"Among the few things one can count on in life: the taste of McDonald's cheeseburgers, "I Love Lucy" reruns are still
funny—and Barry Manilow never wearing out his welcome at the top of the charts", Billboard Magazine.
With worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, Barry Manilow’s success is a benchmark in popular music. His concerts sell out instantly. He is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records) and Billboard magazines. Rolling Stone crowned him “a giant among entertainers the showman of our generation,” and Frank Sinatra summed up Manilow best when Ol’ Blue Eyes told the British press, “He’s next.”
In early 2005, Manilow rocked Las Vegas when he opened his multi million dollar production of Mailow: Music and Passion at the Las Vegas Hilton. Following a sold out five year run, Manilow was lured to the Las Vegas Strip and the Theatre des Arts at The Paris Hotel. Working with industry veteran Jeffrey Hornaday, Manilow opens his new Las Vegas spectacular in March, 2010.
On The Greatest Love Songs of All Time, co-produced by Manilow, Clive Davis, available everywhere on Janurary 26th, 2010 and Michael Lloyd (Somewhere in Time and Dirty Dancing), Manilow presents loving interpretations and arrangements of classic love songs for the Manilow and music fan alike.
The album selections include jazz and American standards, as well as songs from the “Great White Way” and silver screen includingIrving Berlin’s”How Deep Is The Ocean?,” and George Gershwin’s “Love is Here To Stay.” Other beloved hits include: “You Made Me Love You,” “I’ve Got A Crush On You,” “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “The Theme From Love Story (Where Do I Begin),” “Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You),” and “It Could Happen To You.” The album also features great renditions of “The Look Of Love,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” “The Twelfth of Never,” and an emotional reading of “When You Were Sweet Sixteen.”
“I’ve loved these songs for as long as I can remember”, said Manilow. “It was an honor to sing songs written by some of the masters of pop songwriting.”
Manilow has given the gift of collections in the best-selling series of tributes to popular music. RIAA platinum The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties released January 31, 2006, which incidentally became his first #1 debut on the Billboard 200 album chart and first #1 album since the triple-platinum double-LP Barry Manilow/Live; RIAA platinum The Greatest Songs Of The Sixties released October 31, 2006, entering the chart at #2 and was the all-time highest first sales week debut chart entry of Manilow’s career. With those two albums, Manilow became the first artist since 1981 to have two albums in the top two positions in one calendar year on the Billboard chart. Next came The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies, released September 18, 2007, entering the Billboard charts at #4, making The Greatest Songs of the Seventies Manilow’s 33rd charting album, his 11th Top 10 and his 10th Top 10 debut and the only artist to have three Top four debuts on the Billboard 200 chart in two years.
The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties marks the fourth collaboration between Manilow and Clive Davis, BMG U.S. Chairman & CEO, since the singer’s return to the Arista label after a five-year absence (which was distinguished by new albums on Concord and Columbia.) As the founder and president of Arista Records for its first 25 years, Davis was a perennial collaborator with Manilow on virtually all his recordings. They first worked together on “Mandy,” Manilow’s debut #1 single, after he became the first performer signed by Clive Davis to Arista in 1974, the first year of the label’s existence.
The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties is yet one more example of Barry Manilow’s timeless appeal to every cross-section of society, to bridge generations and positively influence the world over with both music and lyric. As the charter member of the Arista artist roster, Manilow has won a unique place in the pantheon of American performers. Manilow recently released In The Swing of Christmas in the fall of 2008, which provides a timely complement to the first four albums in the ‘Decades’ series.
“No one can reinvent the great classics better than Barry Manilow,” comments Davis. “He breathes new life and vitality into these truly wonderful songs and they sound fresh and timeless. We continue on the mission to bring to a new generation the great songs of a different era.”
That goal has been the creative spark for several Manilow concept albums that have interpreted music of earlier decades. Among the titles are 1984’s groundbreaking 2:00 AM Paradise Café featuring jazz legends Sarah Vaughan, Mel Tormé and Gerry Mulligan. Swing Street (1987) featured guest appearances by Stan Getz, Phyllis Hyman, Kid Creole, and Diane Schuur. Later came Showstoppers (1991), spanning nearly a century of Broadway show tunes.
