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Barry Manilow Delivers $100,000 Gift of Instruments and Education
Last year, in response to the needs of public
schools, Barry Manilow formed The Manilow Music Project as part of his
non-profit, Manilow Fund for Health and Hope. The mission statement of the
Project highlights the importance of music programs in U.S. schools and donates
instruments and materials to school music programs.
Barry hosted his first-ever solo concert at the
Hollywood Bowl on October 24th, 2009, with many of the proceeds going directly
to The Manilow Music Project. The evening began with a surprise donation
to the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) of $100,000 worth of
instruments. Earlier this year he donated $500,000 in musical instruments
to schools in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area.
Barry Manilow Raises Nearly $500,000 in Funds for Local Palm Springs Charities with Special Holiday Concert Series
Palm Springs, CA (December
15, 2009) - Pop culture icon and music legend Barry Manilow, together with the Manilow Fund for Health and Hope, raised $464,750 in much needed funds from “A Gift of
Love…,”the five-night holiday concert series that Manilow performed at the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, CA. The concert series, which ran December 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th and 9th, honored 25 local charities in Palm Springs, California, the singer’s hometown—each
night benefiting five of the beneficiary charities. Manilow performed his hit songs in addition to special holiday songs featured on his new Christmas
album, “In the Swing of Christmas,” released October 13th, 2009 and previous holiday releases, “Because It’s Christmas” and “A Christmas Gift of Love.”
The legendary entertainer is also currently recording his next album, “The Greatest Love Songs of All Time,” which will be released January 26th, 2010 in time for Valentine’s Day. He will next making music and magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show. On March 5, 2010 Manilow will throw open the doors to the Paris Théâtre at Paris Las Vegas with a re-imagined stage show that will be both more intimate and more exciting than ever
before.
With worldwide record sales exceeding 80 million, Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records); with no less than consecutive top 40 hits to his credit between 1975 and 1983, on the Billboard Hot 100.
Manilow has worked on over 40 albums over the course of his career as a singer, songwriter, arranger and producer.
I am a tremendous fan of
Barry Manilow, thus the name
'ManiNut'.
'Mandy' was the first
Barry Manilow record I ever bought - at the beginning of Barry's career. I
was hooked. I've been one of his greatest fans ever since!
I attended my first Barry
Manilow concert in Stuttgart, Germany. Years later, my daughter and I
attended another concert. My husband and I attended another one a few
years later. (I remember that I was outside waiting to purchase tickets
long before sales began). Each concert was better than the previous one
(if that's possible).
I was privileged to see Barry during his 'One Night, One
Last Time' concert during the fall of 2004. My husband and I drove
about 8 hours to attend the concert. Since we have family in
Jacksonville, we made a mini-vacation out of the trip.
We had seats in the second row - the closest ever. During
the concerts we attended previously, we were further back. It was
absolutely one of the greatest nights of my life. I don't think I sat down
once during the entire performance. His performance was a pure delight, as
always!
The Manilow concerts have been minimized.
After putting up with 'Fanilows' for all these years, he deserves being able to
limit his travel. Barry is now performing in Las Vegas in his 'Music &
Passion' show.
Whenever I need a boost, all I have to do is put on one of his
fantastic CD's or DVD's. Within minutes, all my troubles have faded away.
Barry, thanks for all the wonderful music and memories. I wish you nothing
but the very best!
On October 14th, 2006, my husband and I drove to Atlantic City, NJ for an
absolutely fantastic evening of 'Music and Passion.' Words can't
express how much fun I had. Here are a few
photos from that performance.
On Thursday, March 27th, 2008, we attended Barry's concert in
Raleigh, NC. We had seats in the 6th row floor section. I was in
heaven again throughout the entire performance. All I can say is WOW
... what a show! Barry, you get better and better with each show.
Since I didn't want to miss a moment of the show, my hubby took the pictures
shown HERE. I hope you
enjoy them.
Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus in
Brooklyn on June 17, 1946. After graduating from New York's illustrious Julliard
music school and changing his surname to the smoother-sounding Manilow, he
embarked on a varied musical career that included everything from a
piano-playing stint at Bette Midler's notorious NYC bathhouse shows, to writing
commercial jingles for State Farm Insurance and Dr. Pepper, to serving as music
director on the Emmy-winning TV show Callback. It wasn't until 1973 that
he released his self-titled debut. Things took off pretty quickly after
that. By 1974 he'd scored his first No. 1 hit,
"Mandy." Almost 25 years later, with an astounding
30 albums, 25 top 40 hits, and more than 60 million in record sales to his credit, he now
stands as the top adult-contemporary artist of all time.
