{"id":2998,"date":"2026-06-29T12:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:17:00","slug":"before-he-became-a-country-star-glen-campbell-played-with-this-iconic-60s-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/before-he-became-a-country-star-glen-campbell-played-with-this-iconic-60s-band\/","title":{"rendered":"Before He Became a Country Star, Glen Campbell Played With This Iconic 60s Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Glen Campbell<\/a> is rightfully remembered as one of the country greats. And like many of his peers, he started off by working with other musicians. One of them happened to be one of the biggest bands of the 60s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before his country career took off, Campbell worked as a session musician in Los Angeles. He was most notably in a group known as The Wrecking Crew. He played guitar on tracks for such musicians as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. In 1963 alone, he played in 586 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell and The Wrecking Crew also played on The Beach Boys’ classic album Pet Sounds<\/em>, as well as some of their biggest hits, including \u201cGood Vibrations\u201d, \u201cI Get Around\u201d, \u201cHelp Me, Rhonda”, and more. But Campbell’s involvement with them goes even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Campbell Filled in for Brian Wilson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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