- Barry Manilow Gives $100,000 to NC School Hit By Hurricane Florence - Hurricane Florence caused more than $24 billion in damage, and one North Carolina school is getting a help cleaning up from a big name in music! Barry Manilow is giving one hundred thousand dollars so a school damaged in the hurricane can buy new band uniforms and instruments. East Duplin High School entered a national contest by the Manilow Music Project. Manilow said he was bombarded with videos from schools around the country, but he announced the North Carolina campus as the winner from his concert stage in Las Vegas. The band teacher said words couldn't describe how thankful he was for the donation. (WFMY News 2, 6/23/2019)
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/barry-manilow-gives-100000-
to-nc-school-hit-by-hurricane-florence/83-3b7263c3-7daf-4a7b-a187-e82a368549b8
- Barry Manilow Honors Sioux City Community Schools - The Sioux City Community School District’s music program just hit a high note after a major announcement from a famous performer. Barry Manilow delivered an important message for students across the country and here locally. “In second place, Sioux City School District from Sioux City, Iowa. They get $20,000 for school instruments.” “Fantastic!”
The Sioux City School District entered a video in a competition with the Barry Manilow Music Project. First place receiving $100,000. The submission showed a well-worn trumpet, banged-up saxophone and broken violin and highlighted the need for economic help. “I have seen the impact you made around the country. I know you can do some cool things for the kids and would be honored if you reach out to us as one of the groups to help.” (Kari Treinen, Executive Director of the Sioux City Public Schools Foundation). One of more than 70 entries considered by the Manilow Music Project.
“My team looked at all of the videos and all the teams were filled with talent.” - Barry Manilow. The $20,000 will go toward buying new instruments. Enrollment in music programs increased by 25% in the past four years and is at a record high for the Sioux City Community School District. The Manilow Music Project’s handed out more than $10 million dollars over three decades. The legendary singer and songwriter grew up in Brooklyn and attended a rough high school. He credits orchestra class with changing his life. Now, he’s helping others make even more music. (KWIT FM 90.3, 6/21/2019)
https://www.kwit.org/post/barry-manilow-honors-sioux-city-
community-schools
- Barry Manilow Grant to Provide New Instruments to Sioux City High Schools - The Sioux City Community School District has received a boost to its music departments thanks to pop singer Barry Manilow. The District submitted a video to Manilow's Music Project to attempt to win a grant for new band instruments. Manilow made the announcement in Las Vegas and awarded Sioux City one of the top prizes ($20,000). Manilow, who has performed twice in Sioux City over his career, said he was moved by the videos he received from the schools. All of the high schools that entered were competing for the top prize of $100,000 for new instruments. (KSCJ 94.9 FM/1360 AM, 6/21/2019)
http://kscj.com/2019/06/21/barry-manilow-grant-to-provide-
new-instruments-to-sioux-city-high-schools/
- East Duplin wins $100,000 Barry Manilow giveaway - One of Barry Manilow’s greatest performances came this week for East Duplin High School. Manilow announced Wednesday the winners of a $100,000 giveaway and the East Duplin High School band was named the grand prize winner. “Thank you for your heart. Thank you for your compassion. Thank you for your talent,” Manilow said during the announcement from Las Vegas, which was posted in a video on the Manilow Music Project website.
According to information from Manilow Music Project, Manilow launched a nationwide search for one high school band to receive $100,000 for musical instruments and uniforms in response to funding cuts in public schools. The competition kicked off as Manilow celebrated his 500th performance at the Westgate resort in Las Vegas. “This really is a godsend for our school and the community,” said East Duplin High School Principal Scott Ballard. Ballard was closing up the school Wednesday night when he started getting texts from people that the school’s band program had won. “I was standing in the band room turning off the lights when I got the first text saying we won the $100,000 but I didn’t know who it was. I didn’t think much about it then I got to the parking lot and got another text. It hit me like a ton of bricks,” Ballard said. The school district doesn’t have a lot of funding for the band program and the $100,000 will go far in helping them to meet their needs. He said the band program will take a look at its options for using the funds as wisely as possible. “We want to try and take the money and make it go as much as possible,” Ballard said.
