he was the first to seeing jimmy webb songs, and excellent talent.eople listen to him now. charlie: thank you for coming. patrick: thank you. i really appreciated. >> glen campbell has lost a very public, courageous battle with the cruelest of diseases here died of alzheimer's, are surrounded by family in nashville your he was 81. >> i am happy to be here. >> glen campbell was country music's first crossover star. ♪ your door is always open ♪ ♪ >> i like a good song. >> you never thought of yourself as a country singer? >> no. agee picked up a guitar at four, he was a natural. he couldn't read music, but he likely became one of the most sought after guitarists in the city. >> you started getting a lot of work? >> yes. it was great. i bought a car. >> one of the great studio musicians known as "the wrecking crew." he performed on nearly 600 cuts for other artists. for brian wilson took off the beach boys, campbell filled in for six months. to getuld have to go on it, and sing his part. ♪ there's a little old lady from pasadena ♪ ♪ ♪ track your pack. s

jimmy webb wrote it, glen campbell made it a hit and he sang it thousands and thousands of times aroundell, wichita hit me right on ♪ amaam a lineman for the count♪ ♪ and if it snows >> reporter: and it's just one of so many great songs glen campbell has sung and played for 60 years and more. ♪ like a rhine stone cowboy >> reporter: "rhine stone cowboy ♪ ♪ and your path is free to walk ♪ >> reporter: "gentle on my mind." and that's him playing one of the most famous guitar licks ever on the beach boys "fun fun fun." >> i have been blessed, i really have. i figured it out that i'm not that bright, but god gave me a break. >> reporter: that's glen's wife of almost 30 years, kim. she's becoming his memory, his connection to the life they've shared. and he knows that. >> i tell you, boy. the verse in the bible that says if a man find you've found a good thing. did i find you or did you find me? >> i think we found each other. ♪ the world's been good to me >> reporter: you know, glen, it is a brave thing to continue to perform. a lot of people get a hard diagnosis, and they focus on their he

three hits written by the great jimmy webb, in particular — galveston, by the time i get to phoenix,eman for the county... # and i drive the main road.# wichita lineman, it's wide open spaces, yearning, loneliness, america turned into song. but what truly made it a masterpiece was the voice of glen campbell. # i hear you singing in the wires...# he had been born in billstown arkansas, a large poor family of cotton pickers. his escape was his uncle boo who taught him to play guitar. i don't remember not having a guitar or a musical instrument in my hand. and then dad bought a guitarfor, like, $5.95. it was one where the cowboy was up here and the rope went around the hole in the guitar and the lasso on the calf this end and the string about the neck. but i found out real quick that it was lighter than pulling a cotton sack or ploughing. # you just said baby, how i love you...# he could play anything and ended up singing on tv shows and on hundreds of singles with the session musicians the wrecking crew, phil spector, the righteous brothers, frank sinatra, it was glenn campbell on guit

laughs ) ♪ it's a little old lady from pasadena ♪ >> mason: in 1967, his solo career took off on a jimmy webbnix >> mason: he'd win four grammys that year, and the next year, the smothers brothers asked him to host their summer replacement show on cbs. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen, i'm glen campbell. >> mason: everything changed after that, didn't it? >> yeah, it did. i didn't realize the power of television. >> mason: "the glen campbell good time hour" ran for four years and made him a household name. ♪ i've been walkin' these streets so long ♪ >> mason: but campbell's biggest hit was still to come. in 1975, he heard a demo that he thought could be his signature tune. >> "i've been walking these streets so long, singing the same old song." that was just perfect. ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy >> mason: in 2012, a year after he was diagnosed with alzheimer's, campbell embarked on a farewell tour. ♪ galveston, oh, galveston >> mason: the rhinestone cowboy's last ride. those final concerts were something special. an extraordinary musician and singer. that's the "cbs evening news." i'm anth

. ♪ it's a little old lady from pasadena ♪ >> reporter: in 1967, his solo career took off on a jimmy webbe'd win four grammys that year and the next year the smothers brothers asked him to host their summer replacement show on cbs. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen, i'm glen campbell. everything changed after that didn't it? >> it did. i didn't realize the power of television. >> reporter: the glen campbell good time hour ran for four years and made him a household name. ♪ i've been walking the streets so long ♪ >> reporter: campbell's biggest hilt was still to come. in 1975, he heard a demo that he thought could be his signature tune. >> i have been walking these streets so long, singing the same old song. that was just perfect. ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy >> reporter: in 2012, a year after he was diagnosed with alzheimers, campbell embarked on a farewell tour. ♪ ♪ the rhinestone cowboy's last >>> and that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you the news continues. for others, check back a little later for the morning news and of course, cbs this morning. from the b

he was the perfect person to sing jimmy webb songs. he was a real talent that i hope will get more people to listen to him now. >> rose: thank you for coming. thank you, charlie. i really appreciate it. >> rose: here's a wit more about glen campbell. >> glen campbell has lost a very public, very courageous battle with the cruelest of diseases. he died today of alzheimer's surrounded by his family in nashville. he was 81. >> i'm glad to be here! i'm happy to be anywhere! >> glen campbell was country music's first crossover star. ♪ knowing that your door is always open ♪ >> that's a good song. i like a good song. >> you never thought of yourself as a country singer. >> no. one of 12 children of an arkansas shear cropper, glen picked up a guitar at age 4. he was a natural. by the early '60s, he played his way to l.a. though he couldn't read music, he became one of the most sought after dpi tarrist in the city. you got a lot of session work. >> great, man. i bought a car. ( laughter ) one of an elite group of studio musicians known as the

this morning's "jimmy "gma" first -- look, a stop to british britney she was performing "crazy" when a man rushed the stage according to police, the stage crasher, 35-year-old jesse webbld down before being dragged offstage and held down for trespassing. >> they should have had sufficient resources to ensure you do not get on stage as he did. >> spirit eventually returned to the stage to finish out the show. we will have the latest on a suspect coming up at 7:00 a.m. look --r "jummy" first "gma" first look, i diane macedo. >> now, "good morning washington ," on your side. adrianna: right now now at 6:30, a local police chief in the hospital. an update on his condition. now, rollingght out the red carpet in northern virginia. the huge event about to get underway for brand-new teachers. adrianna: moving at a snail's pace, bu your side tracking the potential for evening storms. good morning, washington. i am adrianna hopkins and for autria godfrey this morning. larry: i am larry smith. we get you ready for the weekend. as you were saying, another good start. eileen whelan has the details. eileen: good morning to you and happy friday, everyone. getting out the door, it fe