Glen Campbell was already a massive star, with nearly two decades in the music business, when he released the single ...

On April 30, 1977, Glen Campbell reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Southern Nights." He didn't write the song, ...

While Allen Toussaint was putting the finishing touches on a concept album in 1975, he made one last-minute addition that would change everything. “Southern Nights” was a more personal song for ...

So, you see, there’s this wonderful story involving the late New Orleans musical impresario Allen Toussaint. A Wall Street Journal review mentioned it on Feb. 19, but not the way I heard it more than ...

In 1977, a bittersweet country hit rooted in childhood memories took over the airwaves and resonated so deeply with listeners that it soared to No. 1. The radio was filled with the sounds of Glen ...

The song “Southern Nights” is best known as a foot-stomping hit that landed Glen Campbell atop the pop chart in 1977. But pianist and singer Allen Toussaint, who wrote it—and who composed, arranged ...