HolyCoast: Glen Campbell Plans Farewell Tour After Alzheimer Diagnosis
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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Glen Campbell Plans Farewell Tour After Alzheimer Diagnosis

This is sad news - I remember watching his show as a kid:
Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell announced Wednesday he has Alzheimer's disease.

Campbell and his wife revealed the details to People.com in an exclusive interview.

The legendary singer is planning a farewell tour this fall. He said if he messes up the words to one of his songs, or gets confused on stage, he wants fans to know why.

Campbell has been suffering from short-term memory loss for years but was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's six months ago.
He had a lot of great songs. This was one of my favorites:

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