55 years ago today (12/21/68), Glen Campbell went to number 1 on the US album chart with ‘Wichita Lineman’. Although the LP would stay on the chart for 46 weeks, it would be Campbell’s only No.1 album. The title track which was written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb reached No. 3 on the US singles chart and still inspires a cross-genre of artists, having recently been covered by Guns N’ Roses on their recent tours. Watch Campbell perform the classic on Austin City Limits live in 1985..
