Jimmy Webb
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Born August 15, 1946 in Elk City, Oklahoma, USA
American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling classics, including "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", "The Worst That Could Happen", "All I Know", and "MacArthur Park". His songs have been performed by many popular contemporary singers, including Glen Campbell, The 5th Dimension, Thelma Houston, The Supremes, Richard Harris, Johnny Maestro, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley,Isaac Hayes, Art Garfunkel, Amy Grant, America, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Michael Feinstein, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr.,and Carly Simon. According to BMI, his song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" was the third most performed song in the fifty years between 1940 and 1990. Webb is the only artist ever to have received Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration.
Filmography
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul
Self
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Self
Produced by George Martin
Self
Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001)
Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Self
The Wrecking Crew
Self - Composer
The Clean and Narrow
Heat
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Born on the Fourth of July
Tales from the Crypt
The Hanoi Hilton
Amazing Stories
The Last Unicorn
Voices
Ringo
An Evening with Glen Campbell
Self - Special Guest
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