Jimmy Webb's memoir covers his life from 1955 to 1970, from his childhood in Oklahoma to achieving success in Los Angeles as a songwriter. Some of his most famous songs include "Up, Up and Away", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", and "Wichita Lineman". As the son of a preacher, Webb recounts his family life and his rise in the music industry, where he wrote songs recorded by major artists like Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley. The 352-page memoir provides insights into Webb's journey from a small town in Oklahoma to the height of his songwriting career in Southern California during the 1960s.

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3. Book details
Author : Jimmy Webb
Pages : 352 pages
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Language :
ISBN-10 : 1250187567
ISBN-13 : 9781250187567

4. Synopsis book
"Novelistic, perfectly plotted and quite possibly the best
pop-star autobiography yet written."- The Wall Street
Journal Jimmy Webb's words have been sung to his music
by a rich and deep roster of pop artists, including Glen
Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer,
and Linda Ronstadt. He's the only artist ever to win
Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, and
his chart-topping career has, so far, lasted fifty years, most
recently with a Kanye West rap hit and a new classical
nocturne.Now, in his first memoir, Webb delivers a
snapshot of his life from 1955 to 1970, from simple and
sere Oklahoma to fast and fantastical Los Angeles, from
the crucible of his family to the top of his longed-for
profession. Webb was a preacher's son whose father
climbed off a tractor to receive his epiphany, and Jimmy,
barely out of his teen age years, sank down into the
driver's seat of a Cobra to speed to Las Vegas to meet
with Elvis. Classics such as "Up, Up and Away", "By the

5. The Cake and the Rain: A Memoir amazon
The Cake and the Rain: A Memoir
amazon
Book details
Author : Jimmy Webbq
Pages : 352 pagesq
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffinq
Language :q
ISBN-10 : 1250187567q
ISBN-13 : 9781250187567q
Book Synopsis
"Novelistic, perfectly plotted and quite possibly the best pop-star autobiography yet written."- The Wall Street Journal Jimmy Webb's
words have been sung to his music by a rich and deep roster of pop artists, including Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Donna
Summer, and Linda Ronstadt. He's the only artist ever to win Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, and his chart-topping
career has, so far, lasted fifty years, most recently with a Kanye West rap hit and a new classical nocturne.Now, in his first memoir, Webb
delivers a snapshot of his life from 1955 to 1970, from simple and sere Oklahoma to fast and fantastical Los Angeles, from the crucible of
his family to the top of his longed-for profession. Webb was a preacher's son whose father climbed off a tractor to receive his epiphany,
and Jimmy, barely out of his teen age years, sank down into the driver's seat of a Cobra to speed to Las Vegas to meet with Elvis.
Classics such as "Up, Up and Away", "By the