When songwriter Jimmy Webb left an unfinished version of the song "Wichita Lineman" for Glen Campbell to listen to, he never got a response and assumed it was a no-go. But when he eventually spoke to ...

On this day in 1968, Glen Campbell took to the Capitol Recording Studio in Los Angeles to record the infamous single. Star-studded studio muscians Carol Kaye, Jim Gordon, Mike Melvoin, Al Casey, Bob ...

When Glen Campbell first heard Jimmy Webb’s rough demo for “Wichita Lineman,” he knew he had a hit on his hands. The country singer related to the song on a deep geographical level, having spent his ...

'Wichita Lineman' Fans Sound Off on the Best Version Ever originally appeared on Parade. Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb gifted the world with so many classic tunes over the course of his ...

A Glen Campbell tribute artist will sing the timeless workingman classic "Wichita Lineman" about the steadfastness of a Midwestern utility worker and other hits in Portage. Carl Acuff Jr. and his band ...

There have been so many beautiful jazzy renditions of "Wichita Lineman," composed by Jimmy Webb originally for country artist Glen Campbell. Bob Dylan called the piece "the greatest song ever written.

Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb gifted the world with so many classic tunes over the course of his career — from "Up, Up and Away" to "MacArthur Park" and so many others — but out of all his ...