- Image Entertainment Announces November Street Date for First Slate of HD-DVD Titles for Release in North America and Japan - Image Entertainment, Inc. today announced its initial slate of HD-DVD titles. The titles, to be released on November 14 in North America and November 15 in Japan, will be high definition editions of three of the Company's bestselling music programs: Chicago/Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek, Heart: Alive in Seattle and Barry Manilow: Manilow Live! The discs will be authored, compressed and replicated by Memory Tech in Japan. Image will handle North America distribution of the titles while Digital Site, Image's Japanese licensee, will handle distribution throughout Japan ... Barry's Manilow's sold-out performance, filmed in Nashville, provides insights into this exceptional performer's career. Backed by a 30-piece orchestra, this program captures Manilow's phenomenal live performance energy. Among all of the expected #1 hits and then some, Barry showcases a number of songs from his musical, "Harmony," and his Grammy Award-nominated album "Manilow Sings Sinatra." Featuring "Could It Be Magic?," "Somewhere in the Night," "Tryin' to Get the Feeling," "Can't Smile Without You," "Bandstand Boogie," "Mandy," "Even Now," "Daybreak," "All the Time," "New York City Rhythm," "This One's for You," "That's Life," "When October Goes," "Weekend in New England," "Copacabana," "I Made It Through the Rain," "One Voice/I Write the Songs," and "Stars in the Night." (Press Release [Source: Image Entertainment, Inc.], 8/21/2006)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060821/20060821005692.html?.v=1
- Cowell Leads Emmy Tribute to Dick Clark - "American Idol's" Simon Cowell will lead a tribute to TV legend Dick Clark at next week's Emmy Awards. Cowell is part of the latest group of presenters at the Emmys, which will air Sunday, Aug. 27 on NBC. Freshly added presenters also include father and son Martin and Charlie Sheen, Bob Newhart, Candice Bergen and Ray Liotta. Clark is being honored at this year's awards for his long and storied career in television, as the host of the iconic "American Bandstand" (among many other shows) and as a producer whose credits range from "Bloopers" specials to the Golden Globe Awards. This year is also the 50th anniversary of "Bandstand's" premiere as a local show in Philadelphia. Barry Manilow, who sang and co-wrote the lyrics to the "Bandstand" theme song, will perform during the tribute. (Zap2It.com, 8/18/2006)
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-simoncowell-emmypresenters,0,6602446.story?coll=zap-news-headlines
- "Copacabana" set to make a musical splash - Barry Manilow's Copacabana has been on Brauer College drama teacher Anna Gauge's 'to-do list' since she saw the splashy musical at England's famous West End in the 1990s. This weekend she can tick it off as a cast of 43 performers, about 15 backstage crew and 16 musicians take to the Warrnambool Entertainment Centre stage. "We've done a lot of fun, easy musicals so we thought rather than always doing upbeat and funky ones with pop music we'd look for a challenge for the kids," Ms. Gauge said. She said the school production would stick to the original script, which followed the imagination of aspiring songwriter Stephen. Stephen wrote a musical set in show-biz New York which followed the love story of Lola and Tony. Tony had to rescue Lola after Rico abducted her and took her to his rival nightclub in Havana ... Copacabana is at the entertainment centre tonight, with more performances tomorrow at 1 pm and 8 pm. (Warrnambool Standard, 8/18/2006)
http://the.standard.net.au/articles/2006/08/18/1155407993676.html
- Barry Manilow will take a break from his regular gig at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said. The 60-year-old singer, who has a four-year contract with the hotel, suffers from labrum tears in his hips - a painful condition exacerbated by his high-energy performances, publicist Carol Marshall said in a statement Sunday. Manilow will continue performing through his appearance at the Emmy Awards on Aug. 27 and will then have outpatient arthroscopic surgery at a Southern California hospital, Marshall said. Recovery and rehabilitation time is expected to be about eight weeks. Manilow will miss about 20 concerts at the Hilton, all of which will be rescheduled for the 2007 season. He is scheduled to return in mid-October for the launch of his new album, "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties." (8/8/2006)
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http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/OtherEntertainment/2006/08/08/1724227-sun.html
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http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060808/1026953.asp
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- Manilow to have hip surgery - Veteran crooner Barry Manilow will take a break from his four-year residency at the Las Vegas Hilton while doctors repair the torn cartilage that has been troubling his performances. In all, the singer is expected to miss 20 shows, all of which will be rescheduled for next year. In a statement, Manilow's publicist Carol Marshall confirms he will continue performing until his appearance at the Emmy Awards later this month. (Yahoo! News UK & Ireland, 8/8/2006)
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/08082006/364/manilow-hip-surgery.html
- Barry Manilow to undergo hips surgery - The 60-year-old singer, who has a four-year contract with the hotel, suffers from labrum tears in his hips - a painful condition exacerbated by his high-energy performances, publicist Carol Marshall said in a statement Sunday, the AP reports. Manilow will continue performing through his appearance at the Emmy Awards on Aug. 27 and will then have outpatient arthroscopic surgery at a Southern California hospital, Marshall said. (Moldova.org, 8/7/2006)
