Jimmy Webb

Jimmy Webb, America’s Songwriter, has written songs that transcend generations and genres - think ‘Wichita Lineman,’ ‘MacArthur Park,’ ‘By the Time I Get to Phoenix,’ and ‘Didn’t We.’ 

This Motown-trained composer writes all of his own lyrics and music and is the only hit maker to have scored songs on the Pop, Country, R&B, Rap, Disco and New Age charts. During this Evening with Jimmy Webb, audiences will hear this multi-Grammy Award winner’s songs and experience his insightful and often humorous stories about his work with Glen Campbell, Frank Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt (‘Still Within the Sound of My Voice’), Art Garfunkel (‘All I Know’), The Fifth Dimension (‘Up, Up and Away’), The Highwaymen (‘The Highwayman’), Kanye West (‘Famous’ features Webb’s ‘Do What You Gotta Do’), and more.

Jimmy Webb is the author of the memoir, ‘The Cake and the Rain’, and the ‘bible’ of songwriting, ‘Tunesmith: The Art of Songwriting’. In 2019 Webb released a piano-only CD, ‘SlipCover’, featuring some of his favourite songs from his contemporaries; Billy Joel, Paul Simon, The Rolling Stones and more.

Support is from songwriter, singer and banjo player Ashley Campbell. Already known for her work alongside her father, country legend Glen Campbell, Ashley is now stepping out on her own. Her music is a mix of her wide-ranging influences, combining the old-school country sound popularized by her father during the '60s and '70s with contemporary Americana, rootsy folk and country-pop. Glen Campbell's long-time fans may hear something familiar in Ashley's melodies as she embraces these similarities while distinguishing herself as a talented frontwoman.

Note: This is the show postponed from 10 June 2021 (original date 6 June 2020). All tickets remain valid.

Presented by Regular Music