caption years_active birth_name birth_place label article_title background alt birth_date genre image instrument name occupation
jimmy webb , 2003 1965 -- present james layne webb elk city , oklahoma , usa epic , elektra , reprise , asylum , atlantic , columbia jimmy webb
 solo_singer photo of jimmy webb singing at the piano 15 august 1946 popular , country , rock jimmy-webb-live-2003-08 . jpg piano , vocals jimmy webb songwriter , composer , singer
jimmy webb

james layne `` jimmy '' webb -lrb- born august 15 , 1946 -rrb- is an american songwriter , composer , and singer .
he has written numerous platinum-selling songs , 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 '' .
he has had successful collaborations with the 5th dimension , glen campbell , richard harris , and art garfunkel .
in addition , his compositions have been performed by many popular contemporary artists , including linda ronstadt , the supremes , johnny maestro & the brooklyn bridge , rod mckuen , frank sinatra , thelma houston , the temptations , barbra streisand , joe cocker , judy collins , donna summer , america , amy grant , dionne warwick , john denver , johnny cash , james taylor , billy joel , tom jones , michael feinstein , rosemary clooney , r.e.m. , cassandra wilson , and carly simon .
webb was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 1986 and the nashville songwriters hall of fame in 1990 .
he received the national academy of songwriters lifetime achievement award in 1993 , the songwriters hall of fame johnny mercer award in 2003 , the ascap `` voice of music '' award in 2006 , and the ivor novello special international award in 2012 .
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 .
