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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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admin wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:48 pm Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 07:37 pm:

Anyone interested in Jimmy Webb's songwriting craft may consider joining him and Jesse Winchester and some 70 other people on a Californian train ride from LA-Oakland in January 2011. Read about it at http://www.flyingunderradar.com/rails/FT11LO.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;.

I've been on a few of those trips, very rewarding, as you connect with the guys in ways you wouldn't ordinarily do.

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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Ohhh, okay Cowpoke. Now I understand that follow-up comment. I had taken it literally.
Thanks, you are right.
I wonder how many people in JW's audience understood it to be an insider joke?
It's possible that JW had introduced Matthews to the audience earlier in the show (or later).
Perhaps a forums member who attended the show could answer that question for us? Let's hear it from the Seattle fans!
And maybe I am the one who needs a small vacation!
Thanks again! Dee


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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Dee it appears that the comment about Dave Matthews was a joke...
A few minutes later, a friend of mine was returning to his seat and leaned over to tell me he had just seen Matthews in Jazz Alley's bathroom. My first thought was, "Oh, [...]! I wonder if he heard—" then the penny dropped and I realized we'd all just witnessed an excellent inside joke among, if not friends, then certainly among colleagues
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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Just one additional comment about the JW interview in print (link posted below) after re-reading it.
Only my opinion!

Recognizing Jimmy Webb's status as Chairman Emeritus, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and with consideration to his tremendous God-given talents as a songwriter and composer, I am taken aback by this comment he made during the interview:
"Dave Matthews doesn't know [...] about songwriting! He couldn't write his way out of a paper bag!"
I am unfamiliar with the artist DM and his penned music. Perhaps the guy can't even write his own name. (joke) But did DM, a fellow songwriter and winner of multiple Grammy and ASCAP Awards, deserve this flaming remark by JW? I don't believe so. Personally, I give credit to anyone who is practicing and living and working his craft (awards or no awards) in the music business (or any business for that matter).
Maybe JW just needs a small vacation.
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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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I admire Jimmy Webb for speaking his truth.

Jimmy Webb Is Still Pissed at Kanye West About "Famous"
by Sean Nelson • Jun 29, 2018 at 11:29 am

"Do What You Gotta Do"

"...I read a more essential, and possibly even equally primal element in (Jimmy) Webb's grudge: Resentment over a lack of deference.--Sean Nelson"


https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2018/0 ... out-famous


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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Bringing this popular topic back up to the top of All Things Glen again.

Also....two recent BBC 2 Radio programmes, "Johnnie Walker meets...", end soon:

Part 1 - Glen Campbell, Fifth Dimension, The Supremes

:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b39jr7
In the first of 2 one hour programmes Johnnie Walker discovers the stories behind the only artist (JIMMY WEBB) ever to win Grammy Awards for his music, lyrics and orchestration. Apart from Burt Bacharach and Hal David, he was one of the first songwriters to be recognised for his achievements and the luminaries who have sung his songs include his long-time collaborator Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer, Barbra Streisand and Linda Ronstadt amongst the many.

He has been labelled as the "Cole Porter of The Stars" or worse "Pop Music's Mozart". He was "the son of a preacher man" and was restless to break into the World of popular music penning hits as diverse as "MacArthur Park" to "Up Up And Away".

We learn how and when he met his idols Glen Campbell and
Elvis Presley and how he devised the achingly beautiful lyrics "I need you more than want you and I want you for all time" in "Wichita Lineman" and the bizarre "someone's left the cake out in the rain" for "MacArthur Park", which may have been credited to the poet WH Auden. It's a fascinating tale which Jimmy Webb tells by way of the keyboard and a frank chat with Johnnie Walker.

Part 2 - Glen Campbell, Fifth Dimension, The Supremes

:arrow: :arrow: :arrow: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b39jlf
In the second of 2 one hour programmes, Jimmy Webb tells us how he turned down a lucrative deal to star in Las Vegas and opted for the rock and roll roots of the Monterey Pop Festival playing with the notorious Wrecking Crew. He talks about coming to England and meeting The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. His lyrics continued to mesmerise with songs like "Didn't We" and "By The Time I Get To Phoenix". Johnnie Walker sits beside him as he plays his songs and tells their stories at his beloved keyboard.



(Text from BBC's program guide)


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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Thanks for confirming, Cowpoke!
I loved THE KATE episode, especially Ashley and Jimmy's duet on 'Adios'. I hope they record together one day soon.
I saw familiar faces in the audience including Jeff Daniels'. Similar to Jimmy, he tours, sings, tells stories to music (acoustic guitar). In terms of his wit and gentle satire, he is like the musical brother of Mark Twain.
(See http://www.jeffdaniels.com/)

NEW INTERVIEW

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Fans in the US and Europe should also be able to tune in to BBC's Johnnie Walker interview--Part I--with Jimmy Webb at:

:arrow: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b39jr7

As of 2018 May 18, this program will be accessible for 28 days. Part II airs on Thursday, 24 May.


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Wow... thanks for posting Dee2. Yes I can be viewed from outside the US. Ashley and Jimmy sound pretty good together!


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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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New! Original Air Date: 05/05/2018
Jimmy Webb with Special Guest Ashley Campbell

Appear on American Public Television on the show THE KATE: Season 3 Episode 5
Approximately 1 hr. watching time


Fabulous!
The legendary Grammy-winning songwriter (“Wichita Lineman,” “MacArthur Park,” “Up, Up and Away,” “Highwayman”) shares hits and demonstrates his storytelling prowess. In an emotional set, Webb introduces rising country star Ashley Campbell, daughter of his best friend, the late Glen Campbell. The elegant duo is accompanied by guitar and string quartet.

CURRENTLY STREAMING (IN THE U.S. ONLY?) AT:

:arrow: http://www.pbs.org/video/jimmy-webb-wit ... ll-ashizq/

What is "The Kate"?

You can read about the show's premise--inspired by one of the world's most iconic actors--here:

https://thekate.tv/the-series/


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Re: Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb

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Jimmy Webb: "I was very religious at the time and I asked...dear Lord, can I meet Glen Campbell one day?"

Jimmy Webb was recently interviewed by Steve Wright, host of "Steve Wright in the Afternoon", BBC Radio 2.

You can currently listen to this interview at:
:arrow: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p05hhgsn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


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