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"MacArthur Park" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb that was recorded first in 1967 by Irish actor and singer Richard Harris. Harris's version peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four on the UK Singles Chart .
Webb got on the phone with Variety to discuss the 56-year history of the tune, which people are much more eager to revisit than the actual MacArthur Park in L.A., a sketchier place now than it was ...
Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He achieved success at an early age, ... In 1967 Webb wrote "MacArthur Park ...
Songwriter Jimmy Webb wrote the song "MacArthur Park" in the late '60s. While it was recorded by multiple artists, most people remember Donna Summer's massive disco version.
Jimmy Webb: Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins "Fallow Way" Wildflower 2008 Maureen McGovern A Long And Winding Road "MacArthur Park" "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress" PS Classics 2009: Jimmy Webb and The Webb Brothers: Cottonwood Farm "Highwayman" "Cottonwood Farm" "If These Walls Could Speak" "Where the Universes Are" "A Snow Covered ...
By 1970, Webb had achieved a measure of fame as a songwriter. From 1967 to 1970, his songs had given him two dozen entries on the Billboard Hot 100, among them several Top Ten hits, including "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris, "Worst That Could Happen" by the Brooklyn Bridge, "Wichita Lineman" by Glen Campbell, "Galveston" by Glen Campbell and "Up, Up and Away" by the 5th Dimension.
Although he has penned many iconic hits like "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," Webb's "MacArthur Park" has loomed large in his songwriting career. Oklahoma songwriter's classic 1960s hit gets ...
The movie In MacArthur Park (1976) was written and directed by Bruce Schwartz. The 1968 hit song MacArthur Park, written by Jimmy Webb and originally recorded by Richard Harris and later famously covered by Donna Summer, was inspired by this location.