Back to The Magic Garden- Laurel Canyon and 1968
Can you recreate images in your mind after listening to some breathtaking music? What do you see? Are you able to "paint" your thoughts in chalk on a sidewalk, on canvass, or embroidered onto a tapestry? Would you love to do so and share the images here? I would like to take some time aside to talk about some popular music artists who have achieved such a feat. Jimmy Webb, a prolific songwriter rose to fame in the 1960s after creating top-notch material for popular artists such as The Fifth Dimension, Richard Harris, and Glen Campbell. He would remain relevant throughout the 70s and 80s, reaching new heights by collaborating with royalty such as Linda Ronstadt in 1989 (Cry Like a Rainstorm-Howl Like the Wind). Mr. Webb's "paintings" between 1967 and 1968 include "Up, Up, and Away" sung by The Fifth Dimension which prompts the listener to envision a beautiful hot air balloon "suspended under a twilight canopy" and MacArthur's Park sung b...