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Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He achieved success at an early age, winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21. During his career, he established himself as one of America's most successful and honored songwriter/composers.
The reissue was remastered with four bonus tracks which include "Up, Up and Away, "" I Was Too Busy Loving You," and additional demo takes of "Galveston" and "The Worst That Could Happen" plus new liner notes by Jimmy. Order Jimmy Webb's Ten Easy Pieces on CD now!
Jimmy Webb (born August 15, 1946, Elk City, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the 1967 Grammy ...
BILLBOARD'S TOP 10 SONGS WRITTEN BY JIMMY WEBB. 01. MacArthur Park – Donna Summer, 1978. 02. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell, 1969. 03. MacArthur Park – Richard Harris, 1968. 04. Worst That Could Happen – Brooklyn Bridge, 1969.
Oct 25, 2023 · In this clip, Jimmy Webb talks about writing "Wichita Lineman" as well as the influence of The Beatles and Burt Bacharach on his music. Full Video: • Wichita Lineman: Talking with Tunesmi ...
Apr 29, 1982 · The Hollywood Wunderkind who captured two Grammy nominations for best song in 1967 – for “Up, Up and Away,” which won, and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” – is now a...
Apr 15, 2020 · American punk icon Jimmy Webb died on Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 62. The New York City-based businessman was best known as the manager and buyer of Trash and Vaudeville — the...
