Jimmy Webb
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American songwriter and composer-Wichita Lineman, MacArthur Park, By the Time I Get to Phoenix. Co-chair ASCAP, former Chairman, Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Joined October 2012
On Nov 11, 1978, #DonnaSummer’s version of MacArthur Park reached #1 giving both Donna & writer Jimmy Webb a #1 song on the Billboard Hot100. She became the 1st female artist of the modern era to have the #1 single & album (Live & More) simultaneously on the Billboard pop charts
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December 12, 2025 Ticket info: https://t.co/FsPCntmuHq Newly added Shawn Colvin! #judycollins #grahamnash #suzannevega #livingstontaylor #yola @johnlennon @JohnLennonTrib #jimmywebb @TheGrahamNash @Shawn_Colvin
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2 Jimmy Webb releases today! The 1st single from Keep Me in Your Heart: The Songs of Warren Zevon-the JW version of Desperados Under the Eaves & a recording w/Little Big Town on their new cover of Wichita Lineman. Desperados: https://t.co/FqAYiYDOBW; LBT: https://t.co/8hcyZcgdX3
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This week - On Oct 24, 1973 #ArtGarfunkel was awarded a Gold Album for his debut solo album, Angel Clare, which reached # 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album had been released on Sept 11, 1973 and contained the US Top 10 hit, "All I Know" written by Jimmy Webb
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Jimmy Webb's recorded version of #WarrenZevon's "Desperados Under The Eaves" is part of a new compilation called Keep Me In Your Heart: The Songs Of Warren Zevon and is the 1st single being released from the album this Fri. The full 2-CD set will be released on Jan 23, 2026.
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A good day to post Gary Puckett's heartfelt version of the Jimmy Webb song "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" - on his birthday. And such a wonderful voice! Happy Birthday Gary! https://t.co/sx06ozhfpL
#garypuckett #garypuckettandtheuniongap
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On Oct 16, 1961, #PatsyCline released what became a classic-the Willie Nelson song, Crazy. It spent 21 wks on the chart & became one of her signature tunes. Patsy's version of the song reached #2 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart & crossed over to pop as a Top 10 single.
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29 years ago today, on Oct 15, 1996, the "ten easy pieces" album was released. Said https://t.co/7f5WxXefPV, Wichita Lineman, in particular, sounds here like the most personal & private of performances, filled w/wrenching loneliness at which the Glen Campbell version only hints
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On Oct 13, 2016, #BobDylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming the 1st songwriter to win the prestigious award. Bob received the prize "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".
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This week in 2008 (on 9/30), @JamesTaylor_com released his album Covers, His version of Wichita Lineman was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and the album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album. A performance from "eTown" https://t.co/cLSv17yMHv
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On Sep 27, 1982, #LindaRonstadt's Get Closer album was released. It contained 2 stunning versions of Jimmy Webb songs: "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" and "Easy for You to Say". "Easy for You to Say" was a Top Ten hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in the spring of 1983.
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40 yrs ago today, 1st #FarmAid took place in Champaign IL. Organized by #WillieNelson, #NeiYoung and #JohnMellencamp, it was attended by 80,000 people. There was a very special performance of "The Highwayman" with #GlenCampbell joining the Highwaymen.
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https://t.co/fhRSci3yiO Next up Sept 28, 2025 City Winery New York Oct 3, 2025 Old Town School of Folk, Chicago Oct 5, 2025 Parkway Theater, Minneapolis Oct 7, 2025 City Winery St Louis See you soon! #jimmywebbsongwriter #glencampbell #jimmywebbsongs
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Remembering songwriter extraordinaire, #PFSloan, born 9/18/45. Known for writing #1 hit "Eve of Destruction" and co-writing w/ Steve Barri, "Secret Agent Man", he also wrote several Billboard Top 20 hits. Photos show Phil w/#JohnnyRivers (top), & Jimmy Webb (bottom)
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A little road humor on the way to tonight's gig in Las Cruces, NM at Atkinson Recital Hall NMSU. At a rest stop on I-10 just outside of NM. Thanks to all who came out to the shows in Tucson and Phoenix. @nmsu
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Today in 1968, #TheBeatles were working @ Trident Studios, London, recording Lennon's Dear Prudence for the White Album. Working on an 8 track recording system, they laid down the song instrument by instrument. John and George on guitars, and Paul on drums since Ringo had quit
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Great rendition of "If You See Me Getting Smaller" done by #JohnFullbright. https://t.co/1E1zGMss04
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Born 8/20/1924, #JimReeves was the first country artist to cross over onto the pop charts in the 60's-which #GlenCampbell did later in the decade. In 1960, his song He'll Have to Go w/its recognizable opening line-Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone... was at #2
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