AWARD-WINNING singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb is coming to Glasgow.

The American composer is the only artist ever to have received Grammy awards for music, lyrics and orchestration.

His numerous accolades include the Academy of Country Music’s Poet Award (2016) and the prestigious Ivor Novella International Award (2012). In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Webb as one of the top 50 songwriters of all time. He was the youngest person ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and served as its chairman.

Not many artists can say they premiered a classical nocturne and had a Grammy-nominated rap song with Kanye West (Do What You Gotta Do on Famous) in the same year, but Jimmy’s career is full of surprises.

His songs have been recorded or performed by an impressive range of artists including Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Glen Campbell, Art Garfunkel, Linda Ronstadt, R.E.M., Michael Feinstein, Isaac Hayes and Judy Collins.

Since his first platinum hit, The Worst That Could Happen, he has had numerous hits including Up, Up and Away, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, All I Know and MacArthur Park.

According to BMI, his song By the Time I Get to Phoenix was the third most performed song in the 50 years between 1940 and 1990.

Webb continues to write and record, and has released 10 solo albums since the 1970s, while also writing for other artists.

His latest two CDs, Just Across the River and Still Within the Sound of My Voice, feature duets on some of his biggest songs with friends including Billy Joel, Jackson Browne, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, JD Souther, Glen Campbell, Lucinda Williams, Michael McDonald, Mark Knopfler, Brian Wilson, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban, and more.

An Evening with Jimmy Webb will take place at the Mitchell Theatre on May 8. For tickets, go to seetickets.com/event/jimmy-webb/mitchell-theatre/1202635?aff=id1songkick