Jimmy Webb

Posted October 1, 2010 9:57 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

One of today’s most successful songwriters – Grammy winner Jimmy Webb – has penned hits for everyone from Tony Bennett to Elvis to Linda Ronstadt and Joe Cocker. 680News showbiz editor Gloria Martin talks to him about his career, the state of the music business today and what the lyrics to his iconic song “MacArthur’s Park” really mean.

(Photo courtesy of: Jimmywebb.com)

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