On 1994’s Singin’ With the Big Bands, Barry was paired with the orchestras of Les Brown, Duke Ellington, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Harry James, and Glenn Miller on a glorious set of Swing Era standards. Most recently, there was 1998’s Manilow Sings Sinatra, which paired Barry with Grammy-winning producer Phil Ramone, paying homage to the great songs made famous by the legendary Frank Sinatra. Clive Davis called it “an enriching, exciting and fulfilling album” that complemented the earlier Manilow concept recordings.
Barry Manilow’s roots are in his native Brooklyn, where music was an integral part of his life. By the age of seven, Barry was taking accordion lessons and playing on a neighbor’s piano. He chose a career in music while still in his teens, and attended New York College of Music and the Julliard School of Music while working in the mailroom at CBS. He subsequently became musical director for a CBS show named “Callback” which led to a lucrative sideline on New York’s advertising jingle circuit.
In 1971, Barry Manilow met Bette Midler and became her music director, arranger and pianist. The following year, Manilow signed with Bell Records to record his debut solo album. In 1974, Clive Davis founded a new label, Arista, along with Columbia Pictures. Davis had the right to choose any artist on the Columbia Pictures-owned Bell Records to bring to Arista. Davis chose Manilow and the rest is history. He famously brought Barry a recent U.K. hit song entitled “Brandy” (by its writer Scott English). Clive changed the title to “Mandy” so it wouldn’t be confused with the Looking Glass U.S. hit “Brandy.” When Barry’s Arista single reached Number One in early 1975, it ignited one of the most ncandescent careers in pop.
Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records), with no less than 25 consecutive Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1975 and 1983. The list includes all-time favorites that Barry still sings today: “Mandy,” “It’s A Miracle,” “Could It Be Magic,” “I Write the Songs,” “Tryin’ To Get the Feeling Again,” “This One’s For You,” “Weekend In New England,” “Looks Like We Made It,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” “Even Now,” and the Grammy Award-winning “Copacabana (At the Copa).” All of these songs (and more) were anthologized on the commemorative 1992 four-CD boxed-set, Barry Manilow: The Complete Collection And Then Some.
To date, twenty-nine albums by Barry Manilow have been certified platinum, while Barry Manilow/Live (1977), Even Now (1978), and Greatest Hits (1978) are each certified triple platinum.
Albums produced by Barry Manilow for other artists – including Bette Midler, Nancy Wilson, and Dionne Warwick – have been nominated for Grammy Awards. A winner of Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Awards, Manilow’s film credits include the Oscar-nominated song “Ready To Take A Chance Again” (from 1978’s Foul Play), production of Bette Midler’s “Perfect Isn’t Easy” (from Walt Disney’s Oliver and Company), and the soundtracks for the animated features Thumbelina and The Pebble and the Penguin.
Highlights of Manilow’s theater career range from his Tony Award-winning Broadway debut in 1977 (in the same year that ABC-TV presented “The Barry Manilow Special” to an audience of 37 million) to an SRO eight-week run on the Great White Way in 1989. Beginning in 1997, Barry Manilow’s Copacabana – The Musical, an elaborate two-act spectacular, played to packed houses in London’s West End for 18 months before touring the U.S., Australia and Asia. June 2001 saw the opening of Could It Be Magic? – The Barry Manilow Songbook.
The singer has made countless television appearances ranging from Emmy-winning network specials to cable concerts, and released such best-selling long-form home videos as Live On Broadway and Because It's Christmas. His two-hour 1996 A&E special, “Barry Manilow: Live by Request” was the highest rated music show in the network's history. Manilow has also appeared on the highly rated TV series “Murphy Brown,” “Ally McBeal,” and “Will & Grace.” In 2006, Barry received his fifth Emmy nomination and an Emmy win for the PBS special “Manilow: Music and Passion.” The broadcast celebrated Barry Manilow’s 100th performance at the Las Vegas Hilton. Produced by Stiletto Television, the Rhino DVD of the PBS special was soon certified triple platinum. Recently Manilow released Barry Manilow Happy Holiday! is Barry’s holiday-themed television special from A&E’s “Live By Request.” Originally broadcast from New York City on a snowy December night in 2003, this show is one of the highest-rated A&E “Live By Request” performances ever.
