Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 9/24/2019 2:19 AM Subject: The Candy Man Song for the Day - September 24, 2019: Barry Manilow's virtual duet with Sammy Davis, Jr., "THE CANDY MAN" from Barry's 2014 album MY DREAM DUETS! "The Candy Man" was written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and was a #1 hit for Sammy Davis, Jr., on Billboard's Hot 100 in June 1972. Anthony Newley (1931 - 1999) was born on September 24th.