nights on the Borderline, containing revivals of both “Streets of Baltimore” and “Put Another Log on the Fire” — before selling Hillbilly Central and retreating from the spotlight.
Though his voice is weaker, and the musical arrangements a little different than what we remember, Glen Campbell is still bringing us the best he has to give. His new album, “See You There,” could be the last for one of country music’s most popular artists.
During his career, which has be going strong for more than 50 years, the country music singer, guitarist, television host, and sometimes actor has been involved in nearly every aspect of the business. He even hosted his own variety show on CBS from 1969 to 1972.
Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in December 2010, the 77 years old recently canceled the remaining dates on his Farewell Tour, stating the reason that his disease was worsening. But somewhere in the midst of all that, Glen recorded a new album for us.
“See You There” gives us 12 songs, including some of his most famous, and some new ones. “Gentle on My Mind” will always be one of my favorite Glen Campbell songs. While you can find videos on YouTube, they are just the song, with pictures of Glen appearing where the video should be. If there was ever an actual music video done to this song, I haven’t been able to find it. Written by the late John Hartford, this song would have made a wonderful music video. There is a whole movie in the three minutes of great melody with story-telling lyrics.
Fans who remember Glen for songs like “Galveston,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman,” and “Rhinestone Cowboy” won’t be disappointed. Those songs are all on the new album. But, Glen didn’t just pull them out of his collection of recorded music and include them on this CD. He recorded them again. This time, the songs are missing the vibrant orchestration that they had before, but they do seem to be more personal. “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” is now little more than an acoustic performance, and it’s beautifully done.
Glen co-wrote “There’s No Me…Without You,” with Julian Raymond for the 2011 album “Ghost on Canvas”. That album also included “I Wish You Were Here” and “What I wouldn’t Give” as bonus tracks. The song “Waiting on the Comin’ of My Lord,” is on the album twice. The first version is just Glen, with a little bit of instrumental accompaniment and a touch of added harmony by an unnamed artist. The second version, which is the final song on the album, features Jose Hernandez and Mariachi Del Sol De Mexico.
Here are the 12 songs on Glen Campbell’s new “See You There” album, which released on Aug. 13, 2013. “Hey Little One,” “Wichita Lineman,” “Gentle On My Mind,” “Postcard From Paris,” “Waiting on the Coming of My Lord,” “What I Wouldn’t Give,” “Galveston,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “There’s No Me… Without You,” “True Grit,” “Rhinestone Cowboy,” and “Waiting on the Comin’ of My Lord, featuring Jose Hernandez and Mariachi Del Sol De Mexico.
Even though Glen’s touring days have come to an end, and it seems like more than a possibility that “See You There” will be his last album, the entertainer is still very much involved with his fans. His website is still active and includes all the updated news and information fans would want about things Glen is doing now. The web site is www.glencampbell.com, and he can be followed on Twitter @GlenCampbell.
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Eydie Gormé (also spelled Gorme) August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013 was an American singer who performed solo as well as with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in popular ballads and swing. She earned numerous awards, including a Grammy and an Emmy. She retired in 2009, and is survived by Lawrence who continues to perform as a solo act.
Gormé was born as Edith Gormezano (census sources indicate Edith Garmezano) in The Bronx, New York in 1928, the daughter of Fortuna and Nessim Garmezano. Her father was a tailor. She was a cousin of singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka. Her parents were Sephardic Jewish immigrants, her father from Sicily and her mother from Turkey.
She graduated from William Howard Taft High School in 1946 with Stanley Kubrick in her class.
Gorme worked for the United Nations as an interpreter, using her fluency in the Ladino and Spanish languages, while singing on Ken Greenglass’ band during the weekends.
In 1953, Gormé made her first television appearance, and met her future husband, when she and singer Steve Lawrence were booked to the original The Tonight Show, hosted by Steve Allen.
In 1958, they starred together in The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show, a summer replacement for the Tonight Show.
During the 1970s, the two made guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson with either Eydie appearing as the guest and going into her song with Steve suddenly coming out from backstage and joining her, or the other way around.
Gormé and Lawrence were married in Las Vegas on December 29, 1957. They became famous on stage for their banter, which usually involved tart, yet affectionate, and sometimes bawdy, references to their married life, which remained a feature of their live act. They had two sons. In 1995, Gormé and Lawrence were honored for their lifetime contribution to music by the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Gormé died on August 10, 2013, six days shy of her 85th birthday, at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas following a brief, undisclosed illness. Her husband, Steve Lawrence, was at her bedside, along with their surviving son, David. She is also survived by her granddaughter.
“Eydie has been my partner on stage and in my life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.” – Steve Lawrence after her death.
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“Two Lanes of Freedom” is the title of Tim McGraw’s latest CD. It’s been available for a while, so even if you don’t have a copy yet, you’ve probably heard some of the songs. Already released as singles, “Truck Yeah”, “One of Those Nights”, and “Highway Don’t Care”, featuring Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, have been on the radio and on the charts the past few months. ” Southern Girl” will be the fourth single released from this CD.
If you know country music and are familiar with the kind of songs we’re hearing on the radio these days, you will realize the first time they listen to “Two Lanes of Freedom”, that this CD has staying power. In addition to the ones already released as singles, there are several more songs on the track list that will make good singles for Tim.
The songs you will hear on this CD include the title track, “Two Lanes of Freedom”, “Friend of a Friend”, “Southern Girl”,“Truck Yeah”, “Nashville Without You”, “Book of John”, “Mexicoma”, “Number 37105”, “It’s Your World”, and “Highway Don’t Care”. The deluxe version of the album also includes the songs “Tinted Windows”, “Let Me Love It Out of You”, “Truck Yeah” (live version), and “Annie I Owe You a Dance”. Tim’s music has changed over the years, but this album has just enough mention of fun and young love to take you back to the days when he put “Just to See You Smile”, “I Like It I Love It”, and “Something Like That” at the top of the charts. While his music has gone through some changes, his vocals haven’t. He’s always had a calming voice, and his fans are still hearing the sounds that drew them to his concerts decades ago.
One of my personal favorites is “A Friend of a Friend”. I’m not sure if that is one of the ones he will ever release as a single, but I think he should.This song is slow, and pretty much tells us everything Tim’s old girlfriend is doing, the way Tim heard it from a ‘friend of a friend.’ Tim McGraw has always been good at telling stories with his songs. He continues that tradition with the songs on his “Two Lanes of Freedom” album. “Nashville Without You” is a little too fast to be called a slow song, and a little too slow to be called a fast song.The song, written by Kyle Jacobs (Kellie Pickler’s husband), Joe Leathers and Ruston Kelly, perfectly describes what Nashville would be like without that someone you want there with you. This is definitely another one of my favorites on this album.
I definitely like the sound of “Mexicoma”, written by James T. Slater, and Brad and Brett Warren. It is one of those songs that just makes you feel good. It’s uptempo, and even though it is one of those songs about someone walking out of your life and you turning to a bottle of something with a high alcohol content, at a beach front watering hole, Tim manages to make it a fun song to listen to.
Most of today’s country artists bill themselves as singer/songwriter. Time, however, seems to be content with singing what others have written. He did not write, or co-write, any of the songs on this album. Josh Kearis one of the writers on the song “Friend of a Friend”. The other two who helped write that song are Mark Irwin and Andrew Dorff. Josh also co-wrote “tinted Windows” and “Highway Don’t Care.” In addition to his 12 studio albums, Tim has also released eight additional albums, with include Greatest Hits, Collector’s Editions, and a Tim McGraw & Friends album. Tim’s fans probably have every album he released, and I’m sure they will want to add this one to their collection.
