Welcome to a special edition of Hit Story: the podcast that tells the tales of tasty tunes. Today we celebrate the life of Glen Campbell who died on August 8th, 2017. This edition of Hit Story is all about Glen Campbell’s wonderful song about a lonely man who was talking on the phone at the top of a telephone pole when songwriter Jimmy Webb drove by. This is the Hit Story of Wichita Lineman.

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell's haunting song about a lonely county worker.

Hit Story is the podcast that tells the fascinating tales behind hit songs and the people who create them. Former CBC Radio 2 radio personality Tim Tamashiro produces and hosts the show. The goal of this podcast is to give you context for the songs that you already love and hopefully the songs will become even MORE MEANINGFUL to you.

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Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell's haunting song about a lonely county worker.

Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell's haunting song about a lonely county worker.