Child Prodigy: Wellington native authored many famous songs

Collingsworth County native Jimmy Webb penned some of the most famous pop songs of the 1960s. COURTESY PHOTO
Collingsworth County native Jimmy Webb penned some of the most famous pop songs of the 1960s. COURTESY PHOTO

Collingsworth Chronicles

Fans of the 2026 Winter Olympics were ecstatic when 20-year-old American Alysa Liu won the free skate gold medal for her performance to the Donna Summer version of “MacArthur Park,” written by Jimmy Webb.

After the Olympics, when on-line streams of ‘MacArthur Park’ jumped 900% and moved into the Top 10 on iTunes, Webb commented, “I saw this angel, Alysa Liu, appear on the ic…