The Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast Singer/Songwriter Jimmy Webb Up Next on the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Podcast with Tom Needham
Jimmy Webb will be discussing his autobiography, The Cake and the Rain.
Jimmy Webb is one of America’s most celebrated songwriters and composers. He has written many platinum hits including “MacArthur Park,” “The Worst That Could Happen,” “By the Time I Get To Phoenix,” and “Witchita Lineman.” He is especially well-known for his work with Glen Campbell, the 5th Dimension and Art Garfunkel. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990, received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, and received the Ivor Novello Special International Award in 2012. He is also the only person to ever receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.
Jimmy Webb's memoir, The Cake and the Rain, delivers a snapshot of his life from 1955 to the 1970’s.
Jimmy Webb is one of many artists who will be performing at the Long Island Music & Entertainment's 20th Anniversary Concert Honoring Billy Joel at the Tilles Center on June 7th 2024.
This interview aired previously on Tom Needham's The Sounds of Film.
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