Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb

Nascimento : 1946-08-15, Elk City, Oklahoma, USA

História

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.

Perfil

Jimmy Webb

Filmes

The Ghost of Richard Harris
Self
The Ghost of Richard Harris is about the once famous Hollywood star and notorious hellraiser. It is the story of a legendary Irishman, perhaps the greatest actor Ireland has produced and of a father whose three sons, led by Jared Harris, still think about him every day, since his unexpected death twenty years ago.
Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul
Himself
The turbulent life of soul and blues singer, the late Joe Cocker. A former gas fitter from Sheffield, catapulted to world stardom in 1969 at Woodstock with his legendary performance of the Beatles song, "A Little Help from My Friends". But in the early 1970s, Joe Cocker's inner demons nearly killed him. Overcoming his struggles with alcohol and drugs, he rebuilt his reputation as "one of the great primal rock and roll vocalists of all time" (Billy Joel's description). The film mixes Joe Cocker's own words, with rare archive. His wife (Pam Cocker) & family, friends and the legendary songwriters and musicians he collaborated with, tell Joe Cocker's story. The film has raw, historic, electric performance footage throughout. Extensive interviews of key people through his life include: Pam Cocker, Ben Fong-Torres (Rolling Stone magazine editor), Randy Newman, Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel, Rita Coolidge, Deric Dyer, Glyn Johns, and numerous others.
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Self
A documentary film detailing Glen Campbell's final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Produced By George Martin
A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer, from his early days at EMI/Parlophone to his work with The Beatles.
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Himself
The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
The Wrecking Crew
Himself
A celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew." a band that provided back-up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, and Bing Crosby.
The Clean and Narrow
Music
An ex-convict tries to make an honest living and take care of his girlfriend and her mentally slow brother.
Fogo Contra Fogo
Additional Soundtrack
Em Los Angeles é cometido um assalto no qual são roubados US$ 1,6 milhão de títulos ao portador e três policiais são mortos no assalto. Assim, um detetive da Divisão de Roubo e Homicídio assume o caso. Apesar de contar com poucas pistas, de estar lidando com ladrões profissionais além de ter problemas em sua vida pessoal, ele tenta impedir que esta quadrilha continue operando.
Nascido em 4 de Julho
Additional Soundtrack
Ron Kovic é um rapaz idealista e cheio de sonhos, que deixa a namorada e a família para ir lutar no Vietnã. Já na guerra, ele é ferido e fica paraplégico. Ao voltar aos Estados Unidos é recebido como herói, mas logo se vê confrontando com a realidade do preconceito aos deficientes físicos, mesmo aqueles considerados heróis de guerra. Ron decide então se juntar a outros para lutar pelos seus direitos, agora negados pelo país que os enviara para a guerra.
Hanoi Hilton
Original Music Composer
Lionel Chetwynd's film documents the horrific struggles that faced American POWs held in the North Vietnamese prison Hoa Lo -- more infamously known as the Hanoi Hilton -- between 1964 and 1975. Williamson (Michael Moriarty) leads a group of American servicemen who are prisoners at the detention camp. He assumes command after Cathcart (Lawrence Pressman) is dragged off to be tortured.
O Último Unicórnio
Original Music Composer
Um bravo unicórnio, que descobre talvez ser o último de sua espécie, vai em busca de seus semelhantes, para isso tendo que atravessar terras longínquas. No caminho junta-se a um mágico, e ambos enfrentarão um malvado rei cujo objetivo é o de capturar todos os unicórnios do mundo.
Voices
Original Music Composer
An up-and-coming nightclub singer falls in love with a shy young deaf teacher who aspires to be a dancer.
O Massacre dos Pistoleiros
Music
Uma noite de 1881, Doc Holliday, um famoso jogador de poker, entra no 'No Name Saloon'. Lá, ele desafia um homem no poker, apostando seu cavalo contra a mulher de seu oponente. Doc vence e de agora em diante, Katie Fisher, também conhecida como Katie Elder, vai segui-lo aonde quer que vá.