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Don Black

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The multi award-winning lyricist presents a selection of iconic songs.

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Don Black: Don salutes the writers and lyricists including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Elmer Bernstein

Don salutes the writers and lyricists including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Elmer Bernstein

BBC Radio 2 - Don Black, Don salutes the writers and lyricists including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman and Elmer Bernstein

Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century. Tonight he pays tribute to that exclusive club whose members wrote both the words and the music

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black celebrates the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards. 

Tonight he pays tribute to that exclusive club whose members wrote both the words and the music including Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Leslie Bricusse, Stephen Sondheim and Elmer Bernstein.

This week's 'And They Also Wrote.....' is Jerry Herman.

Plus there's a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.


This show was originally broadcast in 2019

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