Barry Manilow - They Write the Songs

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Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of composers of the Great American Songbook.

Barry Manilow looks at the lives and works of ten famous composers of the Great American Songbook, playing rare recordings and de-constructing their songs at his piano.

They Write the Songs: Series 3: 12/06/2018

12/06/2018

Series 3

BBC Radio 2 - They Write the Songs, Series 3, 12/06/2018

Barry Manilow returns with episode five of They Write the Songs - The Broadway Edition!

Barry Manilow presents a series looking at the art of songwriting.

This week's forgotten shows are rich in plots and tunes! Barry brings us a rainmaker faker in '110 Degrees in the Shade'; a gangster who just wants to sing and dance in 'Legs Diamond', the gold prospecting West in 'Paint Your Wagon' and a sophisticated comedy of manners in 'The Gay Divorce'. Recovered songs from Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones and Cole Porter.

They Write the Songs: Series 3

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

Barry Manilow returns to celebrate the lives and work of the great songwriters.

International superstar Barry Manilow returns with a third series celebrating the lives and work of the great songwriters.

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