Glen Campbell & John Hartford - Gentle On My Mind

[runner175]

Memories of my Dad, two of his favorite players

[JeffTele]

Hartford was a genius. Largely unappreciated, but he lived his life to the fullest and was his own man. 

[twinbit]

Does Hartford look like Spock in this video, or is it just me imagining things? Nimoy?

[mrwolfhound]

These guys are great together or solo!

[MrJbaker7]

Geez, This is just great to see these two greats....Jack Baker NYC

[potentialavalanche]

This song would sound really nice with a cello

[Ardalla555]

John looks like he might have actually done some ramblin on the line. Campbell's only ramblin is between the fridge and the couch.

[58jwalker]

Man I love that song and Glen Campbell and the talented John Hartford. I think Hartford was his music coordinator on his show. Any way..thanks for posting this.

[bronxborn1974]

I love this guy(Glen Campbell).. i remember, as a child, listening to his music on the radio and the thrill it brought me, hearing his great voice and the wonderful melodies of his hits like Galveston, Gentle on my Mind, and especially Wichita Lineman. I am so sad to hear today that he has Alzheimer's Disease. All of those who feel as I do should do all we can to support him and his family at this time, and let him know how he brought such enjoyment to the days of our youth.

[robertmorganfisher]

Perfection. John pitched this song to 30 publishing houses in Nashville -- all turned it down ("Can you get rid of that sleepin' bag behind the couch thang? How about some cheatin' or drinkin'?!"). Music City Idiots.

[robertmorganfisher]

Perfection.

[bvwatcher]

Beautiful song. Great poetry.

[BabalooMoon]

Well it just doesn't get any better than this

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

great stuff here

[DAUROIS1]

French version by Claude François.

[taemanok2006]

Glenn's drunk

[showmenjmd]

Does John Hartford look a great deal like a young Tommy Winder in this video with Glen Campbell??

[komo40]

I disagree with some of the comments

I love this duet - the banjo playing is brilliant - & I love hearing both voices, singly & together. Glen had the smooth easy voice that fits this song like a glove; John had the heart and soul - these lyrics are his & they are poetry!!!!

Agree 100% about Nashville HoF - both should be in it. What's up with that?

And why isn't JH better known?

He's one of the greats!!!!

[grantswede]

Very good stuff! We only live once! Thank you! I love you!

[grantswede]

NatureGirl62 I'd love to talk with you!

[cephus995]

Glens in the hall of fame, johns not....nashville...go figure

[bradleyasmith1]

Well said ............

[florange00]

Sorry John, please stick to WRITING the songs, but let Glen do the singing.

[bellier20]

@florange00 He's dead, ya idjit.

[jimmyglen]

@florange00

he is not that bad - Glen is just that good!

[danielrdrown]

Glen was such a generous superstar, sharing the stage with important songwriters and giving them their due.

[CassidyGarfield]

In memory of Dorothy Glenn.

[zoooing]

Remember AmericaThe Great,its hidden,but still out there

[cagekicker18]

One of my favorite gifts ever is my Glen Campbell's Greatest Hits CD that I received last Christmas. I never imagined that an $8.00 piece of plastic could provoke such such deep-rooted feelings of nostalgia. I can remember laying on the living room floor on my sleeping bag and falling asleep while watching The Glen Campbell Variety Show. My God, it seems like it was a million years ago.

[Truth666]

When did music stop being this good?

As people surrendered their souls to the illuminati.

Google

Laws of End Times Reductionism

You will get the pages of Matt Marriott,

who incidentally was the first to explain why the illuminati murdered Elvis (attention: not a joke).

[Quag7]

Glenn Campbell is a man of two natures. There is the evil sort of Las Vegasy ridiculous jacket Rhinestone Cowboy Glenn Campbell, with ludicrous overproduction while he basically stands there and sings for seniors.

Then there is this, the guitar pickin', folk-influenced, acoustic, stripped down GOOD Glenn Campbell, which I love. Perhaps Mr. Campbell will bifurcate and the world will end in an epic battle between good Glenn and evil Glenn. Perhaps evil Glenn will have a beard. Like Spock.

