Music connects ailing Glen Campbell and daughter Ashley

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK (AP) — Glen Campbell's daughter says that although she can't have a typical conversation with her father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, she's able to speak to him through music.

"When you sit there and play a guitar right in front of him, it really seems to reach him," Ashley Campbell said in an interview this week. "So I try to do that as often as I can."

The 28-year-old daughter of the country music icon says it is tough watching her father suffer from the disease, but she's hoping to carry on his legacy with her own music career.

She sings an original song called "Remembering" and a cover of "Home Again" on the soundtrack for the documentary about his life, "Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me." The soundtrack also features "I'm Not Gonna Miss You," the track that's earned Glen Campbell a nomination for best original song at Sunday's Academy Awards.

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2014 file photo, Ashley Campbell during the VIP film screening of Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me, at the Park West in Chicago. The 28-year-old daughter of the 78-year-old country music icon says it is tough watching her father suffer from the disease, but she{2019}s hoping to carry on his legacy with her own music career. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)


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I'm still here, but yet I'm gone
I don't play guitar or sing my songs
They never defined who I am
The man that loves you 'til the end

You're the last person I will love
You're the last face I will recall
And best of all, I'm not gonna miss you
Not gonna miss you

I'm never gonna hold you like I did
Or say I love you to the kids
You're never gonna see it in my eyes
It's not gonna hurt me when you cry

I'm never gonna know what you go through
All the things I say or do
All the hurt and all the pain
One thing selfishly remains

I'm not gonna miss you
I'm not gonna miss you

Songwriters
RAYMOND, JULIAN / CAMPBELL, GLEN

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Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.



Read more: Glen Campbell - I'm Not Gonna Miss You Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[KMOD]

1. That's beautiful.

I love the power of music.

[RufusTFirefly]

2. 'Alive Inside': New documentary shows how music can reawaken Alzheimer's patients

The new documentary "Alive Inside" shows the transformative power of music as several elderly dementia patients are given iPods loaded with their favorite music. The previously unresponsive seniors quickly start to tap their toes, swing their hands, and, incredibly, start having long discussions about their passion for music and its role in their lives.

In the following clip from the film, a man named Henry — who normally sits quietly in his chair, hunched over, barely speaking — comes alive after listening to music. Asked about his favorite music, he starts talking about Cab Calloway, and even starts to sing some of his favorite songs:

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http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/alive-inside-new-documentary-shows-how-music-can-reawaken-alzheime

[DeSwiss]

3. The Wichita lineman is still on the line......

- Peace unto you.

K&R

The National Institutes of Health: The potential therapeutic effects of THC on Alzheimer's disease.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. My favorite: Gentle on my Mind

I love Glen Campbell's version of the song so much. And I am very impressed to see his daughter playing the banjo. Love that sound.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Galveston was one of my faves

so much so that when I had the opportunity to go there to that little island off Texas, I jumped right on it! Damn, that was 20 years ago too...

And ironically, the landscape along the highway from Houston to Galveston, begged to have his music playing the entire way!