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Glen Campbell: Career in pictures

Glen Campbell's career stretches over five decades, from his early years as a session guitarist in Los Angeles when he played on recordings by Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and many others, to his success as a solo artist with such hits as "Gentle on My Mind," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Galveston" and "Rhinestone Cowboy."

Glen Campbell’s career stretches over five decades, from his early years as a session guitarist in Los Angeles when he played on recordings by Phil Spector, the Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and many others, to his success as a solo artist with such hits as “Gentle on My Mind,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “Galveston” and “Rhinestone Cowboy.”

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

The singer received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with his wife Billie and their third child, Kane, during the ceremony on May 5, 1972.

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

Campbell tees off at a pro-am tournament at La Quinta Country Club in February 2001. The Los Angeles Open was called the Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open for 13 years, and 10 tournaments took place at the Riviera.

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

Campbell performed for about 1,000 inmates inside Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Tent City Jail on July 9, 2004, while serving his 10-day sentence for extreme driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

“I’d hate to see what happened to me happen to anybody else,” the singer said in an interview at his Phoenix home on July 19, 2004, after he was convicted of extreme driving under the influence. Campbell was released from county jail after a 10-day stay.

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

Campbell performs during Day 1 of the Stagecoach country music festival, held at the Empire Polo Field on May 2, 2008, in Indio.

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Glen Campbell: Life in pictures

“Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer,” his fourth wife, Kim Woolen, said. “But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused onstage, I wouldn’’t want people to think, ‘What’s the matter with him? Is he drunk?’” The couple is pictured at their Malibu home on July 27, 2011.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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