Schools were asked to upload videos explaining who they are and why they needed the funds. Several factors were used to determine the winner, including online votes, community involvement, and level of need. Manilow chose the winning school. Band Director Thomas Seaman thanked everyone involved in the project and said it is more than a monetary win. “I really cannot express my gratitude with sufficient grace and appreciation to all those who have helped with this project,” he said. “From the students who put together our video to the parents who got the word out to our local news outlets to the teachers who had their classes voting daily, and to the greater areas of Duplin and Onslow counties, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It is not just the money you have helped us to win but the lives you have touched just by showing your support. I am completely in awe at the way people have come together to show their support for the East Duplin High School band. I could not be happier to be anywhere else.” Ballard said their school’s band is small but continues to grow and has tremendous support from the parents and community. “We’re a tiny band but our band booster parents are phenomenal and never turn down an opportunity to raise money for the band,” he said. (Kinston.com, 6/21/2019)
https://www.kinston.com/news/20190621/east-duplin-wins-100000-
barry-manilow-giveaway
- Sioux City Schools to receive $20,000 thanks to Barry Manilow - The Sioux City Community School district will be getting $20,000 for new instruments after they won 2nd place in the Manilow Music Project’s video contest. 72 other school districts submitted videos that explained why their district needs the $100,00 grand prize.
“We really stumbled across the application online, and Barry Manilow requested 5 minutes video about why our school needed new instruments and what we would do with the 100,000. So we put together a little video and sent it off and we really didn’t think anything would come of it,” said Kari Trienen, Director of the Sioux City Public School Foundation. Trienen says the prize money will be used to buy new instruments for all the public schools in Sioux City.
Barry Manilow made the announcement on a video posted to his foundation’s website on June 19th. During the video, Manilow announced the top five school districts that submitted videos and one district whose video won the most votes online. The grand prize winner is Grand Duplin High in North Carolina. (SiouxLand Proud, 6/21/2019)
https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/local-news/sioux-city-schools-
to-receive-20000-thanks-to-barry-manilow/
- SCCSD wins $20,000 in Barry Manilow Music Project - The Sioux City Community School District is getting a big boost to their music program, thanks to the Barry Manilow Music Project. The district recently won 2nd place and $20,000 in the project. The money will be used to buy new band instruments. Sioux City Public Schools completed the submission on the district’s behalf. Officials say this funding will help to enhance music education in the area. To date, The Manilow Music Project has distributed more than $10 million in instruments and funds. (KTIV-4, 6/21/2019)
http://ktiv.com/2019/06/21/sccsd-wins-20000-in-barry-manilow-music-project/
- Barry Manilow cuts $100K check for North Carolina high school band - BEULAVILLE, N.C. -- Barry Manilow wrote a check for $100,000 and gave it to an eastern North Carolina high school band. East Duplin High School won this year's Manilow Music Project contest. The contest asks bands across the country to submit videos about why they need extra funding. East Duplin's video said the band's uniforms are 24 years old, they are unable to upgrade their instruments and many families are still recovering from Hurricane Florence. Manilow named the winners Wednesday in a music video. He thanked East Duplin High School for "your passion, your heart and your talent."
East Duplin band director Thomas Seaman released the following statement about the victory: "I really cannot express my gratitude, with sufficient grace and appreciation, to all of those who have helped with this project. From the students who put together our video, the parents who got the word out to local news outlets, the teachers who had their classes voting daily and the greater areas of Duplin and Onslow Counties, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It's not just the money you have helped us to win but the lives you all have touched, just by showing your support. I am completely awed at the way people came together to show their support for the East Duplin High School Band. Know that we all feel the love and well wishes that have come from around the country as well as other corners of the world. I could not be happier to be anywhere else!!" (ABC-11, 6/21/2019)
- Barry Manilow gifts North Carolina high school $100,000 - Barry Manilow gifted $100,000 worth of new band gear to a North Carolina high school in an area still recovering from Hurricane Florence. News outlets report the band at East Duplin High School couldn’t afford new instruments and uniforms, so they entered a national contest by the Manilow Music Project for help. In a video of the announcement at a Las Vegas show Wednesday, Manilow takes a pause from dancing and singing to crown East Duplin as the winner. Manilow said he had been “bombarded” with video entries from high schools across the country saying why they think they deserved the funds before giving East Duplin the $100,000 for new instruments and uniforms. The school’s band director says words can’t describe his gratitude. (USA Today, 6/21/2019)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/06/21/
barry-manilow-gifts-north-carolina-high-school-100-000/1531671001/
- Easy-listening legend Barry Manilow gives $100,000 to hurricane-ravaged high school band - There just aren’t enough Barry Manilow news days, in our opinion. The just-turned 76-year-old easy-listening songwriting legend is still performing in Vegas, and also runs the Manilow Music Project, which is “keeping dreams alive one instrument at a time” by donating to school music programs, and has given over $10 million in total to date over more than three decades. The website says that Manilow created the project in honor of his own high school orchestra in Brooklyn and is primarily focused on supplying instruments, which can run over $1,000 per violin and more than $7,000 per tuba.