[Doleafol]

@Quag7

You did a fine job articulating the differences that you see in him. However, I must add that this seeming contradiction in personas and musical styles is an inherent feature of many performers. They get tired of doing the same thing (especially that thing that first got them famous). Look at the many incarnations of Bob Dylan or the mop top Beatles that became psychedelic hippies or the folksy John Denver who became a pop star who dabbled in countless TV specials.

[skontch1]

as pretty a song as you'll ever hear..

[MrHarry46]

wonderful wonderful music

[fauxgrace]

This is what it was...and what I wish it still was...

I wish I could go back...then...to Gentle On my mind...

[PalmyBruce]

We're all slaves of love in one way or another. This song, and these guys paint the picture of the restlessness of it. Hartford was a marvellous musician, Glenn did some lovely singing and playing too. Thanks for posting the video.

[cshargeit]

i find gentle thru the memory thru the causeway in the ally of the liquor store need a 40 ouncer on my mind- white trash

[delorme42]

Holy Cow! a blast from the past! That was great! ..... btw, didn't Glen sneak in on the Smothers Brothers as a mid-summer replacement? lol

[dennello]

We need to back to the days of acoustic guitars!!

[rocksmeller99]

thank you so much. God bless you and them!

[badheckler]

Why, lyrics is pure Kerouac !

[Blinkymyt]

This is a wonderful and heartfelt rendition of a song that both of them performed so well in the past. Thanks so much for posting. I wish I could do these two more justice at my self-performing channel. Five deserving stars. Cordially, John

[996joe]

What a great duo they were!! Stomed or not.

[dannonforbes]

Yep, they're stoned. LOL

[MCEStaff]

Hartford could be Nimoy/Spock and then Campbell could be Shatner/Kirk.

[LordofDublin4]

This was my late father's favourite Glen Campbell song. And John Hartford, as we all know, was its author. RIP, John. And Dad.

[landrykkb]

John Hartford was a great songwriter as well as a great musician.

[anonymousjoe9]

was? did he die or something?

[landrykkb]

Yes,he died in 2001.

[dunndirtcheap]

what genius to write like this

[DaveTheyCallme]

Ive read Glens autobiography book and theres a good chance he was at this particular time in his life. I hope hes past that now. What a great Entertainer he was ; i saw him in Branson, MO a while back at his own Theatre. Still very impressive.

[DaveTheyCallme]

Beautiful sound. John looks like hes about to cry though, and Glen looks like hes going to fall asleep :)

[audaciousamateur]

They were both high.

[reggenboggen]

Well, Glen definitely has very, very small eyes. Compare this to the lively version also on youtube where both of the are sitting on the stairs of a river mansion.

[reneecalling]

No, I don't think so. I remember the Glen Campbell show as a kid and John Hartford struck me as a very focused musician. I always looked like that. They took their music seriously. Now, that's only my impression.

[rocksmeller99]

you couldn't ask for better! John and Glen were on the SB and later on The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour. Also, Glen had Roy Clark on his show, among others. thanks for doing this!

[GuillermoMarconi]

Ah, John...there's no way he was fully appreciated in his lifetime. I've heard a few Hartford versions of this song, and here John plays it pretty straight, but he was just one of those artists who deserved a bigger audience, regardless of the song. Thanks for posting this.

[bundoranboy1]

johnny cash comes to my mind ,,,listening to this song,,,i wonder if he sang this song

[buzzintexas]

My buddy Woody (Phillip Hutson) his brother Joe Hutson was John Hartfords bus driver, sound man and friend for many years. I'd always heard his music but never realized his genius until Woody turned me on to him. Thanks for the post.

[TheBayAYK]

This is really an amazing song!

[ElvisCline6377]

Love this song! Always did! Thanks, John.

[RegencyRoyale]

Never finding a Someone so low..but in finding.. Loving So Many!..in a Song!

[ferkulat]

this song brings me down on my knees.

[carolerory]

great lyrics, pickin, vocals..

unique song.

[NatureGirl62]

I hear this and cry. In the morning on my way to my office in San Francisco, I pass cattle grazing and trucks carrying hay - and I long for the time when my late father and I watched the Glen Campbell Show, and times were simple - and gentle on our minds.

