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Coffee Break: Featuring Glen Campbell

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, singer Glen Campbell performs during his Goodbye Tour in Little Rock, Ark.
In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, singer Glen Campbell performs during his Goodbye Tour in Little Rock, Ark.Danny Johnston/ASSOCIATED PRESS

by Anna Reed

August 09, 2017

Country music legend Glen Campbell passed away yesterday from complications with Alzheimer's.

Many people remember Campbell for his famous hits like "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "Gentle On My Mind", but he was also a prolific studio musician with The Wrecking Crew, a circle of top LA session musicians whose services were often utilized in the 1960s and early 1970s. Campbell played on recordings by Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, the Monkees, Nancy Sinatra, Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Phil Spector, and many others.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that feature Glen Campbell?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Wayne Newton - Danke Schoen
The Beach Boys - Caroline, No
Frank Sinatra - Strangers in The Night
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition - Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The Monkees - Mary, Mary
Jan & Dean - Surf City
Glen Campbell - Southern Nights