A snip from news:
It was an announcement that shocked the world of country music.
Four years ago one of the most famous singer-songwriters of all time announced he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and would be celebrating his illustrious music career with a final album and tour.
This tour, organised by Glen Campbell’s fourth wife Kim, turned into a protracted farewell from an artist who’d sold 50 million records in a career spanning six decades.
Initially planned at just five weeks it ended up lasting two years after Mrs Campbell insisted that performing the music that defined him was the best way for her ailing husband to retain an important therapeutic link with his past.
In all, Campbell performed 152 concerts during which his memory loss was increasingly apparent to the adoring audiences who packed stadiums in a bid to hear him perform such glorious hits as Wichita Lineman and Rhinestone Cowboy for one last time.
But since last June, Campbell, 78, has been living in a care facility in Nashville after his wife of 32 years took the decision that round-the-clock care would best meet the needs of a man who is now in the final stages of Alzheimer’s
Her decision has led to a fight over control of Campbell’s affairs with two of the oldest of the star’s eight children (born to wives number one and two respectively)
Debby Campbell-Cloyd and Travis Campbell filed a petition in January alleging that Mrs Campbell is keeping their 78-year-old father “secluded from the rest of the family” and prohibiting the family “from participating in his care and/or treatment”
They are now asking the court to appoint a guardian to manage their father’s medical and financial interests
Campbell, whose last ever recording won the 2015 Grammy for best country song and was nominated for an Academy Award this year, is said to have lost the power of speech and now barely recognises his family.
