Jimmy Webb
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.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1946-08-15 · Elk City, Oklahoma, USA
Known for
- Heat (1995) — Additional Soundtrack
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) — Additional Soundtrack
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Music
- FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) — Songs
- The Last Unicorn (1982) — Original Music Composer
- Amazing Stories (1985) — Music
- The Wrecking Crew (2008) — Self - Composer
- Doc (1971) — Conductor
- Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (2010) — Self
- Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me (2014) — Self
- Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul (2017) — Self
- The Hanoi Hilton (1987) — Original Music Composer
- How Sweet It Is! (1968) — Songs
- The Naked Ape (1973) — Original Music Composer
- Produced by George Martin (2012) — Self
- Later... with Jools Holland (1992)