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  • In his first memoir, b delivers a snapshot of his life from to , from simple and sere Oklahoma to fast and fantastical Los Angeles.
  • The Cake and The Rain is a surprising and unusual book: b's talent as a writer and storyteller is here on every page.
  • In his first memoir, Jimmy b delivers a snapshot of his life from to , from simple and serene Oklahoma to fast and fantastical Los Angeles.

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    The Cake and the Rain

    July 18,
    Since so many of Webb's songs are compelling and even charming, I figured it would be hard to dislike him. That is, until I read this book.

    Mondo disappointment.

    Throughout, Webb comes off a petulant, perpetual juvenile; a sort-of "hip" uncle to today's entitlement-mentality Millennials. I was particularly discomfited by his blithe participation in all sorts of nefarious dealings, from repeatedly snaking married women from their husbands, to providing C-notes to Harry Nilsson and John Lennon, so that Lennon could, um, contribute them to a woman splayed on a kitchen table in a ratty LA apartment. Webb lived a self-inflicted seamy life, in diametric opposition to his often-lyrical, lovely musical output. The Devil to which he often refers well may be Webb himself.

    His website touts Webb as "America's Songwriter." I would think that Woody Guthrie, Hoagy Carmichael, Merle Haggard, John Mellencamp, Dolly Parton and, of course, Bob Dylan might have som

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    Jimmy Webb’s remarkable memoir has its cake and eats it

    The Cake And The Rain, A Memoir

    Author:Jimmy Webb

    ISBN

    Publisher:Omnibus Press

    Guideline Price:£20

    There is a fairy-tale quality to Jimmy Webb’s autobiography, hardly surprising when you consider his remarkable life. He was born and raised by a preacher in Oklahoma and achieved incredible success as a composer in LA, writing some of the most enduring and moving songs of the late s.

    Two aspects linger: prodigy and maturity. For some, Webb was a fantasy figure whose ability to compose instant standards – from Up, Up And Away to Didn't We – seemed mind-boggling. He recalls reading a description of himself as a "wunderkind" and had to consult a dictionary to discover the word's meaning. His melodies were wondrous, surpassed only by a precocious lyrical maturity. Despite his inexperience and modest upbringing, his songs suggested the wisdom of a man twice or three times his age. His observational skills, s

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    The Cake and the Rain: A Memoir - Hardcover

    Review

    "The Cake and the Rain is novelistic, perfectly plotted and ganska possibly the best pop-star autobiography yet written. No one writes songs like Jimmy Webb does, and no musician ever wrote a biography like this. The Cake and the Rain fryst vatten a dream of sin and redemption, told with contrapuntal rigor. And, yes, Mr. Webb explains the lyrics of MacArthur Park too." - The vägg Street Journal

    "I am devouring Jimmy Webb&#x;s autobiography right now. Tunesmith took me inside Jimmy&#x;s music (one of my favorite of my books). The Cake and the Rain takes me inre his life. There&#x;s the 60's inom know so well. There&#x;s the extraordinary, gifted, friend of mine Jimmy Webb." - Art Garfunkel

    During the late Sixties and early Seventies, Jimmy Webb was arguably the most successful mainstream songwriter alive, churning out sweeping, richly orchestrated hits for Glen Campbell, Barbra Streisand and Frank Sinatra, among