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Inside Tracks #7: Glen Campbell w/Brian Wilson's "Guess I'm Dumb" 1964 + Covers by Wondermints 1996 & Jules Shear 2004

Declined by The Beach Boys, Brian tossed it to an L.A. session player to thank him for a huge favor: How Glen Campbell found "Guess I'm Dumb" in 1964 + 2 covers, all spanning 4 decades!

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Brad Kyle
Oct 06, 2022
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Glen, originally from Arkansas, moved from Albuquerque to L.A. in 1960, where things began happening….fast. In early 1961, he got a job writing songs and recording demos at American Music Publishing, which got him introductions to Hollywood’s studio session players (he even signed with AMP’s Crest Records that same year). It wasn’t long before Glen beca…

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