Guitar,Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1292276 Composed by Jim Rushing and Robert Lee Mcdill. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Country,Pop,Standards. Score. 2 pages. John Fries #882892. Published by John Fries (A0.1292276). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns. Â You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Â Rhinestone Cowboy is a song written by Larry Weiss and most famously recorded by American country music singer Glen Campbell. When released in 1975, it enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. The song is about a veteran artist who's aware that he's more than paid his dues during his career ... but is still surviving, and someday, he'll shine just like a rhinestone cowboy. After Campbell's death in August 2017, Rhinestone Cowboy charted on the Country Digital Song chart at No. 12. As of August 2017, the song had been downloaded more than 368,000 times in the digital era in the United States.