[zzp112]

A beautiful thought. I feel the same about this song. God Bless John Hartford.

[xciteful]

@NatureGirl62 Somehow your words are my words, remembering my days in Arkansas. I miss those days.

[Kevino1233]

@NatureGirl62 A very sweet and poignant thought. Good luck and best wishes to you!

[Krehyv]

@NatureGirl62 whenever i listen to this song i fall silent. Think back to my childhood and smile. Times were indeed simpler back then, and this song embodies that.

And the images you describe, match mine to perfection.

[StigOHarrison]

@NatureGirl62

Beautiful

[MdNgtRyder]

@NatureGirl62 If we could just turn back the hands of time.

[jamcrane3]

@NatureGirl62

Hey NatureGirl, that's some pretty sweet poetry of your own. Somethin' aint it, the way a song can evoke detailed memories of times long past. Even down to ..... tastes and smells and touches that you thought you had forgotten.

[torontothegood]

@NatureGirl62 fuckin' A+ .. those were simpler times. I miss 'em too.

[TorontoEd7]

How do you get any better than this. Thanks for posting.

[LordofDublin4]

The song was written by the late John Hartford here on banjo. The song was performed on ''Glenn Campbell's Goodtime Show'' . The show was a summer replacement show for the Smothers Brothers who went on holiday in the summer. The show ran from 1969-1972. And it appeared on CBS. And this was the opening set to Glen's show. This isn't from the Smothers Brothers Show.

[bry3921]

everything that was great and deep in the "folk" era. Hobo with a tin can and ivy covered walls, and not pretentious. War and Peace, The Grapes of Wrath, King Lear, massive works of art,

[TIPTON340]

This is from the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour no doubt.

[dreamcatchers19]

Thank you for this, smooth, sweet - gentle on my mind.. one special song..

[LadODell]

One of my buddies in my squad in Viet Nam had a cassette player and this is one of the songs we played over and over. It took us all back home.

[CairoKid]

Nice....writer and singer as someone said....

Glenn, also one of the great guitar pickers (played for Frank Sinatra at one time and Frank doesn't hire slouches)...

[sidensvans54]

Writer and singer together excellent

[dskap201]

Just awesome. I love this song and it makes one to just go off in thought.

Great memories. Thanks Glen

[radcam69]

this is right up there with Joe South "The Games People Play".

[suziestew]

I have loved this song sisnce I was in the 1st grade...I am 51...I remember hearing it on the radio while my big brother would drive me to school....he was 8 years older than I...

I still love it...my 1st favorite song...

[224clb22]

Never loses it's appeal. Love it Love it!!

Campbell not only has a great voice but plays a mean guitar as well. One of the best guitarist around.

[7246a]

I love this song!

Thank you for posting:)

Great video:)

[idahovandal]

Even if you are Glen Campbell and the hottest studio session guitarist in LA (hence the nation) it still had to be a little intimidating dueting with John Hartford on John Hartford's song.

Great Performance

[nickandmikec]

Do you or anybody else know what kind of guitar it is that Glen Campbell is playing in this video? It appears to be a 00 sized guitar and possibly an epiphone, but then the headstock looks like a take on the headstock of a Louis Panormo 19th Century parlor guitar?

[nickandmikec]

It's a Mosrite! Obviously made for him by Mosrite, as it has his initials at the 12th fret. It isn't an E on the pickguard but an M in a circle. There is a very good photograph of this guitar in the Glen Campbell Galveston song book. It is also an electric guitar! Notice the pickup between the soundhole and the fretboard, just above the pickguard.

[PatPeeve416]

Fantastic! There were so many TV shows w/ class live music back in the day. Smothers Bros. Johnny Cash, and of course Glenn Campbell's excellent show which featured the likes of John Hartford, Larry McNeely, et al. as regulars. And what a great song. Thanks for posting this.

[gomogo2000]

I agree. And don't forget Marty Robbins, who had his own television show. Another amazing talent.

[w9j15g]

I remember seeing this performance on TV when I was a kid! That was when I fell in love with this song. Ever since, sometimes when I hear this song I get vague images of this memory. So this duet really did happen and I didn't just dream it!

