And the wichita lineman is still on the line still on the line hes got that woman on his mind still on the line submit corrections. Glen campbells iconic wichita lineman can teach you a. I hear you singin in the wire, i can hear you through the whine and the wichita lineman is still on the line. My interpretationas jimmy webb has said, his song was not finished when glen campbell recorded it and that may help set it apart from many other songs of that era. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Jimmy webb has produced some of the most sublime songs in pop history. Acclaimed singer, songwriter and composer jimmy webb was born on august 15, 1946 in elk city, oklahoma. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main roads searchin in the sun for another overload. Jimmy planned to finish the second verse and write a third verse and a chorus if they liked what he had done with the song so far. It was first recorded by the american country music artist glen campbell with backing from members of the wrecking crew and was widely covered by other artists. Wichita lineman as recorded by glen campbell, written by jimmy webb key of f intro. Wichita lineman remastered, an album by glen campbell on spotify. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by jimmy webb.
Album billboard united states chart entry date peak position. Her name was susan horton, the homecoming queen at colton high school. The story behind glen campbells wichita lineman can teach you a lot about creativity songwriter jimmy webb sent a partial, unfinished. I know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain and if it snows that stretch down south wont ever stand the strain and i need you more than want you and i want you for all time and the wichita lineman is still on the line. Cover versions of wichita lineman written by jimmy webb.
Wichita lineman glen campbell, jimmy webb and rip wichita lineman. Find glen campbell wichita lineman lyrics and search for glen campbell. Jimmy webb recalled to bbc what he wanted to express with this song, i just tried to take an ordinary guy and open him up and say, look theres this. Glen campbell wichita lineman lyrics genius lyrics. Shop our newest and most popular jimmy webb sheet music such as wichita lineman, macarthur park and the moon is a harsh mistress, or click the button above. Jimmy webb organ on wichita lineman reply notify me 1 helpful irvc october 21, 2016 report. Oct 19, 2008 performed at schubas, chicago, october 17, 2008 with glenn campbell story, song starts at 210. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wire, i can hear you through the whine and the wichita lineman is still on the line i know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain and if it snows that stretch down south wont ever stand the. Glenn tilbrook keith urban cassandra wilson jimmy barnes british electric foundation. By the time i get to phoenix, galveston, macarthur park, the moon is a harsh mistress, up, up and away are all glorious songs. While relatively short its hardly simplistic and wichita lineman has survived the test of time.
The story behind glen campbells wichita lineman can teach you a lot about creativity songwriter jimmy webb sent a partial, unfinished song. Written by oklahoman jimmy webb, wichita lineman receives. Restless heart debuts wichita lineman music video in honor of glen campbell. Nov 03, 2014 wichita lineman didnt enter my internal playlist until the mid90s, when i was working at q magazine. Ok, campbell was the first to record jimmy webb s witchita lineman. He is a lineman for the county and he drives the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wires i can hear you through the whine. I remember bill prince interviewing jimmy webb im guessing it was around the time of his ten easy pieces lp and even the act. Our friends jimmy webb and glen campbell talk about a magical fit between songs and singers, but dont mention that there are flesh and blood people whose lives genuinely fit a given song. Hit maker jimmy webb at montalvo arts center feb 4 cupertino, ca grammy winner jimmy webb performs and tells the stories behind macarthur park, wichita lineman, up, up and away and more. He also improvised, rearranged and reharmonized hymns. Wichita lineman is the twelfth album by american singerguitarist glen campbell, released in 1968 by capitol records. Interpretation of wichita lineman lyrics jimmy webb community. Jimmy webbs song hit the nail on the head about being away from my family working as a lineman, says tulsa, okla. At that time, many telephone companies were countyowned utilities, and their.
