Glen Campbell
Diagnosed With
Alzheimer’s,
Announces Farewell
Album and Tour
BY REBECCA DIRKS
Iconic singer/songwriter/
guitarist Glen Campbell
has announced that he has
recently been diagnosed with
Alzheimer’s disease. The dis-
ease is still in its early stages,
and Campbell has said he will
release a final album, Ghost on
the Canvas, and then complete
a tour dubbed “The Glen
Campbell Goodbye Tour.”
The new album will be
released on August 30 on
Surfdog Records, and it features
appearances by Chris Isaak, Dick
Dale, Billy Corgan, Brian Setzer,
Rick Nielsen, Roger Manning,
and the Dandy Warhols.
artist with songs like “Gentle
on My Mind” and “Rhinestone
Cowboy,” as well as with an acting career that has included films
such as True Grit and The Glen
Campbell Goodtime Hour.
The editors of Premier Guitar offer up some unsolicited
opinions about guitars and 6-string life.
MARTIN
RECEIVES
TRADEMARK
ON HEADSTOCK
DESIGN
BY REBECCA DIRKS
NAZARETH, PA – Martin
announced in June the trademark of the headstock configuration the company has used on
its guitars for more than 161
years. This trademark is part of
Martin’s ongoing effort to protect intellectual property, including guitar design, manufacture,
and production innovations.
“The clean, simple, iconic
shape of the Martin guitar
headstock has long been recog-
nized by consumers as one of
the primary identifying brand
and design elements of our
guitars,” said C. F. Martin &
Co. Vice President, Corporate
Operations Gregory Paul.
“Use of this shape by others
can only be intended to create
confusion in the marketplace.”
The headstock configuration
used as far back as 1850 is now
protected by US Trademark
Registration No. 3,048,307.
martinguitar.com
Google’s Les Paul
Doodle – Google celebrated Les Paul’s birthday with a playable,
recordable guitar doodle
that proved so popular
Google kept it online
indefinitely.
Orange’s Music
Aid for Joplin – In
response to the tornado
that killed 153 people
and destroyed the town
of Joplin, Missouri,
Orange organized an
auction highlighted by
a Union Jack half-stack
and Rush-signed gear.
Leslie West
Undergoes Leg
Amputation – The
legendary Mountain guitarist lost his leg to complications of diabetes. We
wish him a swift recovery!
PosessedHand
Device Makes You
a Robot – The forearm band and electrode
pads send impulses to
your muscles to control
your hand’s motion,
making users play more
accurately. We say, “Just
practice your #*@%&*!
Instrument!”
New ZZ Top Album
This Year – Gibbons
told a Texas news station that the new tunes
produced by Rick
Rubin are “loud and
fast” and “a return to
the roots.”
“To the people
who stole my Les
Paul” – After a
Canadian musician’s
highly modified
’ 53 Les Paul
was stolen,
his heartfelt
Craigslist
plea spread
like wildfire
(including on Peter
Frampton’s Facebook page).
Here’s hoping all the attention leads the guitar home.