Thank you, 2old2Rock, for a very cool experience. I've added this to my favorites and I've watched it twice already.

[jimbrennan750]

Priceless video - what a song. I got to see John Hartford's star on the St. Louis walk of fame just outside Washington University. He was a 1960 grad. Kudos to Glenn who did a great job with the song.

[Earthlinked]

To be remembered in the hearts and minds of those you leave behind - is to never die!!

You are missed!!

[jamcrane3]

Hartford makes it real doesn't he? RIP John.

[OirishSkin]

Glenn is my Uncle ,I remember him leaving me and his daughter waiting to go to the zoo. As we sat on the porch till 10 at night He then came home so drunk he couldnt keep his hat on. Good song Bad man

[cottonbroker2007]

I am fellow Arkansan. I saw Glen in Branson in the early 90's and it was one of the best shows I've seen. And I've seen a lot...

[nickandmikec]

Oh, poor kid, didn't get to go to the zoo. So what. When someone says so easily that another man is a bad man, I have to wonder a little about that. It sounds like you are a right-wing Christian republican to me. It's confusing to me that Glen is just that. A class act, drunk or not.

[nickandmikec]

"Glenn is my Uncle ,I remember him leaving me and his daughter waiting to go to the zoo. As we sat on the porch till 10 at night He then came home so drunk he couldnt keep his hat on. Good song Bad man" Glen Campbell is a class act. You sound very judgemental. So you didn't get to go to the zoo, poor kid. Get over it. I met Glen and found him, off stage, to be a very nice man. Confuses me that he is a republican, but at least he isn't self-righteous.

[2744leningrad]

I remember seeing this duet when it was first on and this is the only other time I've seen it. This was so moving that I never forgot it. A moment from a time long past. Thanks

[LIBERALTHNKR]

Wow thanks! I even thought Glen Campbell was handsome during this period. The photo of him drunk a few years ago kinda' ruined that view.

[jamcrane3]

So the man got drunk. Doesn't change the music or the performing abilities. I like your name. I proudly and publicly refer to myself as a Tax and Spend Liberal Democrat.

[girllovesmusic]

one of my favorites...

[guitarcaelee88]

why can't anybody write songs like this anymore? why can't anybody have voices like that anymore? this is REAL music! i love this kind of stuff!

[fastorm13]

John Hartford, was the best writer of his time, and Glenn has a wonderful voice

[skwirl60646]

If a person writes a song as beautifl as this, a song that touches others to the point that it continues to linger in the recesses of their minds, and hearts, forever, does not the songwriter live forever,too?

Thank you John Hartman for a beautiful song.

[stanjarin]

John Hartman was great too. He wrote the Hole In My Eiderdown Polka, a great hit for the Gosling Brothers in 1957 on the Duvet label.

Not to be confused with the incomparable John Hartford.

[tomtowle]

John Hartford was also VERY instrumental in facilitating the Down from the Mountain Tour with Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch and other bluegrass giants just before he passed away.

[Efrasnel]

I saw that on the DVD. Heartbreaking how he accepted that his time had come and how he accepted it. As a European, it made me love and appriciate American music.

[AllenGinsbergOM]

Talented man.

[ahclem]

John was a writer and performer on the Smothers Brothers (i 1st saw the arrow through the head on him, years before Steve Martin) as well as being a regular on the Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (the summer replacement show for the Smothers Brothers). He was also an environmentalist and in the summers piloted riverboats on the Mississippi

[slabxb2]

Wow....things were sooooooo much easier then.  Great memories.

[MaxwellBrotzpants]

@slabxb2

[highhorse313]

Thanks for posting. Yeah, I wish the sound was better.

[meganmurphy1212]

I think this was from the Smothers Brothers Reunion Show. Great video. Wish the audio was a tad more crisp.

[tomtowle]

Not from reunion. I have the taped reunion and will post it later. This is the ORIGINAL. The reunion had Glen Campbell introduce John Hartford by way of showing the first part of the clip from 1968 with just John, then segued through the hazy part to present day (1988) and both Glen and John duet for the final verse.

[Durge56]

John Hartford was a wonderful song writer and performer, and teaming him with the great Glen is tremendous from the archives of folk-pop history. Love this song and this video!