Barry Manilow just announced this year’s winners from his stage in Vegas, with four runners-up and a special award for best video. According to KATU, Manilow said he was bombarded by video entries before deciding to give the grand-prize award to the marching band of East Duplin High School in North Carolina, in “an area still recovering from Hurricane Florence.” The fortunate winners will receive $100,000 in instruments and band uniforms.
In the video, Manilow says that he heard from kids who told him that “band classes helped them to make friends they couldn’t make in other classes... I know exactly what you’re talking about.” The winning East Duplin Marching Band video shows how the band members all stayed in touch even while school was shut down after the hurricane, calling themselves a family several times over, and when the band director chokes up, it’s hard for the viewer not to as well.
Manilow thanks the winners “for your passion, your heart, and your talent.” If Barry Manilow is thanking you for those things, kids, you are definitely doing something right. Manilow then closes his video with some strains of “Copacabana,” because of course he knows what his true show-stopper is. (AV Club, 6/21/2019)
https://news.avclub.com/easy-listening-legend-barry-manilow-
gives-100-000-to-h-1835732628
- East Duplin High School wins $100,000 from the Manilow Music Project - BEAULAVILLE, Duplin County — An Eastern Carolina high school not only got a shout-out from a musical superstar, but a large check to fund its marching band. The Manilow Music Project has distributed more than $10 million in instruments and funds nationwide, and this year East Duplin High School won $100,000 for new instruments and band uniforms from the project. Schools from across the nation apply for the funding by submitting videos to explain why it’s needed, and that video sent in by East Duplin explains that the band’s uniforms are 24 years old, they are unable to fund instrument upgrades and many local families are still recovering from Hurricane Florence last fall. Manilow named the winners in a music video of his own and in it thanked the band, “For your passion, your heart, and your talent.” (WCTI News 12, 6/20/2019)
https://wcti12.com/news/local/east-duplin-high-schools-wins-100000-
from-the-manilow-music-project
- East Duplin High School Band wins $100,000 from Manilow Music Project - The East Duplin High School Band won a $100,000 prize on Wednesday in an annual contest founded by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. The band recently entered a contest by the Manilow Music Project, which, according to the Project's website, "Empowers underfunded school music programs to provide quality music education," by donating musical instruments to bands and providing scholarships to music students. On June 19, live in Las Vegas, Barry Manilow announced the 2019 Manilow Music Project winners. East Duplin won the Grand Prize of $100,000 for its band program.
Thomas Seaman, Band Director at EDHS, said: "I really cannot express my gratitude, with sufficient grace and appreciation, to all of those who have helped with this project. From the students who put together our video, the parents who got the word out to local news outlets, the teachers who had their classes voting daily and the greater areas of Duplin and Onslow Counties, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. It's not just the money you have helped us to win but the lives you all have touched, just by showing your support. I am completely awed at the way people came together to show their support for the East Duplin High School Band. Know that we all feel the love and well wishes that have come from around the country as well as other corners of the world. I could not be happier to be anywhere else!!" (WNCT-9, 6/20/2019)
https://www.wnct.com/news/local-news/east-duplin-high-school-band-
wins-100-000-from-manilow-music-project/2088245774
- SCCSD awarded $20,000 from the Barry Manilow Project - The Sioux City Community School District is one of the five lucky districts across the United States that was awarded money from the Barry Manilow Project. The Sioux City Public Schools Foundation submitted a video in May in hopes of getting money to buy new instruments. The group's executive director Kari Treinen said this will help middle and high school students who can't afford instruments. "We have 70% of our students in the Sioux City Community School District qualify for the free or reduced meal program. That's the only poverty indication that the school district has access too. It shows us that a lot of students can't buy or rent because they don't have the money at home to buy because of the basic needs. We really believe music is a basic need because it helps our students academically, socially," said Sioux City Public Schools Foundation executive director, Kari Treinen. She said the $20,000 should be able to purchase 20 to 25 instruments for the upcoming school year. (SiouxLand News KMEG 14/FOX-44, 6/20/2019)
https://siouxlandnews.com/news/local/sccsd-awarded-20000-from-the-
barry-manilow-project
- Big surprise; Manilow Music Project awards Wasilla High band $10,000 - Wasilla High School band director Jackie Johnson, a handful of students and some parents gathered in the band room Wednesday, watching a live countdown on a projector. They took a break from summer vacation for a very important live announcement from the Manilow Music Project to find out which American high school won $100,000 for its music program. They stirred in their seats waiting for Barry Manilow to reveal the winner. “I was like, ‘just shut up and tell us,’” flute player Trinity Nohr said with a laugh.
