Wrote many
many great songs other than those mentiooned above, including
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress,
Wichita Lineman,
Galveston and
The Highwayman. Has worked as a writer or arranger for such artists as The
Beach Boys,
Art Garfunkel and, most famously,
Glen Campbell. Two of his children are also now in the music business as
psych-pop duo
The Webb Brothers.
He also wrote the single best book ever written on
songwriting -
Tunesmith, which manages simply and lucidly to explain the rudiments of
music theory,
rhyme,
scansion and
song structure, as well as tackling the much more difficult question of inspiration.
His most recent album,
Ten Easy Pieces, sees him performing his own most famous songs.
For more info see www.jimmywebb.com