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Paul Sexton sits in

Paul Sexton sits in for Bob Harris and is joined by singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, previewing his forthcoming tour Still on the Line: The Glen Campbell Years.

Paul Sexton sits in for Bob, with his special guest legendary singer songwriter Jimmy Webb, previewing his forthcoming tour Still on the Line: The Glen Campbell Years and talking us through some classic tracks, including By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston and MacArthur Park.

Jimmy has worked with Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, The 5th Dimension, The Supremes, Isaac Hayes, REM, Art Garfunkel, Brian Wilson, Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand, but the singer with whom Jimmy has had the most enduring professional and personal relationship is Glen Campbell. They first met in the 1960s and have collaborated on more than 80 songs.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sun 5 Jun 2016 03:00

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Music Played

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • The Monkees

    Birth Of An Accidental Hipster

    • Good Times!.
    • Rhino.
    • 10.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Like A Rolling Stone (live)

    • Totally Stripped.
    • Eagle Rock.
    • 8.
  • case/lang/veirs

    Atomic Number

  • American Young

    God Sends A Train

    • American Young.
    • Curb.
    • 3.
  • CC Smugglers

    Pouring Rain

    • Pouring Rain.
    • 1.
  • Eric Clapton

    Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

    • I Still Do, Surfdog.
    • Polydor.
    • 7.
  • Sugar Pie DeSanto

    Slip In Mules

    • First Time I Met The Blues.
    • Spectrum/Universal.
    • 13.
  • Paul Simon

    Insomniac's Lullaby

    • Stranger To Stranger.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 011.
  • Allen Toussaint

    American Tune

    • American Tunes.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 14.
  • William Bell

    The Three Of Me

    • This Is Where I Live.
    • Decca/Concord.
    • 1.
  • Graham Nash

    Another Broken Heart

    • CD Single.
    • Blue Castle.
    • 1.
  • Liv Austen

    Don't Regret A Single One

    • Who I Am Today.
    • Self-Released.
    • 1.
  • The 5th Dimension

    Up, Up And Away

    • This Is Easy (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 74.
  • Glen Campbell

    Galveston

    • Now 100 Hits Country (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Jimmy Webb

    MacArthur Park (feat. Brian Wilson)

    • Ten Easy Pieces.
    • Warner Music.
    • 10.
  • Johnny Rivers

    By The Time I Get To Pheonix

    • Johnny Rivers: Anthology 1964-1977.
    • Rhino.
    • 13.
  • Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Glen Campbell

    Ocean In His Eyes

    • Reunion - The Songs of Jimmy Webb.
    • EMI.
  • Jimmy Webb

    Do What You Gotta Do

    • Just Across The River.
    • E1 Music.
    • 12.
  • The Highwaymen

    Highwayman

    • The Highwaymen Live.
    • Sony Legacy.
    • 2.
  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Love My Way

    • The Edge Of The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Four Tops

    Ask The Lonely

    • The Complete Motown Singles.
    • Motown.
    • 1.
  • Brenda Holloway

    Operator

    • The Complete Motown Singles.
    • Motown.
    • 24.
  • Junior Walker & The All Stars

    Do The Boomerang

    • The Complete Motown Singles.
    • Motown.
    • 22.
  • Deep Purple

    Hush

  • Nancy Sinatra

    Lightning's Girl

    • Lightning's Girl.
    • Raven.
    • 1.
  • Roy Orbison

    Running Scared

    • The Best Of Roy Orbison.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.
  • Graham Nash

    Chicago

    • Songs For Beginners.
    • Rhino/Atlantic.
    • 10.
  • David Crosby

    Yvette In English

    • Thousand Roads.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.
  • The Isley Brothers

    Love The One You're With

    • Soul Years 1971 CD1.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
  • The Shirelles

    Baby It's You

    • More Rock 'n' Roll Love Songs.
    • Dino Entertainment.
    • 19.
  • Billy Joel

    Say Goodbye to Hollywood

    • Turnstiles.
    • CBS.
    • 1.
  • Badfinger

    Day After Day

    • Best Of.
    • Apple.
    • 3.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Sentimental Lady

    • Bare Trees.
    • Reprise.
    • 6.
  • Prefab Sprout

    The Sound Of Crying

    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jun 2016 03:00

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