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Jimmy Webb is responsible for writing numerous popular and Top 10 hits sung by a disparate group of artists, including Glen Campbell ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston"); Art Garfunkel ("All I Know"); Richard Harris and Donna Summer ("MacArthur Park"); The Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up and Away"); and The Highwaymen, consisting of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. In the early 70's The Three Degrees performed his "Everybody Gets To Go To The Moon" in the motion picture The French Connection. Glen Campbell, December 2004 This article is about the singer. ... By the Time I Get to Phoenix is a song written by composer Jimmy Webb and made famous by Glen Campbell, whose version reached #3 on the U.S.Pop charts in 1967. ... Wichita Lineman is a popular song written by Jimmy Webb in 1968, first recorded by Glen Campbell and widely covered since. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Richard Harris as Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator. ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on the... MacArthur Park is an epic song written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris on his album A Tramp Shining in 1968. ... The Fifth Dimension The Fifth Dimension (also known as The 5th Dimension) is an American popular music vocal group, whose repertoire also includes R&B, soul, and jazz. ... Waylon Jennings in the 1960s. ... Willie Nelson (born William Hugh Nelson, 30 April 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, born and raised in Abbott, Texas. ... Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American, multi Grammy Award-winning influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Webb's father was a Baptist minister and a former Marine. His mother died when he was a teenager. His most popular songs were all composed when he was between 19 and 21 years of age. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging... A Marine is an elite warrior whose primary function is to serve aboard a ship and/or assault the land from the sea in amphibious warfare. ...

"By the Time I Get to Phoenix" is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.^{[citation needed]}

As one of the few "classic" songwriter specialists of the rock age, he has been compared to the great composers/songwriters/arrangers of the past, including George Gershwin, Cole Porter and Burt Bacharach. Webb's "The Girls' Song," according to the liner notes for the CD re-release of The Fifth Dimension album The Magic Garden, was explicitly intended as an homage to Bacharach. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Magic Garden is the second album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1967 (see 1967 in music). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

He is noted for having written songs that were hits in the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and is the only person to receive Grammy Awards in all three categories: music, lyrics and orchestration. Webb has also written musicals, commercial jingles and film scores, including the music for the animated film The Last Unicorn. He has written for television as well, including music for the show ER. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Last Unicorn is a 1982 fantasy film, based on the novel written by Peter S. Beagle, and adapted by him for the screenplay. ... ER is a long-running, Emmy Award winning American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois. ...

Like many songwriters, Webb has also recorded several albums containing renditions of his own songs, although his solo output has never matched the commercial success of recordings of his work by other performers. Although he resided in chic Laurel Canyon throughout the early 70s, smoked marijuana, and fraternized with contemporaries like Joni Mitchell, the association of his music with perceived middle-of-the-road acts (most notably his longstanding collaboration with Campbell) hindered his attempts to achieve success as a performing artist in his own right. Laurel Canyon can refer to several things: Laurel Canyon is a 2002 American drama movie, written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ...

In 1998 he authored a book, Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting, which was well received by songwriters and performers. He still continues to do live performances. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

He was elected to the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986; in 1990 he was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. ... The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame was established by the Nashville Songwriters Foundation, Inc. ...

Webb currently lives in Bayville, NY. Bayville is a village located in Nassau County, New York in the USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 7,135. ...

Solo albums

• Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb (1967)
• Words and Music (1970)
• And So: On (1971)
• Letters (1972)
• Land's End (1974)
• El Mirage (1977)
• Angel Heart (1982)
• Suspending Disbelief (1993)
• Ten Easy Pieces (1996) A collection of Webb's best-best known songs performed mainly with only a piano accompaniment.
• The Moon's A Harsh Mistress: Jimmy Webb in the Seventies (2004) This was a limited edition boxed set published by Rhino Handmade and including all his albums from the 1970s, plus bonus tracks and "Live at the Royal Albert Hall", a live album recorded in 1972 which subsequently became one disc of the two disc set "Archive & Live".
• Twilight of the Renegades (2005)
• Archive & Live (2005) Two disc set: one disc was a previously-released compilation; the other was the "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" recording.

Words and Music is the first solo album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released by Reprise in 1970. ... Letters is the third solo album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released by Reprise in 1972. ... Lands End is the fourth solo album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released by Asylum in 1974. ... El Mirage is fifth solo album by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released by Atlantic in 1977. ... Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label. ...

Trivia

Jimmy Webb was the original owner of a Shelby 427 Cobra equipped with twin Paxton superchargers, of which only 2 were ever built. This car sold at the 2007 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction for a record $5.5 million.

External links

• Official artist's site
• Jimmy Webb at All Music Guide
• Ultimate Band List page
• Quote on Xfm.co.uk from Ricky Gervais