Originally recorded and released in 1967, “Gentle On My Mind” walked away with a whopping four Grammy Awards in 1968. Hartford is a perennial A-lister in Saving Country Music’s yearly recommendations for Country Music Hall of Fame inductees because of these deep and varied contributions, and “Gentle On My Mind” winning a Grammy 47 years after it was written is yet another piece of evidence in support of this stance.īut it isn’t the song’s first Grammy Award. John Hartfordīut John Hartford indeed wrote the song, performed it, and released it, and it is once again a reminder of how the quirky bluegrass player and patriarch of “Newgrass” never seems to receive the due recognition his contributions to the country music art form deserve. In the case of “Gentle On My Mind” and the 2015 Grammy Awards, Campbell’s involvement was even more important to note, since the song was performed in tribute to the ailing star. No disrespect was meant to Hartford, but as is so many times the case, the songwriter’s recognition through a song is subordinate to the performer who made it famous. When Saving Country Music announced both the nomination, and the win for “Gentle On My Mind,” John Hartford fans were not shy in speaking up for the songwriter who has “Gentle On My Mind” as one of his credits. In a field thin on songs that resonated beyond their commercial performance, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” was the only critical choice in the category, and the same can be said for “Gentle On My Mind.” It’s hard to not factor in that the sympathy vote was in strong order for the two Glen Campbell songs receiving awards, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t deserved. From that same documentary soundtrack, The Band Perry walked away with Best Country Duo/Group Performance for a song once made famous by Campbell, “Gentle On My Mind.” And that’s Glen Campbell.Īiling from Alzheimer’s, forced to cut his career short, Glen Campbell walked away with the evening’s Best Country Song award for “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” Campbell wrote the song with Julian Raymond for the soundtrack of the documentary Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me about Campbell’s battles with Alzheimers disease.Īnd it wasn’t the only Grammy Award doled out with Glen Campbell ties. But there was another man who won big, and arguably dominated the early, non-televised country portion of the awards whose recognition shouldn’t go overlooked. In the morning after the 2015 Grammy Awards, the big story threads were about how British singer Sam Smith won big, about Beck’s Morning Phase becoming the year’s surprise winner for Best Album, and Kanye West’s second attempt at ill-begotten chivalry. Kim Campbell accepting Glen Campbell’s Grammy
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