''The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell'' is the third album by American singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, recorded in stereo and released in 1964 by

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Walkin' Down the Line "Walkin' Down the Line" is a song written by Bob Dylan and first recorded by him in November 1962 for ''Broadside'' magazine. Dylan recorded the song again in March 1963 for his music publisher Witmark and this version was released in 1991 on ''The ...

", on which Campbell also sings.

Track listing

;Side 1 # "Lonesome Twelve" (Roy Clark) – 2:30 # "

Puff the Magic Dragon "Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or just "Puff") is a song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Yarrow's group in a 1962 recording released in January 1963. Lipton wrote a poem about a ...

" ( Peter Yarrow, Leonard Lipton) – 2:25 # " The Ballad of Jed Clampett" (Paul Henning) – 1:53 # " Blowin' in the Wind" (

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

) – 2:26 # " 500 Miles (Away From Home)" ( Hedy West) – 2:20 # "

" (Bob Dylan) – 2:05 ;Side 2 # "12-String Special" (Glen Campbell) – 1:53 # "Green Green" ( Barry McGuire, Randy Sparks) – 2:01 # "

Wimoweh "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in isiZulu, while the English version's lyrics were wri ...

" (arranged and adapted by Paul Campbell) – 2:30 # "Bull Durham" (Glen Campbell) – 2:08 # " La-Bamba" (adapted by Glen Campbell) – 2:12 # " This Land Is Your Land" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

) – 2:15

Personnel

;Music * Glen Campbell – vocals,

twelve-string guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in o ...

Chip Douglas Douglas Farthing Hatlelid (born August 27, 1942), better known as Chip Douglas, is an American songwriter, musician (bass, guitar and keyboards), and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s. He was the bassist of the Turtle ...

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bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Carl Tandburg – bass guitar * Hal Blaine – drums * Donny Cotton – drums * Earl Palmer – drums *

Roy Clark Roy Linwood Clark (April 15, 1933 – November 15, 2018) was an American singer and musician. He is best known for having hosted ''Hee Haw'', a nationally televised country variety show, from 1969 to 1997. Clark was an important and influen ...

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banjo The banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. The membrane is typically circular, and usually made of plastic, or occasionally animal skin. Early forms of the instrument were fashi ...

;Production * Kermit Walter – producer *

Nick Venet Nick Venet (born Nikolas Kostantinos Venetoulis, 3 December 1936 – 2 January 1998) was an American record producer, who began his career at age 19 with World Pacific Jazz. He is best known for signing The Beach Boys to Capitol Records and p ...

– producer * George Jerman/Capitol Photo Studio – photography

References

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