Campbell’s publicist, Sandy Brokaw, said the singer died on Tuesday morning in Nashville. No cause was immediately given.
Campbell announced in June 2011 he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and that it was in its early stages at that time.
“I still love making music and I still love performing for my fans,” he said at the time.
“I’d like to thank them for sticking with me through thick and thin.”
Campbell started out as a session guitarist for the Beach Boys and producer Phil Spector.
“I’m very broken up to hear about my friend Glen Campbell,” Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson said.
“An incredible musician and an even better person. I’m at a loss. Love and mercy.”
Campbell rose to fame in the 1960s with hits such as Wichita Lineman and By the Time I Get to Phoenix.
Jimmy Webb, who wrote Wichita Lineman, said on Twitter he was, “so very sad about the passing of [his] dear friend”.
Another country music legend, Dolly Parton, said she would always love him.
“Glen is one of the greatest voices that ever was in the business,” she said.
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