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Paul Francis Webster (December 20, 1907 – March 18, 1984) [1] was an American lyricist who won three Academy Awards for Best Original Song, and was nominated sixteen times for the award. Life and career
American singer Taylor Swift is currently the wealthiest female musician, with a net worth of US$1.6 billion as of 2024. The following are music artists with a net worth of over $300 million (adjusted for inflation) according to Forbes. The artists are listed based on the nominal figure of their most recently available estimation.
Forbes Top 40 – list of highest-paid celebrities (1987–1998) Forbes Celebrity 100 – list of most powerful celebrities (1999–2014) and highest-paid celebrities (2015–2020) Forbes list of the world's highest-paid dead celebrities; List of music artists by net worth
Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, [6] the son of Paul Hamilton Williams, an architectural engineer, and his wife, Bertha Mae (née Burnside), a homemaker. [1]One of his brothers was John J. Williams, a NASA rocket scientist, who participated in the Mercury and Apollo programs and was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, their highest honor, in 1969. [7]
Their sound was based on vocal harmonies arranged by John Phillips [2] – the songwriter and leader of the group – who adapted folk to the new beat style of the early 1960s. The Mamas & the Papas released five studio albums and 17 singles, six of which made the Billboard top 10, and has sold close to 40 million records worldwide. [ 3 ]
Paul Webster may refer to: Paul Webster (jazz) (1909–1966), American big band musician; Paul Webster (journalist) (born 1954), British journalist, editor of The Observer; Paul Webster (producer) (born 1952), British film producer; Paul Francis Webster (1907–1984), American lyricist; Paul Webster, character in the 1959 film The Alligator People
"Black Coffee" is a song with music by Sonny Burke and words by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1948. Sarah Vaughan charted with this song in 1949 on Columbia; arranged by Joe Lipman, it is considered one of the most notable versions. [1] Peggy Lee recorded the song on May 4, 1953, [2] and it was included on her first LP record ...
Jill Gibson (born June 18, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, photographer, painter and sculptor. She is mostly known for her collaboration work with Jan & Dean and for having briefly been a member of the successful 1960s rock group the Mamas and the Papas.