Images: Glen Campbell, 1936-2017
Editor's note: A caption was corrected because a rhinestone-studded suit shown in 2001 that was made for Glen Campbell is *not* up for auction this year.
See moments from the life of Glen Campbell. The grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. He was 81. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Country singers Glen Campbell and Kimberly Woolen of Newport, N.C., are shown following their wedding in Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 25, 1982. Woolen is a former dancer at Radio City Music Hall.
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Singer Glen Campbell, left, holds a rhinestone-studded suit designed by Bob Bannister, right, after a performance by Campbell at the Newberry Opera House in 2001, in Newberry, S.C. Bannister designed the suit for Campbell in 1975 for a television show appearance by Campbell featuring the song "Rhinestone Cowboy."
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Country music legend Glen Campbell performs at the " Broadway Meets Country" benefit concert to aid the Actors Fund and the American Red Cross at Lincoln Center, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in New York.
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Musician and composer Glen Campbell poses with his bride-to-be Tanya Tucker outside New York's Plaza Hotel on Saturday, Sept. 8, 1980.
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Entertainer Glen Campbell howls as he misses a putt on the 7th hole during the Pro-Am round of the Glen Campbell Los Angeles open at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1982. Campbell was playing with pro golfer Johnny Miller, last year's winner of the tournament. The first round of the tournament starts on Thursday.
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Glen Campbell at Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California on Feb. 24, 1982.
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Glen Campbell shown Oct. 12, 1987 is celebrating 25 years as a recording artist. He says he has been blessed "to sing in tune and play the guitar." Location unknown.
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Longtime Gene Autry sidekick Pat Buttram, left, and singer Glen Campbell, right, join Autry at the opening night celebration of the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in Los Angeles on Monday, Nov. 22, 1988.
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Roy Clark with Glen Campbell and Vince Gill in Nashville, Tenn. on May 7, 1992.
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Singer Glen Campbell arrives for the funeral of music legend Ray Charles at the First AME Church in Los Angeles, Friday, June 18, 2004. Charles died last week at 73.
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Glen Campbell, left, and wife Kim are seen during the 45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.
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Musician Glen Campbell performs during the funeral for music legend Ray Charles at the First AME Church in Los Angeles, Friday, June 18, 2004. Charles died last week at 73.
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Singer and musician Glen Campbell performs at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, Calif. on Friday, May 2, 2008.
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Glen Campbell accepts The Pioneer Award as Charlie Daniels, far left, and Bryan White, far right, applaud after a performance during the 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., on Wednesday, May 5, 1999.
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Glen Campbell performs with his daughters, Ashley Campbell, left, and Debby Campbell-Cloyd, center, at the IP Casino in Biloxi, Ms. on Friday, July 15, 2011.
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Glen Campbell performs with his daughter, Debby Campbell-Cloyd, at the IP Casino in Biloxi, Ms. on Friday, July 15, 2011.
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Glen Campbell performs with members of his family at the IP Casino in Biloxi, Ms. on Friday, July 15.
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Glen Campbell, The Band Perry and Blake Shelton perform onstage during the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Musician Glen Campbell, left, and his wife, Kim, pose for a portrait in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Campbell, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease is planning a farewell tour before retiring from the music.
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Glen Campbell, left, Reid Perry, center, and Blake Shelton perform during the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Glen Campbell arrives at the 16th Annual Women in Film Malibu Golf Classic at the Malibu Country Club on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Malibu, Calif.
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In this July 27, 2011 file photo, musician Glen Campbell, left, and his wife, Kim, pose for a portrait in Malibu, Calif. Campbell's wife has issued a statement explaining the decision to place the singer in a long-term care facility and expressing hurt over criticism of the move. Kim Campbell says Thursday, June 19, 2014, in an email to The Associated Press that the 78-year-old's Alzheimer's disease has progressed to the point that he needed access to medical care 24 hours a day.
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In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, Glen Campbell, right, and his wife Kim pose backstage at the 45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Campbell's career didn't end when he revealed he had Alzheimer's disease in 2011. He went on to record an album, play more than 150 concerts to promote it, star in a documentary about life with Alzheimer's and win awards for its leading song. Now 78 and in the late stages of the disease, Campbell's wife will attend the 87th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, on his behalf.
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In this Sept. 6, 2012 file photo, singer Glen Campbell performs during his Goodbye Tour in Little Rock, Ark. Campbell finished off his Goodbye Tour on Friday night, Nov. 30, 2012, in Napa, Calif., but is considering scheduling more dates in 2013. The singer has Alzheimer's disease.
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Glen Campbell performs at LP Field during the 2012 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Glen Campbell arrives at the 16th Annual Women in Film Malibu Golf Classic at the Malibu Country Club on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Malibu, Calif.
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Glen Campbell performs at LP Field during the 2012 CMA Music Festival on June 07, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
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In this Feb. 15, 1979 file photo, country singers Glen Campbell, left, and Tanya Tucker, engaged to one another, are shown at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. He was 81. Campbell announced in June 2011 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
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Glen Campbell poses with his Pioneer Award during the 34th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Universal City, Calif., Wednesday, May 5, 1999.
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