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13 de may. de 2024 · Jimmy Webb (born August 15, 1946, Elk City, Oklahoma, U.S.) is an American singer-songwriter who wrote multiple easy-listening hit pop songs beginning in the 1960s. Two of his early songs, “Up, Up and Away” (1967) and “By the Time I Get to Phoenix” (1968), won several Grammy Awards in the late 1960s—Webb himself won the ...
Hace 2 días · Jimmy Webb: Songs and Stories is, as the name suggests, an evening of music and anecdotes. In most cases, that would send a discerning audience running for cover, but when it’s this bloke retelling those anecdotes, the crowd tends to sit tight.
Hace 5 días · In May 1977, “Atlantic” label released “El Mirage”, the sixth Jimmy Webb album. It was recorded in 1977, at “Cherokee Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by George Martin. Personnel: Jimmy Webb – vocals, keyboards Fred Tackett – guitar Dean Parks – guitar Lowell George – slide guitar Herb Pedersen – banjo, 12-string guitar, backing vocals George Martin – keyboards ...
14 de may. de 2024 · This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy welcome one of the greatest ever songwriters to the podcast, in fact Jimmy Webb is the only artist ever to receive a Grammy Awards for music, lyrics and...
1 de may. de 2024 · Songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote the song "MacArthur Park" in the late '60s. While it was recorded by multiple artists, most people remember Donna Summer's massive disco version.
16 de may. de 2024 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes. These two gigantic black holes and their galaxies consolidated just 740 million years after the universe-forming Big Bang. It’s the most distant detection ever made of merging black holes, scientists reported Thursday.
5 de may. de 2024 · Jimmy Webb, the writer and composer of “Up-Up and Away,” was inspired to write the song while watching a TV commercial for TWA airlines. The commercial showed a hot air balloon flying away into the sky, and this image stuck with Webb. He was intrigued by the idea of a hot air balloon symbolizing the freedom and possibility of travel and adventure.
