Fifty years ago, Barry Manilow was riding high on the music charts. In early December 1975, “I Write the Songs,” the popular singer’s first single from his Tryin’ to Get the Feeling album, was making ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barry Manilow put his skills as an arranger to the test to make "Mandy" his own, although it's a cover. Oh, Brandy? Fifty years ...

Barry Manilow has written a lot of songs, but he didn't write "I Write The Songs." (In fact, Manilow didn't write any of his three #1 hits.) "I Write The Songs" isn't intended to be a statement of ...

In 1975, Barry Manilow put a new spin on the classic “if a tree falls in the woods” question: if a song that sounds ironic at face value becomes a chart-topping smash hit, is it really ironic? Prior ...

Barry Manilow soundtracked much of the 1970s. His run of singalong tunes were all things to all people: sincere and schmaltzy, sentimental and campy, affirming and dramatic. They’re big, billowy puffs ...

Barry Manilow’s first performance in Cleveland was in 1975. Half a century later, he bid us farewell with a dynamic, emotional, and stellar performance. It is hard to believe the king of jingles, ...