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Jimmy Webb: Just Across The River

Saved by the features Grammy-award winner Jimmy Webb made his name writing songs for other folks, but now he’s gone the way of Carole King and Willie Nelson, singing his own tunes—albeit with the help of quite a few luminaries. In fact, Webb’s latest features cameos from Vince Gill, Billy Joel, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Mark Knopfler and Glen Campbell, all of whom more than make the album worth listening to....  read more

Paul Westerberg to pen songs for Glen Campbell

When head (ex-)Replacement Paul Westerberg found out that country star Glen Campbell covered the Minnesota band's "Sadly Beautiful" on August's Meet Glen Campbell, he called his manager. "'Tell Glen I'll be his next Jimmy Webb,'" Westerberg said, according to The Guardian. Webb, who penned hits like "Up, Up, and Away" and "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" for Campbell, now performs his own songs and recently released live record Live and at Large. ...  read more