Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 8/16/2019 2:56 AM Subject: 47 Years Ago Today (August 16, 1972): Schaefer Music Festival with Bette! This Day in MANILOW History - August 16th: Barry Manilow was Bette Midler's Music Director at the Schaefer Music Festival in New York City's Central Park, Forty-Seven Years Ago TODAY (August 16, 1972)!