1 9 7 9 : ▁" R hin estone ▁Cow boy " ▁and ▁" S ou thern ▁N ights " ▁After ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁his ▁CBS ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Campbell ▁remained ▁a ▁regular ▁on ▁network ▁television . ▁He ▁co - star red ▁in ▁a ▁made - for - tele vision ▁movie , ▁Str ange ▁Home coming ▁( 1 9 7 4 ), ▁with ▁Robert ▁C ulp ▁and ▁up - and - coming ▁te en ▁id ol ▁Le if ▁Gar rett . ▁He ▁hosted ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁television ▁spe ci als , ▁including ▁ 1 9 7 6 ' s ▁Down ▁Home , ▁Down ▁Under ▁with ▁Oliv ia ▁Newton - John . ▁He ▁co - host ed ▁the ▁American ▁Music ▁Awards ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁head lined ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁N BC ▁special ▁Glen ▁Campbell : ▁Back ▁to ▁Bas ics ▁with ▁guest - st ars ▁Se als ▁and ▁Cro ft s ▁and ▁Br enda ▁Lee . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁many ▁network ▁talk ▁and ▁variety ▁shows , ▁including ▁Don ny ▁& ▁Marie ▁and ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Johnny ▁Car son , ▁where ▁he ▁performed ▁" R hin estone ▁Cow boy ". ▁He ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁Cher , ▁the ▁Red d ▁Fox x ▁Com edy ▁H our , ▁The ▁Mer v ▁Griff in ▁Show , ▁The ▁Mid night ▁Special , ▁D IN A H !, ▁Even ing ▁at ▁P ops ▁with ▁Arthur ▁F ied