Yet all three manage to create a fully conceived narrative rather than a scene or episode. Phoenix documents one day in the lives of two people with one deliberate action and one slow realization. A ...
There aren't many songs that have been recorded by a more varied group of artists than Jimmy Webb's seven-minute opus "MacArthur Park." Originally recorded by Irish actor Richard Harris in the late ...
When one of the most distinctive voices in the history of music is looking for songs, it makes sense songwriters will come out of the woodwork looking to provide material. That was the case when Art ...
When songwriter Jimmy Webb left an unfinished version of the song "Wichita Lineman" for Glen Campbell to listen to, he never got a response and assumed it was a no-go. But when he eventually spoke to ...
A dedicated fan of musical history, I knew it was time to pull back the curtains of American music and delve a little deeper. It was then I discovered this song originally written by the ...
Jimmy Webb’s songs are deeply embedded in our culture. His catalog of music and lyrics spans multiple genres and appeals to all living generations. He is always on the lists of the most important ...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- You probably have a favorite Jimmy Webb song, even if you've never heard of the guy. Webb is the patron saint of anyone who has ever written a song that was popularized by ...
The seven-minute 1968 classic was recorded by everyone from Richard Harris to Donna Summer to 'Weird Al' on the way to being immortalized as Beetlejuice's would-be wedding song. Webb got on the phone ...
Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, is a giant in the songwriting world. Touring in support of a new memoir, “The Cake and the Rain,” Webb is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Monday at IDL Ballroom, ...
Like a creature from a pop song horror movie, “MacArthur Park,” the epic seven-minute single written by Jimmy Webb, has new life. The hit—unleashed on the world to chart-topping success by the late ...
Singer/Songwriter Jimmy Webb is performing at the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, Massachusetts on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $24 and can be purchased online.
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