Much to everyone’s surprise, WHS made it in the top five, not knowing there would be such a thing in this contest. WHS took fourth place, winning $10,000 for its music program. The room lit up with excitement, cheering and applauding over the victory. “It’s a great start for us. It won’t take care of everything we need but it’s certainly a step in the right direction and we’re just so tickled. It’s a good surprise. We didn’t know there would be runners up,” Johnson said. Johnson became visibly emotional over the news. Her eyes welled up and she kept turning away to hide her tears of joy. She was just as surprised as everyone when Manilow mentioned there would be runner up awards. She thought it would just be that one shot at the $100,000.
Manilow, a popular singer with a career that spans more than five decades, created this annual giveaway as a response to budget cuts in public schools. WHS and the other participating schools across the U.S. entered videos to tell their stories and explain why they are in need of new equipment. The need is certainly there at WHS. They haven’t had a new instrument in at least 20 years, according to Johnson. They’ve had to get creative with their limited resources. She said that the wood shop class made a set of stools for the band, not for sitting but for drumming. The WHS drumline used the stools as drums during this year’s ASAA State Solo and Ensemble Contest. They were the top small percussion ensemble division. “Imagine if we had real instruments,” Johnson said with a laugh.
The video was created by trumpet player Greg DeArmond, who spearheaded the project, shooting and editing the video. A handful of band members helped DeArmond. All the students can be seen in the final cut. He was in the room when the news hit. “I’m happy we’re getting money. It’s a lot better than nothing. It’s going to help a lot,” DeArmond said. DeArmond is entering his senior year in the fall. He said that he was nervous while waiting for the results. He wishes they got the full $100,000 since they need it so bad but he was ultimately thankful they got this financial boost, which is still major. “I’m relieved we got something out of it,” DeArmond said.
Shaye Wagner, a 2019 WHS grad and clarinet player, was also in the room. He is well into adulthood already, working 45 hours a week on average but he felt compelled to find out how everything went all the same. “Band was everything to me,” Wagner said. “It’s like a whole other family. I think every kid should be able to experience this kind of thing.” Wagner said that he went to see the other shoe drop not for himself, but for the next generation of band kids. He said that his younger siblings and cousin play in middle school band and will soon be in the WHS band. He’s happy to know this money will help them and other future band members. “I think the best thing is just supporting all our brothers and sisters… The next generation of kids are going to actually have instruments they can play that aren’t held together by tape,” Wagner said.
Johnson said WHS is the first Alaskan school to win money from the Manilow Music Project, entering “uncharted territory.” She said that she’s going to work with administration to figure out how to make the most of this money. While the $100,000 would be ideal since they need so many different instruments and still don’t have uniforms, $10,000 is certainly nothing to sneeze at. “It’s way more than we had five minutes ago,” Johnson said with a laugh. Johnson said that there are currently more students interested in band than there are instruments but that’s a “good problem to have.” “We’ll make it work no matter what,” Johnson said.
