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Jimmy Webb (b. 1946)

Birthplace:
Elk City, Oklahoma, USA

Born:
August 15, 1946

Biography from TheMovieDB

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.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Additional Soundtrack:
1989  Born on the Fourth of July
1995  Heat

Music:
1971  Doc
1989  Born on the Fourth of July
1995  Heat
2000  The Clean and Narrow

Original Music Composer:
1971  Doc
1979  Voices
1982  The Last Unicorn
1987  The Hanoi Hilton
1989  Born on the Fourth of July
1995  Heat
2000  The Clean and Narrow

Songs:
1971  Doc
1979  Voices
1982  The Last Unicorn
1987  The Hanoi Hilton
1989  Born on the Fourth of July
1992  FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1995  Heat
2000  The Clean and Narrow

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TV Production

Music:
1985  Amazing Stories
1989  Tales from the Crypt

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