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Barry Alan Pincus |
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US - United States of America |
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June 17, 1943 |
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Brooklyn, NY |
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c/o BMIFC Headquarters |
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PO Box 45378 |
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Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
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c/o Lynn Stephens |
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PO Box 5380, Bridport |
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Dorset DT6 6ZX |
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Biography |
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Barry Alan Pincus aka Barry Manilow, a pop singer/composer, was born 17 June 1946 in Brooklyn, New York. Manilow was one of the biggest pop music hitmakers of the 1970s. He attended the Julliard School of Music and then began working as a pianist (later music director) for singer Bette Midler. Manilow's first hit single, "Mandy," was #1 on the charts in 1974; it was the first of a string of two dozen hit singles, including "Weekend In New England," "Copacabana," "I Write the Songs" and "Can't Smile Without You." Critics claimed Manilow was excessively sentimental or even schmaltzy -- the very same traits that his fans seemed to love. He continued to tour and record throughout the 1980s and 1990s, though without the vast success of his first decade. Manilow wrote the well-known "State Farm is there" jingle for State Farm insurance.
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