To watch the announcement, visit: http://www.manilowmusicproject.org/archives/1639 (Frontiersman, 6/20/2019)
https://www.frontiersman.com/news/big-surprise-manilow-music-project-
awards-wasilla-high-band/article_c4224588-9331-11e9-b036-f7e193ec5ed4.html
- East Duplin High School wins $100,000 from the Manilow Music Project - An Eastern Carolina high school not only got a shout-out from a musical superstar, but a large check to fund its marching band. The Manilow Music Project has distributed more than $10 million in instruments and funds nationwide, and this year East Duplin High School won $100,000 for new instruments and band uniforms from the project. Schools from across the nation apply for the funding by submitting videos to explain why it’s needed, and that video sent in by East Duplin explains that the band’s uniforms are 24 years old, they are unable to fund instrument upgrades and many local families are still recovering from Hurricane Florence last fall. (WWAY-TV, 6/20/2019)
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2019/06/20/east-duplin-high-school-wins-
100000-from-the-manilow-music-project/
- Wasilla High band wins $10K from Manilow Music Project - If Wasilla High band members weren't "Fanilows" by now, they will be after winning $10,000 from the Manilow Music Project. The band placed fourth in Barry Manilow's $100,000 instrument and uniform giveaway. In the announcement video, Manilow said he was bombarded with submissions from high schools needing new instruments. "We got to know so many of you," he said. "You guys were funny, witty, so sincere about the importance of your music classes." Manilow said it was hard to choose just one winner so he and his team decided to add some runner-up prizes, and four more schools received money from the giveaway. Manilow Music Project was founded by Barry Manilow more than thirty years ago. The organization provides music scholarships and supports music education across the country. The grand prize winner of the $100,000 uniform and instrument giveaway was the East Duplin High School music program in North Carolina. (KTVA, 6/20/2019)
https://www.ktva.com/story/40683425/wasilla-high-band-wins-dollar10k-from-manilow-music-project
- East Duplin High wins $100k for marching band equipment - An Eastern Carolina high school has won a huge prize to fund its marching band. East Duplin High School won $100,000 for new instruments and band uniforms from Barry Manilow's The Manilow Music Project. Schools from all over the country sent in videos explaining why they deserve the prize. East Duplin's video says the group's uniforms are 24 years old and they lack the money to upgrade their instruments. On top of that, the area was hit by Hurricane Florence last fall and many families are still recovering. While naming the winners in his own music video, Manilow thanked the school for their passion, heart and talent for music. (WITN, 6/20/2019)
https://www.witn.com/content/news/East-Debatesuplin-High-wins-
100k-for-marching-band-equipment-511557391.html
- Manilow gives $100,000 to band at NC high school still suffering from hurricane - A North Carolina high school band needed help. The band at East Duplin High School couldn’t afford instrument upgrades, was using uniforms that were 24 years old, and is in an area where many families are still recovering from Hurricane Florence, according to WCTI. So the band made a video explaining its situation and submitted it to a nationwide contest put on by the Manilow Music Project, according to the high school. High school bands from across the country submitted videos explaining why they were in need of money for new instruments and uniforms, according to the project.
Community involvement, need and online votes were all influencing factors, but Barry Manilow, the founder of the project, decided who won, the project’s website said. On Wednesday he announced the five winners in Las Vegas. East Duplin took home first place and $100,000 for new instruments and uniforms. “Thank you for your passion, your heart and your talent,” Manilow said to the band when he announced it won.
Thomas Seaman, the band director, said in a statement that he is in awe of the support. “I really cannot express my gratitude, with sufficient grace and appreciation, to all of those who have helped with this project,” he said. “From the students who put together our video, the parents who got the word out to local news outlets, the teachers who had their classes voting daily and the greater areas of Duplin and Onslow Counties, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.” (The Charlotte Observer, 6/20/2019)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article231801518.html
- How to get tickets for Proms in the Park 2019 - The Last Night of the Proms and Proms in the Park are taking place on Saturday 14 September 2019. Barry Manilow leads a line-up of artists including Chrissie Hynde, Jack Savoretti, Lighthouse Family and Gabrielle. The BBC Concert Orchestra under Richard Balcombe will join later in the evening, alongside presenter Michael Ball. The Last Night of the Proms from the Royal Albert Hall will then be streamed live to Hyde Park for the usual singalong fare. Gates open: 3pm. Music from: 4pm. Event ends: 10.30pm.You can buy tickets here via SEE Tickets or here via Ticketmaster. (Classical-Music.com, 19 June 2019)
http://www.classical-music.com/article/how-get-tickets-proms-park-2019
- Audionamix’s Professional Services Provides Unique Tech for Re-monetization of Older Catalogs - Audionamix’s Professional Services Division, comprised of uniquely qualified audio engineers, functions as an extension to its clients’ post departments by directly delivering separated audio elements when the original multi-tracks or stems are no longer available. These specialized engineers utilize proprietary audio extraction technologies in order to provide advanced separations that are not easily accomplished using commercially available software. This has enabled Audionamix to help bring a number of unique projects to fruition, and its clients include the biggest content owners, creatives and technicians in the professional music, film and broadcast industries. Audionamix’s Professional Services offerings include the following: Music Dissociation, which can remove music from a scene; Dialogue Isolation, which can isolate or remove dialogue from a scene; Vocal Extraction, which can isolate a vocal performance, and Instrumental Creation.
