Last week, Glen Campbell was moved to an Alzheimer’s facility. A family friend told People that they will know more about a permanent situation next week.
Campbell first opened up about having Alzheimer’s in 2011. The family came public with the news because Campbell hoped to go on a final farewell live tour, and wanted to let his fans know why he may forget some of the words during a performance. The 2012 Grammy Awards was one of his final public appearances where he performed, and accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award.
On Friday, April 18, a documentary called Glen Campbell … I’ll Be Me will debut at the 2014 Nashville Film Festival. The film covers performances of “The Goodbye Tour” and follows Campbell and his family through the various stages of his disease.
Campbell turns 78 on April 22, and has over 50 years of show business under his belt. Along with his own CBS television variety show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, he earned prestigious awards in country music and pop including four Grammy’s in 1967 and title of Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year at the 1968 CMA Awards. “Rhinestone Cowboy” topped the charts in 1975. He was also inducted into the Country Hall of Fame in 2005.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Glen as well as his friends and family during these times.