Jimmy Webb
Biography: 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 15, 1946
Deathday: N/A
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Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010-10-26
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
Overview: The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-26
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Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001)
2012-01-01
Glen Campbell | Live Anthology (1972-2001)
Overview: In 1965, Glen Campbell was a session guitarist and singer from Arkansas who had played and sung on countless surf, hot rod, and sunshine pop records that labels and studios in California were issuing in the mid-'60s. After he filled in for Brian Wilson as a touring member of the Beach Boys that year, the Beach Boys' label, Capitol Records, offered Campbell a solo recording contract, which paid off two years later when Campbell's pop-folky country version of John Hartford's poetic and tumbling "Gentle on My Mind" hit the pop charts. Campbell's solo career was on the way, and the rest, as they say, is history. This collection features live performances from Campbell captured between 1972 and 2001, and includes versions of all of his classic hits, as well as bonus tracks of Campbell duets with Wayne Newton, Anne Murray, Seals & Croft, Helen Reddy, and others.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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The Ghost of Richard Harris
2022-08-31
The Ghost of Richard Harris
Overview: A candid and revealing insight into the private life and public career of Richard Harris. One of the most remarkable actors of his generation, the documentary explores Harris’s complex and, at times, contradictory character. Each of his three sons — Jared, Jamie and Damian — brings their own perspective to bear as they summon the ghost of their late father to the screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-08-31
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The Wrecking Crew
2008-03-11
The Wrecking Crew
Overview: 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.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-11
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Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
2014-04-24
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Overview: A documentary film detailing Glen Campbell's final tour and his struggle with Alzheimer's disease.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-24
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Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul
2017-03-17
Joe Cocker - Mad Dog with Soul
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-17
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Produced By George Martin
2012-09-11
Produced By George Martin
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-11
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