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Jimmy Webb emerged as a superstar songwriter and arranger in 1967 when two of his songs \u2013 The 5th Dimension\u2019s \u201cUp, Up and Away\u201d and Glen Campbell\u2019s \u201cBy the Time I Get to Phoenix\u201d - were among the five nominees for the Grammy\u2019s Song of the Year award. He went on to write a string of major hits for Campbell, including \u201cWichita Lineman,\u201d \u201cGalveston,\u201d "Where\u2019s the Playground Susie,\u201d \u201cHoney Come Back,\u201d and many others. Additionally, he penned \u201cMacArthur Park,\u201d which was a hit for a diverse range of artists, including Richard Harris, Waylon Jennings, Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, and Donna Summer; \u201cThe Worst That Could Happen,\u201d which was a Top 5 hit for The Brooklyn Bridge; \u201cDidn\u2019t We,\u201d which was recorded by Thelma Houston, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, and Barbra Streisand; \u201cAll I Know,\u201d which became a Top 10 hit for Art Garfunkel; \u201cThe Moon\u2019s a Harsh Mistress,\u201d which has been recorded by Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, and Josh Groban; and \u201cIf These Walls Could Speak,\u201d which was recorded by Glen Campbell, Amy Grant, Nanci Griffith, and Shawn Colvin. Others who\u2019ve covered material from the Jimmy Webb songbook include Diana Ross, Dusty Springfield, Nina Simone, The Four Tops, Roberta Flack, The Temptations, The Association, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Cass Elliot, Harry Nilsson, Nancy Wilson, Cher, Bob Dylan, The Everly Brothers, Nick Cave, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, David Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Michael Feinstein, R.E.M., Aimee Mann, America, Aretha Franklin, Isaac Hayes, Peggy Lee, Bette Midler, James Taylor, Carrie Underwood, Dwight Yoakam, and The Highwaymen (consisting of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson), who took Jimmy\u2019s song \u201cHighwayman\u201d to #1, earning him a Grammy for Country Song of the Year. As an artist, he has released more than a dozen albums, most recently 2013\u2019s Still Within the Sound of My Voice, which features duets with guest artists such as Lyle Lovett, Carly Simon, Keith Urban, and Brian Wilson. One of the most celebrated songwriters on the planet, Jimmy is the only individual to win Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Great American Songbook Hall of Fame. Additionally, he has received ASCAP\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award, the Influential Songwriter Award from the National Music Publishers Association, and the Academy of Country Music\u2019s prestigious Poets Award. In 2015 he was named among Rolling Stone magazine\u2019s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. Jimmy\u2019s new memoir, The Cake and the Rain, details his formative years and early career through 1973. It\u2019s available now from St. Martin\u2019s Press.