R.E.M.'s Mike Mills looks back on the life of Glen Campbell

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One of the most successful American musicians ever Glen Campbell, has died six years after revealing that he had Alzheimer's. He was eighty one. In tribute to the great man, this Thursday at 1am on 6 Music we'll be playing out Rhinestone Cowboy - The Glen Campbell Story a 2005 documentary about his life presented by Mike Mills of R.E.M. In this taster we hear about Glen Campbell's amazingly successful initial career as a studio guitarist --- recording with Frank Sinatra, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presely, The Monkees, Phil Spector and the Beach Boys Often as part of the The Wrecking Crew - a team of incredible studio musicians - who included bassist Carole Kaye and drummer Hall Blane - who played on some of the most successful pop records ever made. So here's an excerpt of that show - looking at the time leading up to Glen becoming a solo star, when he moved to LA to become a session player...