http://music.moldova.org/stiri/eng/15580/
- Hip Ops for Barry - Singer Barry Manilow will undergo surgery later this month after tearing the cartilage in both hips during concerts in Las Vegas. According to the star's doctors, such injuries are more common in athletes playing aggressive sports. Manilow is doing a four-year stint at the Las Vegas Hilton but will be unable to perform for about eight weeks. He said: "The doctors have promised I'll come back even better than before.I can't wait to hit the stage again." (The Daily Record (UK), 8/7/2006)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17525222&method=full&
siteid=66633&headline=hip-ops-for-barry--name_page.html
- Manilow isn't done yet, here come the '60s - Barry Manilow had so much success with the music from the 1950s, he's taking on another decade. In an interview with The Associated Press, Manilow said he plans to release "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties" on Oct. 31, a follow-up to "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," which debuted at No. 1 when it was released earlier this year and sold more than one million copies. Manilow thinks his upcoming album might be even more popular than the first. (The Citizen (Auburn, NY), 8/4/2006)
http://www.auburnpub.com/articles/2006/08/04/news/page_too/the_buzz/thebuzz01.txt
- Barry Manilow channels the '60s next - Barry "I Write The Songs" Manilow summoned the ghost of pop music past, striking gold with this year's "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties." Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart, it sold more than a million copies. So, what does Manilow do for an encore? An album of hits from the '60s, of course! The songsmith told The Associated Press he plans to release "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties" just in time for Halloween. "I think these songs from the '60s are more well-known to a lot of people than the songs of the '50s," he said. Manilow also said he reordered more than 100 songs for the '60s album, but not every song fit his style. "For instance, the Motown catalog. (The Desert Sun, 8/4/2006)
http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060804/LIFESTYLES01/608040328
- Manilow plans to release "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties" Oct. 31, a follow-up to "The Greatest Songs of the Fifties," which debuted at No. 1 when it was released earlier this year and sold more than a million copies. Manilow, whose hits include "Mandy" and "Copacabana," believes the new album may be even more popular. "I really have a sense that these songs are even going to be more accepted," Manilow said, "because everybody knows these songs." (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 8/4/2006)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/people/280132_people05.html?source=rss
- The Top Tracks Brits Secretly Love the Most - the top 50 musical "guilty pleasures":
1) Livin' Thing, ELO
2) More Than A Feelin', Boston
3) Don't Stop Movin', S Club 7
4) I'm Not In Love, 10CC
5) Rock 'N' Roll Part 2, Gary Glitter
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22) Mandy, Barry Manilow
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(Daily Record (UK), 8/2/2006)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17501085
&method=full&siteid=66633&headline=say-elo-to-no1-guilty-secret--name_page.html
- It's an honor - Longtime television mainstay Dick Clark will be honored during next month's Emmy Awards, including an "American Bandstand" musical tribute performed by Barry Manilow, show producers announced today. Manilow - who made his first national television appearance on "Bandstand" - co-wrote the lyrics for the show's theme song, "Bandstand Boogie." The Emmy Awards will be Aug. 27 at the Shrine Auditorium. (Long Beach Press Telegram, 7/25/2006)
http://www.presstelegram.com/news/ci_4090823
- Emmy's Rockin' Dick Clark Tribute - This year, Emmy salutes the world's oldest teenager. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced Monday that it will pay tribute during this year's Primetime Emmy Awards to prolific TV personality and producer Dick Clark, who got his big break hosting American Bandstand in 1956 and stayed actively in the game until a stroke sidelined him in 2004. Emmy nominee Barry Manilow, who co-wrote and sang the American Bandstand theme song, "Bandstand Boogie," will provide the musical accompaniment to copious clips and kind words. (Yahoo! News, 7/24/2006)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/eo/20060725/en_tv_eo/19583
- Manilow will sing tribute to Dick Clark - Barry Manilow will sing the American Bandstand theme song live at the Emmys during a special tribute to Dick Clark NBC plans for the Aug. 27 awards show. Executive producer Ken Ehrlich said the lovefest would demonstrate the connection between Bandstand and American Idol as "cultural touchstones" as it marked the 50th anniversary of Clark's becoming the dance show's host at the old WFIL studios in Philadelphia. The tribute will include snippets from other Clark shows, which ranged from TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes to the American Music Awards."Dick Clark was and is the variety-TV producer who best had his finger on popular taste," said Ehrlich, a veteran of scores of music shows, including Philadelphia's Live 8 last summer. Manilow and Bruce Sussman added lyrics to the instrumental "Bandstand Boogie" in 1975, and Clark soon adopted that version for the show. Manilow is Emmy-nominated for best individual performance in a variety or music program for his PBS special, Music and Passion. (Philadelphia Inquirer, 7/24/2006)
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/gossip/15107303.htm
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