David letterman alongside the foo fighters to perform polk salad annie. Wichita lineman jimmy webb cover by ken mercer youtube. Aug 10, 2015 webb wrote the first verse and part of a second verse of wichita lineman and sent a rough demo tape of it over to the studio to see if campbell and his producer al delory liked it. Interpretation of wichita lineman lyrics jimmy webb. Wichita lineman is a song written by the american songwriter jimmy webb in 1968. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main roads searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wires i can he. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Sep 10, 2016 jimmy webb playing live at the convent club uk. F gm7 c7 f c7 c7 f i am a lineman for the county bb am and i drive the main road f g d searching in the sun for another overload c i hear you singing in the wires g bb i.
When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and users with similar music taste. It was recorded with backing from members of the wrecking crew and appeared. Webb wrote the first verse and part of a second verse of wichita lineman and sent a rough demo tape of it over to the studio to see if campbell and his producer al delory liked it. The album and its accompanying dvd were filmed, taped, and recorded live on december 9, 1988 in the hamilton, ontario studios of chchtv as part of the canadian concert. Aug 14, 2017 the story behind glen campbells wichita lineman can teach you a lot about creativity songwriter jimmy webb sent a partial, unfinished song. See dwight yoakams powerful wichita lineman at jimmy webb tribute hanson, toby keith, amy grant and more join iconic tunesmith at carnegie hall celebration. Hit maker jimmy webb at montalvo arts center feb 4. Jimmy webb s inspiration for the lyric came while driving through washita county in rural southwestern oklahoma. Aug 09, 2017 wichita lineman lyrics song by jimmy webb i am a lineman for the county and i drive the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wire, i can hear you through the whine and the wichita lineman is still on the line. Browse all jimmy webb sheet music musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly.
Apr, 2016 wichita lineman is a song written by american songwriter jimmy webb in 1968. Wichita lineman is a glen campbell also known as glenn campbell, johnny cash also known as john r. But one song stands above all the others in my book, and that is wichita lineman webbs collaborations with glen campbell. May 04, 2017 see dwight yoakams powerful wichita lineman at jimmy webb tribute hanson, toby keith, amy grant and more join iconic tunesmith at carnegie hall celebration. He told bbc radio 4 in 2011, when i heard it i cried. The song, written by jimmy webb and coproduced by harry smith and restless hearts dave innis, is the bands first new music release in nearly three years.
Whether or not the lineman was thinking about his girlfriend, jimmy webb certainly was. New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer i am a lineman for the county and i drive the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wire, i can hear you through the whine and the wichita lineman is still on the line i know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain and if it snows that stretch down south wont ever stand the. Jones, polk salad annie, and a cover of jimmy webbs wichita lineman. Wichita lineman became the first topten single for glen campbell when it was released in 1968.
Released in 1968, and written by jimmy webb, it was the first top 10 single for country singer glen campbell, who died on monday, aged 81. This is a great arrangement of his most popular and most musically appealing songs. Wichita lineman was a crossover hit for glen campbell and has been inducted into the national recording registry of the library of. About wichita lineman wichita lineman is a song written by the american songwriter jimmy webb in 1968. It was made popular by glen campbell with an album and single release in 1968. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main roads searchin in the sun for another overload jimmy webb wichita lineman lyrics metrolyrics.
An avid lover of music since he was a little boy, webb made his first public appearance as a performer playing the organ at his fathers church. Wichita lineman remastered by glen campbell on spotify. Top jimmy webb lyrics it wont bring her back mans road by the time i get to phoenix thats all ive got to say the last unicorn where the universes are one of the nicer things met her on a plane the highwayman galveston. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Wichita lineman stats glen campbell guns n roses the brian setzer orchestra jimmy webb trainwreck freedy johnston little big town james taylor steve hogarth jake bugg villagers george benson toby keith restless heart old crow medicine show heaven 17 r. Wichita lineman by jimmy webb digital sheet music for piano. He is a lineman for the county and he drives the main road searchin in the sun for another overload. It was first recorded by the american country music artist glen campbell. Glen campbell wichita lineman sheet music in d major. By 1968 i had already been living the wichita linemans life for a few years, and i know my own story when i hear it. It was first recorded by the american country music artist glen campbell with backing from members of the wrecking crew and was widely covered by other artists campbells version, which appeared on his 1968 album of the same name, reached number 3 on the us pop chart, remaining in the top. At least, i wasnt aware of it doing so, even though it was a hit on both sides of the atlantic, the one that had wichita in.
