Person Details

Birthday: 1946-08-15 06:40:53

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: N/A

Place of birth: Elk City, Oklahoma, USA

Homepage: http://www.jimmywebb.com/

Movie Involvements: 12

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Tales from the Crypt
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8

Tales from the Crypt

(1989) Music
Amazing Stories
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7

Amazing Stories

(1985) Music
Heat
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8

Heat

(1995) Additional Soundtrack
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
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6
Born on the Fourth of July
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7

Born on the Fourth of July

(1989) Additional Soundtrack
The Last Unicorn
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7

The Last Unicorn

(1982) Original Music Composer
Doc
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6

Doc

(1971) Music
The Hanoi Hilton
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6

The Hanoi Hilton

(1987) Original Music Composer

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