Debby Campbell
by Graham Sclater
The Glen Campbell classic “By the Time I get to Phoenix” has been rerecorded by his daughter Debby.
Debby Campbell was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1956 to Diane Kirk and Glen Travis Campbell. She is the eldest of 8 children and the daughter of the most famous “Rhinestone Cowboy” Glen Campbell. Debby loved singing from an early age and spent many summers with her dad on tour, and in the television studios with his Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour television show.
In 1987 Debby became part of her dad’s show on tour as a featured singer, and toured and travelled around the world with the Glen Campbell show for 24 years, which included Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and Bermuda and so many more. Many of the Glen Campbell fans became loyal fans & friends of Debby’s and she has remained friends with them today.
During that time, she recorded many duets with him which included: “United We Stand”, “Let It Be Me” and “Little Green Apples” as well as multiple recordings of Glen’s “Live with South Dakota Symphony” which were released on CD and DVD
In her early 20’s, Debby married and became a mother of 3, two boys and a girl. She lived in Italy, and the US during this time and currently loves being a grandmother to 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grand child.
Her appreciation for Country music landed her with her own show in Branson, Missouri at the Roy Clark Theatre and she continued to build her own career at the Grand Palace, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Theatre followed by a residency at the Andy Williams’ Moon River Theatre.
Debby’s musical highlights were hosting the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, performing at the Grand Ole Opry and working with country greats including Charlie Daniels, Jerry Reed, Eddie Rabbit and Colin Raye
Debby recently teamed up with Plateau Music producer Tony Mantor to record and release a new CD dedicated to her father. It includes many of Glen’s hit records along with some personal favorites of his.
She is also an author and recently published her book, “Life with My Father Glen Campbell”.
Following her father’s diagnosis with dementia she became fully aware of the effects of the debilitating disease and to help to raise awareness she will be releasing another song later this year along with performances for the McLaughlin Alzheimer’s research institute and the True Grit festival in Colorado.
Debby is active with the Alzheimer’s cause and finds time for her first priority, family and friends. She golfs, enjoys bowling, travel and of course singing.
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