By 1968 i had already been living the wichita lineman s life for a few years, and i know my own story when i hear it. In 1968, campbell released wichita lineman, a song written by jimmy webb. Aug, 2017 whether or not the lineman was thinking about his girlfriend, jimmy webb certainly was. The expression is more emoted by senses than by words. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wire, i can hear you through the whine and the wichita lineman is still on the line i know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain and if it snows that stretch down south wont ever stand the strain and i need. Try to remember lyrics glen campbell singing wichita lineman. Glen campbell, wichita lineman 1968 circles of life. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The song wichita lineman was written by jimmy webb and was first recorded by glen campbell in 1968. This interpretation of the song is that this is man talking to and or communicating with god. And i need you more than want you, and i want you for all time. Jimmy webb, who wrote this song, got the idea for it while driving along the road and seeing a man working on a telephone pole. Restless heart debuts wichita lineman music video in.
And the wichita lineman is still on the line i know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain and if it snows that stretch down south wont ever stand the strain. The songs accolades are deservedly split between the singer and the songwriter, jimmy webb and included from a great moment in music history to wichita lineman just might be the. It was first recorded by the american country music artist glen campbell with backing from members of the wrecking crew and was widely covered by other artists campbells version, which appeared on his 1968 album of the same name, reached number 3 on the us pop chart, remaining in the top 100 for 15 weeks. Choose from jimmy webb sheet music for such popular songs as wichita lineman, macarthur park, and the moon is a harsh mistress. Dec 02, 2011 mix wichita lineman jimmy webb hq youtube. In session is the sixtysecond album by american singerguitarist glen campbella collaborative album with jimmy webbreleased in september 2012 by fantasy records. I know i need a small vacation but it dont look like rain. Wichita lineman by jimmy webb digital sheet music for.
Wichita lineman is a popular song written by jimmy webb in 1968, first recorded by glen campbell and widely covered by other artists. Dwight yoakam sings wichita lineman at jimmy webb tribute. The songs of legendary songwriter, singer and composer jimmy webb, whose first commercial recording was performed by the supremes in 1965, evoke everyday people and universal themes in galveston, a soldier in vietnam cleans his gun wondering if he will live to. Become a better singer in only 30 days, with easy video lessons. Restless heart debuts wichita lineman music video in honor. Glen campbell, wichita lineman 1968 november 3, 2014 andrew collins. I am a lineman for the county and i drive the main road searchin in the sun for another overload i hear you singin in the wire, i. Best cover version of wichita lineman, posted by barlights. It was first recorded by american country music artist glen campbell with backing from members of the wrecking crew. Like many others, i was saddened to hear last nights news of the death of glen campbell. It was covered by country road us, freddie hubbard, the tony evans orchestra, buddy emmons and other artists.
Indeed, if you really did map that graph of my musical education, the years 199397 would see a sharp rise, as the experience behind the desk as features editor and then editor broadened my mind and my sense of history like no other office i. Glen was a great arranger, singer, and guitarist so to sing his music is a privilege. Campbell recorded three by the composer jimmy webb by the time i get to phoenix, wichita lineman and galveston that struck a. Glen campbells iconic wichita lineman can teach you a big. But she married a schoolteacher called john, and jimmy wrote wichita lineman, up, up and away, by the time i get to phoenix and even macarthur park all about his lost love in. It was not one of those shock deaths we had got so used to hearing about last year as most of us who were fans knew he had been suffering from alzheimers disease for some time.