Glen Campbell Has Alzheimer's Disease.

Country music icon GLEN CAMPBELL has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He's been suffering from short-term memory loss for years, but wasn't diagnosed until six months ago. He's 75 years old. Glen and his wife Kim decided to talk about it NOW because he's doing a farewell tour in the fall.(--No word yet on those dates.) Kim told "People", quote, "Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer. But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused on stage, I wouldn't want people to think, 'What's the matter with him? Is he drunk?'" Glen adds, quote, "I still love making music. And I still love performing for my fans. I'd like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin." He's also releasing a new album on August 30th. It's called "Ghost on the Canvas". You may remember a few months ago when we talked about the all-star guest cast Glen assembled for the album.

Glen Campbell Will Launch a Tour in Support of His Farewell Album.

It's been almost a year since we heard GLEN CAMPBELL was recording a farewell album and that an "unbelievable amount" of people were coming out of the woodwork to perform on it.Well, the album, which is called "Ghost on the Canvas", should be ready to come out sometime this summer. Glen is also going to launch a farewell tour to go along with it. But don't expect some huge arena-type send-off. A spokesperson said Glen will be playing small halls or theaters in selected cities. And he's going to take his time. He'll arrive in each town early to do plenty of interviews and promotions. The rep also said Glen is, quote, "Playing guitar better than ever, singing and writing better than ever. It's really going to be a great final statement from him." We'll get you more details on the album and tour when they become available.