For most of the 1960s, Glen Campbell's brilliant guitar playing was known only by a select few top recording studios and artists.
Long
before Glen became known nationally as an outstanding vocalist, actor and TV
personality, he was one of the most in-demand recording studio guitarists in
the world.
He
could have earned a 7-figure annual income as a high-end, asked-for studio
guitarist for years on end if that had been all he cared to do.
How
good was he? The Lone Ranger knows! You will enjoy.
Take
a look at this video, one you may have never seen before. "Hi Yo, Silver,
Away!"
It
doesn’t get much better than this. "The William Tell Overture" by
Giaochino Rossini.
Many
of us grew up watching the Lone Ranger and Tonto on black and white television.
Years
later, many of us watched the Glen Campbell show on TV as well.
This
video is a clip of a younger Glen Campbell playing the William Tell Overture
(with symphony orchestra) and dedicating it to Clayton Moore, who played the
Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels, who played Tonto.
You
may never have seen Glen play like this before.
This
is world-class guitar playing and Campbell makes it look easy; note he is
playing a 12 string!
The
sounds of Glen Campbell on guitar and the symphony orchestra playing Rossini's
"William Tell Overture" will take you back to those golden days of
yesteryear, when the strains of Rossini's masterpiece coming over the radio
meant the Lone Ranger show was about to begin.
