From the legendary American songwriter Time recently called "our best revealer of the blind spots of the heart", Tunesmith is destined to become the new bible of songwriting. He has written numerous platinum -selling songs, including 'Up, Up and Away', 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix', 'MacArthur Park', 'Wichita Lineman', 'Worst That Could Happen', 'Galveston' and 'All I Know'.
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Webb also gives readers a glimpse into the inner circle of the professional music world, sharing tales from his personal experiences with friends and close associates, including Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker, Glen Campbell, and Judy Collins. Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. In a combination of anecdotes, meditations, and advice, Webb breaks down the creative process from beginning to end, from coping with writer's block, to song construction, chords, and even self-promotion. Now Webb presents the ultimate guide for aspiring songwriters - the first ever with such a celebrity's insider knowledge, experience, and star power.
The most successful and respected songwriter of his generation, Webb is the only artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. The wunderkind of pop music, Jimmy Webb became the hottest songwriter around when, starting at age twenty-one, he wrote a string of hits recorded by Glen Campbell ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Galveston"), the Fifth Dimension ("Up, Up and Away"), and Donna Summer ("MacArthur Park"). Tunesmith : Inside the Art of Songwriting Acknowledged authors Jimmy, Webb wrote Tunesmith: Inside the Art of Songwriting comprising 448 pages back in 1999.
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