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**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING   **** Tim McGraw MONEY MONEY MONEY --- Everyone knows we are in the era of declining album sales, but it's is hard to fathom just how into the red it has gotten. To date, no album that has been released in 2014 has made it to Platinum status, indicating sales of over one-million units. As of now, only the soundtrack from Frozen, released in 2013, has sold more than one million copies this year. Albums are making it to Gold level (500,000 units sold) including eleven released this year including Michael Jackson's Xscape and the 70's infused Guardian's of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Volume 1. Where there is a lot of gold and platinum being awarded is in singles (aka individual track downloads). For veteran artists, much of this action is in country music with Tim McGraw, alone, receiving four platinum singles in the last three months. Continuing sales of older tracks is also mov...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** David Crosby CSNY & Y DEAD? --- David Crosby didn't mince words when the Idaho Statesman asked him to weigh in on the news that his on-again, off-again longtime creative partner Neil Young had filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 40 years (Pegi), saying you'd never see him breaking his marriage vows. “Not gonna happen, man,” he vowed. “I’ve been with my wife 37 years, and I’m in love with her. I ain’t goin’ nowhere.” Crosby also made it clear that he doesn't think much of Young’s new girlfriend (actress Daryl Hannah). “Thirty-seven years! That’s a freakin’ miracle,” he continued. “And I just don't feel the urge to go try something new. And I happen to know that he’s hanging out with somebody that’s a purely poisonous predator now. And that’s karma. He’s gonna get hurt. But I understand why it happened. I'm just sad about it. I'm always sad when I see love get tossed i...

**** LIKE A RHINESTONE COWBOY **** Glen Campbell Over the course of Glen Campbell’s long and legendary career the songwriter and musician had a string of Top 10 solo hits, was handpicked by John Wayne to be his co-star in True Grit, hosted his own television variety show and headlined sold-out shows all over the world. Then in 2011, Glen Campbell and his fourth wife, Kim, announced that he has Alzheimer’s disease. In Life with My Father Glen Campbell (Overlook Press / Hardcover $26.95 / ISBN: 978-1-78038-858-8 / Publication Date: September 25, 2014) his daughter Debby Campbell offers a loving and candid account of the man she not only toured with for more than 20 years but whom she will always see first and foremost as her father. Glen Campbell began his career as a session guitarist for many of the 1960’s biggest musical talents: The Monkees, Elvis Presley, Merle Haggard, and was a favorite go-to-guy for producers Phil Spector and Jimmy Bowen. In 1965 he was...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER  By G. H. HARDING **** The Collectibles THE COLLECTIBLES --- Attorney and former judge James J. Kaufman next month (September) releases his new book The Collectibles (book two of a trilogy); and, it’s a fascinating, cross-generational novel based on one family; two strong men from separate worlds – one touch by tragedy, the other touched by greed, who re-unite in an unexpected way.  Kaufman’s writing is immediately dramatic and thought-provoking. It’s one of the best reads we've yet experienced. Kauffman’s a proponent of building relationships and trust through storytelling and what with the recent exploits of people like Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer and San Diego Mayor Bob Filner … we should applaud his methods.  The 74-year old is also Chairman of the Board of Imaging the World which is changing global medicine through a revolutionary concept integrating technology, training and community to bring m...

**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER By: G.H. Harding **** Carlos Santana A LOVE SUPREME – A few columns back we told you about a new Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin DVD, Live At Montreux/2011. We've watched it and thoroughly enjoyed it. Santana, and his band, are just exceptional; with a power and energy that was a most welcome surprise (they definitely came ready to play). McLaughlin, who I've enjoyed for years, is just terrific. Ironically, the performance that I enjoyed the most was John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.” So joyous.  Their 1973 album, Love, Devotion, Surrender, was an amazing work that endures today. The DVD even features a harmonica performance from one Claude Nobs, who has devoutly organized these Monteux festivals for years. He rocks out for sure. The group also performs "Stairway To Heaven" ... and, it is magnificent. A very, very superior work – loved it! GLEN CAMPBELL --- From the Wrecking Crew to “Rh...