"I think one of the real, real geniuses is Jimmy Webb. His 'MacArthur Park' is a major piece of work, major. I'd almost compare it to Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' in size and scope."
- Sammy Cahn

"I looked to Jimmy Webb as one of the most innovative and proficient songwriters of our generation."
- Billy Joel

"At one turn Houston could purr like Dionne; a second later, she would belt it like Aretha - the next might find her dipping into a velvety alto range that would make a young Karen Carpenter envious."
- Stylus Magazine

The critical acclaim composer Jimmy Webb has received during his more than forty years of success is as remarkable as the accomplishments they honor. Webb is the only artist to ever receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration. He is a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriter’s Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. Webb’s “By The Time I Get To Phoenix” and “Up, Up and Away” are two of the most performed songs of the last fifty years. The National Academy of Songwriters presented Webb with a Lifetime Achievement Award, and he is the sixth recipient of the prestigious ASCAP Voice of Music Award, presented to songwriters and artists whose music gives voice to the spirit of a generation.

Webb’s famous "MacArthur Park" was inspired by his time spent in the Los Angeles park where a Levitt Pavilion is now located. The song was first recorded by Richard Harris in 1968, earning Webb his first Grammy for Best Arrangement that same year. Donna Summer's 1978 disco version went to #1 on the pop charts and the song has since been covered more than fifty times. Webb has also won songwriting Grammys for “Up, Up and Away” and “The Highwayman.”

Throughout the years, Webb’s performances have earned distinguished reviews and critical praise. Webb was one of the few artists asked to perform in 1995 at Carnegie Hall’s “Celebration of American Music” honoring Frank Sinatra and he performed for Congress in 1997 when Billy Joel was presented with ASCAP’s Founder’s Award. Webb continues to draw sold out audiences in top cabaret venues in major cities, nationally and internationally.

TIME Magazine was early to acknowledge Webb’s range and proficiency back in 1968 when it referred to his astonishing string of hits and commented on “Webb’s gift for strong, varied rhythms, inventive structures, and rich, sometimes surprising harmonies.” Webb continues his reign as one of the few masters of American music. Webb's accomplishments as a composer, arranger, and producer demonstrate beyond question that he remains an important and vital cultural figure.

Webb’s songs transcend their precedent-setting critical and commercial acclaim to achieve the level of true classics – a permanent part of the American musical landscape, the soundtrack of an era.

Some of Jimmy Webb’s classic hits include:
“By The Time I Get To Phoenix” • “Wichita Lineman” • “Galveston” • “MacArthur Park”
“Up, Up and Away” • “This Is Your Life” • “Didn’t We?” • “Worst That Could Happen”
“All I Know” • “Easy For You To Say” • “The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress” • “The Highwayman”
“Adios” • “The Magic Garden” • “Where’s The Playground, Susie”

Embraced by his peers, Webb has influenced and affected some of the finest musical talents of our time. With a discography that reads like a “Who’s Who” in the music world, Webb’s songs grace a multitude of major recording artists’ albums.

Jimmy Webb’s songs have been performed and recorded by:
Thelma Houston • Glen Campbell • Richard Harris • Donna Summer • The Fifth Dimension • Billy Joel • The Supremes • Frank Sinatra • Linda Ronstadt • Reba McEntire • Barbra Streisand • Diana Ross • Bob Dylan • Elton John • Joe Cocker • Arlo Guthrie • The Everly Brothers • Johnny Cash • Journey • Waylon Jennings • Willie Nelson • Kris Kristofferson • Kenny Rogers • John Denver • David Crosby • Sheena Easton • Nancy Griffith • Michael Feinstein • Rosemary Clooney • Carly Simon • Art Garfunkel • The Four Tops • Andy Williams • Bobby Gentry • Anne Murray • Michael McDonald • Lucinda Williams • Barry Manilow • Dionne Warwick • Vince Gill • Tom Jones • Urge Overkill • Roberta Flack
and many more.

Thelma Houston’s celebrated career spans from recording Motown hits to performing at President Obama’s inauguration dinner.  Houston’s first solo album was written, arranged and produced by the legendary Jimmy Webb.  The critical acclaim of this album led to her contract with Motown Records. While at Motown Records, Houston claimed the top of the Pop, R&B and Dance charts with her high-powered rendition of "Don't Leave Me This Way."  That Gold Record classic gave Houston the distinction of being the first solo female artist at Motown to win the Grammy award for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance.

Houston’s stellar reputation as a dynamic performer has kept her in the spotlight since her days at Motown to today.  In 2009, she headlined the official inauguration dinner for President Barack Obama at the Mayflower Hotel.  Last summer, the legendary Nile Rodgers called upon Houston to be his special guest for a sold out concert at the Hollywood Bowl.  Recent television appearances include the #1 rated show “American Idol”, performing for an audience of over 25 million, the 2009 finale of “America’s Got Talent”, performing for an audience of over 18 million, and NBC’s “Today Show.” 

Houston has been inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in New York City, and she was honored as an “Apollo Lengend” on the hit television show “Showtime at the Apollo.”  Known as a humanitarian for championing AIDS related charities, Houston was honored by the City of West Hollywood in 2003, when it declared January 29th "Thelma Houston Day.”

This Grammy award-winning artist has released twenty-three albums.  Throughout her outstanding career, Houston has collaborated and performed with some of the most brilliant female singers of our time, including Cher, Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Melissa Etheridge, Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, and CeCe Peniston.  From Tokyo to Las Vegas to London, Houston continues to bring audiences to their feet, logging over 200 performances annually.  Says Houston, “I feel blessed because I’ve never stopped working and I love what I do. I can truly say that I appreciate my career and sometimes it really feels like I’m just getting started.”