Many songwriters will do whatever they can to glorify themselves and their work. By contrast, the legendary tunesmith Jimmy Webb decided to use a song from his first solo album to throw the spotlight ...

Fifty-seven years ago today, Glen Campbell stepped into the studio to put the finishing touches on what would become a major hit.

As one of the most prolific and beloved songwriters in music history, Jimmy Webb is responsible for such classic hits as "Wichita Lineman," "Up, Up and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" — but ...

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 ...

In 1967, the American songwriter Jimmy Webb received a call from record producer Bones Howe requesting a song for the American pop group The Association. Envisaging “a kind of climactic tour de force” ...

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 ...

October 23, 1967, was a historic day for Glen Campbell, although he didn’t know it at the time. It was on this day that Campbell recorded “By The Time I Get To Phoenix”. Campbell recorded the song at ...

Legendary Singer-Songwriter, 79, Plays 'Deeply Moving' Classic in 'Genius' New Video originally appeared on Parade. If there's one singer-songwriter who truly lives up to the title of "legendary," it ...