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Get Smart about “Guess I’m Dumb”!
Now is the perfect time to “induct” artist Glen Campbell’s 1965 single, “Guess I’m Dumb”, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame SINGLES! Now is the time to spin “Guess I’m Dumb” in Rock Hall’s jukebox of excellence in Cleveland, Ohio for future generations of music listeners!
Rock Hall’s “Singles” category for induction is a new one. The category paves the way for awarding and celebrating the explosive joy of the rock ‘n’ roll single: a trailblazing single impacting the history of rock and roll music by changing the direction of music, offering a new style and direction, and a personal revelation to the listener.
“Guess I’m Dumb” as recorded by artist Glen Campbell represents the excellence of a single shaping rock and roll in the mid-sixties. Although this single would not be “technically” inducted into the Rock Hall, it would and should receive well-deserved recognition by the world’s leading institution celebrating the history of rock and roll: Rock Hall’s museum.
Top Reasons for “Inducting” Glen Campbell’s Single, “Guess I’m Dumb,” into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“Guess I’m Dumb” was performed by artist Glen Campbell, who is not yet inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Other groups are working toward this larger goal of induction.) Until Glen is inducted, this single meets one of Rock Hall’s basic qualifications for selected singles: “performed by a non-inductee.”
“Guess I’m Dumb” marked a new direction, a new style, and possibly the genesis or precursor of Brian Wilson’s landmark album ‘Pet Sounds’. It marked an epiphany that changed the lives of its listeners, validated a new direction of music for Brian Wilson and delineated Glen Campbell’s career as studio session musician/Beach Boys’ band member from Campbell’s career as solo artist from 1965 and forward.
“Guess I’m Dumb” is a brilliant 1964 composition written by The Beach Boys’ co-founder, Brian Wilson, and Russ Titelman in 1964. It was arranged and produced by Brian Wilson. In 2012, music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its "50 Greatest Producers Ever" list, elaborating "few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson's studio techniques were in the mid-60s". ("The 50 Greatest Producers Ever", Nme.com, 2012, p. 5)
“Guess I’m Dumb”’s arrangement has been described as a later inspiration for the work of songwriter Jimmy Webb. (Domenic Priore in Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood, Domenic Priore, Jawbone Press, London, England, p. 172.
“Guess I’m Dumb” features Glen Campbell’s beautiful, range-expanding tenor voice with a delivery described as “...an absolutely breathtaking performance, singing at the top of his chest range, with occasional smooth, seamless moves into falsetto.” (“California Dreaming: Guess I’m Dumb”, Andrew Hickey, Head of State, andrewhickey.info, July 24, 2014)
“Guess I’m Dumb” is the epitome of how “...both (Wilson and Campbell) could move between chest and head voice on the same word without a break, a far rarer gift among vocalists than many would expect, and something that’s absolutely essential to get the right effect on Wilson’s melodies.” “....at the end of the track you can faintly hear Brian Wilson telling Campbell “that was outta sight!”, and it is. This is a truly remarkable record.” (“California Dreaming: Guess I’m Dumb”, Andrew Hickey, Head of State, andrewhickey.info, July 24, 2014)
“Guess I’m Dumb” was recommended by RollingStone as one of Glen Campbell’s 20 Essential Tracks: “Glen Campbell had a way of inhabiting every song he recorded, both as a vocalist and an ace guitarist.” “The soaring Roy Orbison-like track about unrequited love failed to chart and sounds unlike anything else Campbell recorded, but it remains a treasure among Wilson and Campbell devotees for its lush arrangement and Campbell’s impressive vocal range.” (“Glen Campbell: 20 Essential Songs”, Rollingstone.com, by David Menconi, Stephen L. Betts, Melinda Newman, Joseph Hudak, and Robert Crawford, April 21, 2017.)
“Guess I’m Dumb” was identified by Best Classic Bands as one of 13 times when Glen Campbell rocked. The song “remains a favorite of both Campbell fans and Beach Boys completists. The recording features both Brian and Carl Wilson on backing vocals.” [Guitarist Glen Campbell can also be heard on the backing track.] (“13 Times When Glen Campbell Rocked”, by Jeff Tamarkin, The Scene: The Classic Rock Legacy, BestClassicBands.com, 2017)
CALL TO ACTION:
Readers, please share this call to action and also act now to send your signed nomination letter to “induct” Glen Campbell’s single, “Guess I’m Dumb”, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Singles to:
Mr. Greg Harris, President / Rock & Roll Hall of Fame / 1100 E. 9th Street / Cleveland, OH 44114
You are welcome to copy and paste some or all of this text into your nomination letter. Thank you!
