Jimmy Webb
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- August 15, 1946
- Birthplace
- 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 2022
as Self
Joe Cocker: Mad Dog with Soul 2017
as Self
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me 2014
as Self
- Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy
Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy 2013
as Self
Produced by George Martin 2012
as Self
Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001) 2012
as Self
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) 2010
as Self
The Wrecking Crew 2008
as Self - Composer
The Clean and Narrow 2000
Music
Heat 1995
Additional Soundtrack
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992
Songs
Born on the Fourth of July 1989
Additional Soundtrack
The Hanoi Hilton 1987
Original Music Composer, Orchestrator, Songs, Conductor
Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays 1986
as Self
The Last Unicorn 1982
Original Music Composer, Songs
Voices 1979
Original Music Composer, Songs
Ringo 1978
Music Director
An Evening with Glen Campbell 1977
as Self - Special Guest
The Naked Ape 1973
Original Music Composer, Songs
Doc 1971
Conductor, Original Music Composer
The Birth of Aphrodite 1971
Music
How Sweet It Is! 1968
Songs
Credits from TMDB.