Audionamix has provided its Music Dissociation service to several classic films so that they could be viewed alongside a live orchestra performing the score. Television series such as Baywatch were able to use the Music Dissociation service to remove previously licensed music in order to re-release original episodes. Vocal Extraction allows for the creation of virtual duets, as heard in Barry Manilow’s GRAMMY® nominated My Dream Duets album ... “In a perfect world, a client would perpetually have access to all the elements to create a full mix, whether it be a TV show, movie, album or individual song,” says Stephen Oliver, senior engineer and coordinator of Professional Services at Audionamix. “But unexpected challenges arise, and archives are often lost over the years. Our team is able to extract content from a mixed audio source using our various extraction technologies. This can include vocals, dialogue, soundtrack and other musical elements.” (Broadcasting Cable, 6/19/2019)
https://www.broadcastingcable.com/post-type-the-wire/audionamixs-professional-
services-provides-unique-tech-for-re-monetization-of-older-catalogs
- Images Through the Film Magnifier: Barry Manilow... See vintage Daily Herald images of Barry Manilow [in] our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. (Daily Herald, 6/17/2019)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190617/images-through-the-film-magnifier-
barry-manilow-deadheads-gerald-ford-jimmy-connors-a-fishing-derby-and-more
- Five interesting facts about Barry Manilow - (1) It’s his birthday: Famed singer and songwriter Barry Manilow was born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He turns 76 today. (2) He appeared in Kankakee: In November of 1967, an up-and-coming, 24-year-old Manilow spent a week singing and performing on the piano of the Waterloo Lodge of the former Little Corporal restaurant in Kankakee. (3) A prolific hit maker: Forty-six of Manilow’s songs have reached the Billboard Adult Contemporary top 40 charts, including 13 that reached No. 1 and 28 that cracked the top 10. (4) On tour now: Manilow is currently on tour. All 2019 dates will be performed in either Hollywood, Las Vegas or New York. (5) A McDonald’s pitchman: Before Manilow realized stardom, his voice could be heard singing “You Deserve A Break Today” on early 1970s ads for McDonald’s. (Daily Journal, 6/17/2019)
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/five-interesting-facts-
about-barry-manilow/article_e16ff5e8-8ed8-11e9-8757-439e374d9554.html
- Las Vegas Strip party mix - Barry Manilow was surprised onstage at International Theater at Westgate Las Vegas with a 76th birthday cake. Manilow’s birthday is actually Monday, but the “Fanilows” were less concerned about the actual date than they were in singing a beautiful version of “Happy Birthday To You.” Manilow’s cake was wheeled out by Westgate Las Vegas General Manager Cami Christensen. (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 6/16/2019)
- E. Tautz Men’s Spring 2020 - Usually, the soundtrack at London shows draws from decades of British talent – punk, pop, reggae, hip hop and techno – but Patrick Grant of E. Tautz was having none of it. For the close of his romantic spring show, he picked Barry Manilow’s [1974] track, “Mandy.” “I like to think the mood of this collection was upbeat, like early Barry Manilow,” said Grant, who built his polished, laid-back collection on his favorite Seventies and Eighties silhouettes, mixing and layering tailored and casual clothing, denim and streetwear with aplomb... (WWD, 6/8/2019)
https://wwd.com/runway/mens-spring-collections-2020/london/e-tautz/review/
- Blossom Music Center memories - CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Blossom Music Center opens its 51st year as the region's premier outdoor summer concert venue. While the amphitheater, nestled in the rolling hills of the Cuyahoga Valley, is known today for the variety of the acts that grace its stage from country to classic rock, pop, hip hop, alternative, and, of course, classical, it wasn't always that way. When Blossom first opened in 1968, the venue primarily hosted the kinds of artists you'd hear on easy listening stations or your parents' album collection. That began to change in the 1980s, as some of the most popular music stars of decade, many before they hit it big, came to Cuyahoga Falls. Younger acts like Whitney Houston, Billy Idol, Def Leppard, Poison, The Go-Go's, Depeche Mode and Debbie Gibson all played there, joining Blossom veterans like Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow and James Taylor on the summer bills. (Cleveland.com, 6/5/2019)
https://expo.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/06/a709c4cfd87747/
blossom-music-center-memories-30-classic-concert-ads-from-19801990.html
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