Campbell's biggest hits were "Rhinestone Cowboy", "Southern Nights", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Gentle on My Mind" and "Wichita Lineman". He was won scores of awards, as shown below. Happy Birthday Glen!
Grammy Awards:
1967--Best Vocal Performance, Male for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male for "Gentle on My Mind"
Best Country & Western Recording for "Gentle on My Mind"
1968--Album of the Year for By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2000--Grammy Hall of Fame Award for "Wichita Lineman"
2004--Grammy Hall of Fame Award for "By the Time I Get to Phoenix"
2008--Grammy Hall of Fame Award for "Gentle on My Mind"
American Music Awards:
1976--Favorite Pop/Rock Single for "Rhinestone Cowboy"
Favorite Country Single for "Rhinestone Cowboy"
1977--Favorite Country Album for Rhinestone Cowboy
Academy of Country Music:
1967--Album of the Year for Gentle on My Mind
Top Male Vocalist
1968--Album of the Year to Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell
Top Male Vocalist
TV Personality of the Year
1971--TV Personality of the Year
1975--Single of the Year for "Rhinestone Cowboy"
1998--Pioneer Award
Country Music Association:
1968--Entertainer of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year
Country Music Association of Great Britain:
1974--Entertainer of the Year
Gospel Music Association (Dove Awards):
1986--Album by a Secular Artist for No More Night
1992--Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the ear for "Where Shadows Never Fall"
2000--Country Album of the Year for A Glen Campbell Christmas
Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005
Inducted into the Musicians' Hall of Fame in 2007
Received the Q Legend Award in 2008
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