“The greatest”: How one 1968 song debunked the American Dream, inspired Bob Dylan and Billy Joel, and transformed songwriting
The great American Song?
Glen Campbell
The 1968 song Billy Joel and Bob Dylan called the best: “The greatest ever”
The most perfect recording.
The greatest voice Dolly Parton had ever heard: “He was so gifted”
The absolute peak of performance.
“My head is still there”: the song that took Glen Campbell back to his Arkansas childhood
It goes running through your soul.
The one singer Brian Wilson called “a better singer than all the rest”
The best session musician you could ask for.
The one guitarist Eddie Van Halen wanted a guitar lesson from: “Amazing”
Knowing a bit more about the fretboard.