Product Description

In the late 60s Glen Campbell had the world on astring or better yet strings. It was his smooth vocalsand warm personality on his hits like Wichita Linemanand By the Time I Get to Phoenix that made him acountry and cross-over star.America witnessed the full range of his talent in early1969 when The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour hit primetime TV. This DVD collects the show s greatest momentswith Glen performing his hit songs as well as duets withguests such as Rick Nelson Ray Charles Johnny CashLinda Ronstadt Anne Murray Willie Nelson and more.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 610583346091

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36591 in DVD
• Brand: WEA DVD
• Released on: 2007-10-02
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Customer Reviews

Wonderful highlights from the guy who is still singing!
A few months ago Glen Campbell released a fabulous new CD (Meet Glen Campbell) with current rock songs done "the Glen way". (See my review elsewhere on Amazon).

Now the folks at Time-Life have released a single DVD of performances from Campbell's 1960s TV show. What a delightful hour! (It apparently also aired in public TV stations during the year but never appeared in my local market.).
Similar to the great 2-DVD set which Sony released of the "Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show", this set focuses on duets which Campbell did during the show's run. There's Glen and Roger Miller, Glen and a very young Linda Ronstadt, and, yes, Glen and Johnny Cash! The duet with Cher is priceless (on an old Sonny & Cher version of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Wanna Do". And there is very little available footage of Willie Nelson with his short hair (and jacket and tie!).

New video of Glen introducing each performance is a great idea and, as a bonus, there is a 15-minute interview with him (where he has his guitar handy to demonstrate a few of the answers he gives). The 72-year-old Campbell still looks great!

The Good Times Hour was produced by Tom Smothers (of the Smothers Brothers) and he give the show an edge in the comedy writing and direction.

It's a shame there is only an hour of material here. There must be so much more in the Campbell-owned archive. We can only hope for a Volume 2 (and 3? And 4?). The quality of the print is great too!

If you own the Cash TV show DVD, grab this one to put next to it on your DVD shelf.

Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"

I Want More
What memories The Goodtime Hour brought back. Who do we write to to get all the shows released on DVD? I am reliving my younger years. Glen is such a talented performer and I remember some of the funny comedy skits with the guest stars. I was not disappointed with the DVD. I even remember the cute guy, Larry McNeely, who sat next to Glen on the bench when Glen sang all of his hits. Glen's present day comments show that he is just a down to earth guy and has not let stardom go to his head. Calling B.J. Thomas a turkey for his song beating "True Grit" at the Oscars. I personally thought the lyrics in "True Grit" made more sense than "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head".
All fans of "The Goodtime Hour" need to unite and have Glen make sure all of his "Goodtime Hour" shows are released. I will be waiting for more of his shows!!!

Solid Entertainment
There are no serious disappointments on this DVD: It's a collection of solos and duets from one of the best 60s/70s variety shows on TV.

Campbell introduces each song with his memories and insights about the artists or songs; his deliveries are sincere and interesting.

One of the nicest things about this DVD is that each song is complete; there is no editing, no cutting off of the songs, no voice-overs.

I feel the best duet was with Linda Ronstadt; the best solo was Campbell's "By the Time I Get to Phoenix." Ronstadt provided a strong balance to Glen's sometimes overpowering vocals (as when he completely drowned out the duet with BJ Thomas). "Phoenix" was sensitive, superb.

I'm deducting one star because the viewer is sometimes toyed with, as when Campbell talks about John Wayne. I expected to see some footage of Wayne, but no, it was just a rather irrelevant introduction to Campbell's solo of "True Grit."

The bonus content could have been better. It is only a series of mildly interesting questions and responses; trivia, memories. No footage, no songs.

As others have stated, this DVD leaves us hungry for the complete shows. Still, it's highly recommended entertainment in the absence of those shows.