Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Glen Campbell

Music

— Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame —

Glen Campbell Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

1. Glen Campbell Marker

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CMA Entertainer of Year, CMA and ACM Male Vocalist of Year • Won Grammys in both Country and Pop in 1967 • Recorded No. 1 hits Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix • Had own network TV show, Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in 1960’s—70’s

Delight, Arkansas • Inducted 1999

Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 34° 30.628′ N, 93° 3.222′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Central Avenue (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west on Spring Street. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the south side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Charlie Rich (here, next to this marker); Bobby Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Edward Durell Stone (here, next to this marker); Chester Lauck & Norris Goff (here, next to this marker); Patsy Montana

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(here, next to this marker); Dizzy and Daffy Dean (here, next to this marker); Jimmy Driftwood (here, next to this marker); Bobby Murray (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Also see . . . Glen Travis Campbell (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: American country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. In 1967, Campbell won four Grammys in the country and pop categories.
Campbell played a supporting role in the film True Grit (1969), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. He also sang the title song, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

(Submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024

2. Glen Campbell Marker

Looking north from Spring Street; it is the 2nd from the right of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.