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Legendary actor, Glen Campbell, was born Glen Travis Campbell on Apr 22, 1936 in Billstown, AR. Campbell died at the age of 81 on Aug 8, 2017 in Nashville, TN .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. Campbell was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Played rhythm guitar on the Frank Sinatra classic "Strangers in the Night".

The 1964 hit "Little Honda" by The Hondells was actually recorded by a group of studio musicians, including Campbell on lead guitar and Hal Blaine on drums. The group known as The Hondells was put together for touring purposes after the song became a hit, but they had nothing to do with the actual recording of the song itself.

Was hand-picked by actor John Wayne to play alongside him in the western film True Grit (1969), which gave Campbell a Golden Globe nomination for "Most Promising Newcomer," and had a hit with the title song which was nominated for an Academy Award. He performed it live at that year's Academy Awards Show.

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