Glen Campbell, the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, actor and TV show host whose performing career was as panoramic as his talents, died Tuesday. He was 81.
A tweet on Campbell’s official account stated, “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Glen Travis Campbell, at the age of 81.”
Campbell, who had been living in a long-term care facility in Tennessee, was diagnosed with the degenerative brain disorder Alzheimer’s disease in late 2010, and it was announced publicly in June 2011.
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