Up until 1962, Glenn had played local radio shows, outdoor country parks and opened shows for Grand Ole Opry acts. In '61, he worked in Phoenix, Arizona with "The Western Playboys," a band patterned after Bob Wills' band. Bob Fite was the bandleader and one renowned member was Tommy Duncan. At that time the Bob Fite Ballroom was one of the largest in the west and there Glenn had the opportunity to get acquainted with the west coast acts.

In 1963, Glenn moved up to Cincinnati, Ohio and formed the "Americanyons." They were a good, tight country group and they recorded for the Boone record label on which they had a top ten record entitled "One of Them There Things."  At that time Glenn was a writer for Pamper music which was owned in part by Ray Price. While at Pamper Music, Glenn played TV shows in Springfield, Missouri, a local Cincinnati show called the Midwestern Hayride, and Renfro Valley.

In 1967 Stonewall Jackson recorded Glenn's "While the Daisies Grow Free" which went to #13 on the charts. In '69 and '70 the Americanyons became the first backup band for the Hee Haw road show.

While opening a show for Conway Twitty in 1972, Glenn was invited to Oklahoma City to record some of his songs with the Twitty Birds. Conway liked what he heard and signed Glenn to Twitty Bird Publishing as a writer. This led to Conway recording Glenn's "Candy" which was on the "I Can't Stop Loving You" album. It's the first track on Glenn's "Bright Indiana" CD.