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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 pursued his musical career and met Elvis in Las Vegas after speeding there in a Cobra as a teenager. The memoir provides insights into Webb's family background and rise to the top of his profession as a chart-topping songwriter who has won Grammys over the course of his 50-year career.
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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
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