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Jimmy Webb

Sun., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., $27-$32, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

by A.D. Amorosi

Published: Jan 5, 2011

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As one of the Pepsi Generation's few songwriters/producers to stay just that — a songsmith better known for what he penned for others — Jimmy Webb has no equal. By the time he hit 21, Webb had written smash hits such as easy country-ish "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and softcore soulful "Up, Up and Away," with the eerily ethereal "Wichita Lineman" and the hammy recitation "MacArthur Park" following in quick succession. Can four songs seal a reputation and make you the type of coin one could retire on? Ask Webb. Other smashes followed like "If You See Me Getting Smaller I'm Leaving," "Didn't We," "Galveston " (the last one, like "Wichita Lineman" and "Phoenix" responsible for Glen Campbell's career trajectory) but it was mostly those first titles that made Webb the industry gold standard. He's made some deep throaty solo albums, spawned three sons (better known as The Webb Bros), oversaw Michael Feinstein's 2003 album Only One Life: The Songs of Jimmy Webb and in 2010 recorded the duet-y Just Across the River (E1 Music), where he sweeps into his catalog for something sparklingly wondrous. Expect nothing less this Sunday.

Sun., Jan. 9, 7:30 p.m., $27-$32, World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St., 215-222-1400, worldcafelive.com.

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