His nearly 30-year career has spanned practically
every possible aspect of showbiz--television, film, musical theater, record
producing, even advertising. It's no wonder that Rolling Stone magazine
once dubbed him "The Showman Of Our Generation."
Manilow has won several trophy cases' worth of
awards, including a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance ("Copacabana"),
an Emmy for The Barry Manilow Special, the Songwriter Hall Of Fame's
Hitmaker Award, and a special Tony Award for his 1976 run at the Uris Theater
(which also earned him a spot in the Guinness Book Of World Records for
the fastest sellout and largest ticket gross on Broadway). He's sung at
President Clinton's Inaugural Ball, Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, the Super Bowl,
and several command performances for Prince Charles and Princess Diana. He's
composed several movie soundtracks (Foul Play, Thumbelina and The
Pebble And The Penguin), produced albums for Dionne Warwick, Nancy Wilson
and longtime friend Bette Midler, and even starred in the made-for-TV
Copacabana
movie. His songs have been recorded by Dionne
Warwick, the Carpenters, Donna Summer, Andy Williams, Helen Reddy, Olivia
Newton-John and the Captain & Tennille just to name a
few. Barry has even become somewhat of a holiday institution with his
annual performance of "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" on Dick
Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve specials. (Incidentally, he also co-wrote
"Bandstand Boogie," the theme to Clark's long-running TV show American
Bandstand.)
Aside from the Sinatra Sings album,
Manilow's latest endeavor is his original musical, Harmony, which he
co-penned with his longtime songwriting partner, lyricist Bruce Sussman. The
musical--about a 1920s troupe of German song-and-dance men that comes under fire
from the Nazi party--debuted October 7, 1998 at the La Jolla Playhouse near San
Diego, California.
Barry was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of
Fame during the 33rd Annual ceremony in June 2002, appeared with the Boston Pops
during the city's Fourth of July Celebration, and recorded "I Won't Be The One
To Let Go" with Barbra Streisand for her Duets album. Barry also released his
second holiday album A Christmas Gift Of Love in November 2002 for Sony Music,
and finished the year with appearances at the 70th celebration of the world's
most famous Christmas tree during Christmas in Rockefeller Center on NBC-TV and
a Christmas in Aspen TV Special on ABC-TV.
In 2003, Barry performed at the Evening Under The Stars benefit in Palm Springs
and the 5th Annual White Tie & Tiara Ball to benefit the Elton John AIDS
Foundation. Society of Singers presented Barry with the 12th Annual ELLA Award.
Barry produced Diane Schuur's 2003 album, Midnight, and reunited with Bette
Midler on the Today Show to perform the duet "On A Slow Boat To China" from
Bette's album, Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook, co-produced by
Barry and Robbie Buchanan. Closing out 2003, Barry returned to A&E for a new
Live By Request 2-hour special, A Barry Manilow Christmas, and made a cameo
appearance on a Will & Grace episode simply entitled "Fanilow."
Barry's Manilow songs were the theme on American Idol (April
20-21, 2004) where Barry appeared as guest judge, then performed "Let Freedom
Ring" on the results show with seven remaining Season 3 Idol finalists.
Here's To Las Vegas! After more than three
decades of performing, Barry found a new home at the Las Vegas Hilton, signing
an exclusive long-term deal to debut his show "Manilow: Music and Passion" in
February 2005. He continues to perform there and has performances scheduled
through 2009. Let's hope he continues long after that!
The London Times recently declared Manilow "one
of the greatest popular entertainers of the age." Barry's unparalleled career is
made up of virtually every facet of music, including performing, composing,
arranging and producing. He has triumphed in every medium of entertainment. He
has filled concert halls, broken records on television, scored for films and
written for the Broadway stage. The industry "bible," Radio & Records Magazine
has already named him the undisputed #1 Adult Contemporary Artist of all time.
His record sales exceed 80 million worldwide. He has received Grammy, Emmy and
Tony Awards and been nominated for an Academy Award.
Las Vegas, NV (December 1, 2009
- Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is making music and
magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show. On March 5, 2010 Manilow
will throw open the doors to the Paris Théâtre at Paris Las Vegas with a new
stage show that will be both more intimate and more exciting than ever before.
“At Paris Las Vegas, romance blends with
excitement and energy, so it’s only fitting that Barry Manilow reignite our
entertainment offerings,” said Marilyn Winn, President of Paris Las Vegas. “We
invite all of our guests to spend a dynamic evening with Barry Manilow at Paris
Las Vegas.”
"I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated
everything in its path for my entire life. Whenever there was a choice between
music and anything else, music won hands down every time. No one person or
material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is
right. I am totally committed to my music and my fans." - Barry Manilow
