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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,…

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