Name: BarryNet Message Board
Date/Time: 11/16/2019 5:16 PM
Subject: They Write The Songs - Series 4 - Episode 9

Barry Manilow discusses the multi-award winning and multi-million selling singer/songwriter Paul Simon, from his work with Art Garfunkel to his groundbreaking solo albums, on this Sunday's They Write The Songs, hosted by Barry Manilow at 9pm BST on BBC Radio 2 (17 November 2019). The episode will also be available on demand shortly after it airs.

Barry Manilow discusses the work of one of the most successful singer songwriters of all time - Paul Simon. As one half of Simon and Garfunkel (with Art Garfunkel) he wrote, sang and produced a string of albums and hit records including 'The Sound of Silence', 'Mrs Robinson', 'Homeward Bound' 'Feelin Groovy', 'America' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. Paul Simon then went on to pursue a successful solo career that included the groundbreaking album 'Graceland', featuring the huge hit 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes'; and added to his multi award winning career (including 16 Grammys) with Time Magazine listing him as one of the 'One Hundred People Who Changed the World'. In this programme Barry follows his career, from ambitious teenager to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.