Legendary Songwriter Jimmy Webb Elected Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame
January 19th, 2011
NEW YORK–BUSINESS WIRE–Multi-talented songwriter Jimmy Webb has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame by its Board of Directors. Webb’s election follows Hal David’s decision last month to step down from the SHOF Chairmanship after more than a decade of distinguished service; he will continue as an active Board Member and Chairman Emeritus. Previous SHOF leaders, in addition to David, included SHOF co-founder Johnny Mercer and Sammy Cahn.
Jimmy Webb, the Oklahoma-born son of a preacher, is a critically-acclaimed songwriting talent whose music has thrilled audiences over more than forty years with a chain of memorable hits. Webb is the only artist to ever receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. He has been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and, in 2003, was the recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious Johnny Mercer Award.
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Michael Sigman: Songwriters Hall Of Fame Finds a Home
October 25th, 2010
Most songwriters, even successful ones, toil alone or with a single collaborator. To call them unsung would be oxymoronic, but with a few exceptions they remain unknown to the lovers of their music. You think Barry Manilow wrote “I Write The Songs”? Think again: that tune was penned by former Beach Boy Bruce Johnston.
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NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Jimmy Webb: The Quintessential Songwriter
July 23rd, 2010
I think a majority of songwriters — working in country or anywhere else — would agree that Jimmy Webb is one of the greatest songwriters in popular music in recent decades. If not possibly and arguably the greatest songwriter. Eight Grammys his first year? C’mon.
His new Just Across the River project is both a retrospective of his career and a return to recording, with some new material added. His last recording project was 2005’s Twilight of the Renegades.
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