In June 2002, Barry Manilow was inducted into the National Academy of Popular Music’s Songwriters Hall of Fame alongside Ashford & Simpson, Michael Jackson, Randy Newman, and Sting.
Barry Manilow is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Jazz. His autobiography, Sweet Life: Adventures on the Way to Paradise, was published by McGraw-Hill in 1987. In addition to his own foundation, the Manilow Fund for Health and Hope, other involvements include The Prince's Trust, United Way, the Starlight Foundation, and several leading organizations for AIDS prevention and research. Barry Manilow is the national spokesperson for the Foundation Fighting Blindness and a member of the Music Center of Los Angeles.
Manilow recently created the Manilow Music Project as part of his Manilow Fund for Health and Hope www.manilowfund.org. Answering the call of need at a time when arts and music programs in most schools is the first casualty in budget cuts, MMP provided $500,000 worth of musical instruments, as well as sheet music and music stands to 21 local schools in the Coachella Valley He recently performed his first ever solo concert at the Hollywood Bowl on October 24th, 2009–where, in association with the Manilow Music Project and the Grammy Foundation, he raised a donation of $100,000 in musical instruments for the LAUSD. An avid philanthropist, this past December his concert series A Gift of Love raised nearly half a million for local charities in the Palm Springs/Coachella Valley area which with this latest charitable donation takes his efforts well over one million.
As Manilow says, “Anyone can make a difference. Just call your local schools and ask them what they need. Get ‘em a new set of drums! Music changes a young person’s life.”
BARRY MANILOW BRINGS NEW SHOW TO PARIS LAS VEGAS
Celebrated music legend signs two-year deal with Paris Las Vegas and AEG Live
Dec. 01, 2009 (LAS VEGAS) – Legendary singer-songwriter Barry Manilow is making music and magic at Paris Las Vegas with a new resident show. On March 5, 2010 Manilow will throw open the doors to the Paris Théâtre at Paris Las Vegas with a reimagined stage show that will be both more intimate and more exciting than ever before.
Manilow will perform 78 shows each year for two years at Paris Las Vegas. The shows are produced by AEG Live in conjunction with Paris Las Vegas.
Statement Barry Manilow:
“The audience in Vegas is always energized and electric, so I know that the Paris Las Vegas is going to be a special run,” said Manilow. “I’m planning something new for this performance; definitely not to be missed.”
With worldwide record sales exceeding 80 million, Barry Manilow is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records); with no less than 25 consecutive top 40 hits to his credit between 1975 and 1983, on the Billboard Hot 100. Manilow has worked on over 40 albums over the course of his career as a singer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He recently released “In the Swing of Christmas” his third collection of holiday songs and will release “The Greatest Love Songs of All Time,” a new album chronicling the most touching love songs ever written on January 26th, 2010.
“Barry Manilow is an icon to generations of adoring fans, “said John Meglen, co-CEO and President of AEG Live/Concerts West. “AEG Live is privileged to be working with him to bring this new and exciting musical production to the stage in Las Vegas.”
“At Paris Las Vegas, romance blends with excitement and energy, so it’s only fitting that Barry Manilow reignite our entertainment offerings,” said Marilyn Winn, President of Paris Las Vegas. “We invite all of our guests to spend a dynamic evening with Barry Manilow at Paris Las Vegas.”
Las Vegas middle school and high school music programs will benefit from Manilow’s new contract with Paris by sharing in the proceeds of the special, weekly Platinum Experience Tickets. Platinum Experience Tickets which include a front row seat, pre-show champagne reception, meet & greet and photo with Barry Manilow, and an autographed show program. Proceeds from Platinum Experience Tickets go directly to the Manilow Music Project. The Manilow Music Project is part of Manilow’s non-profit, The Manilow Fund for Health and Hope and will put instruments into the hands of middle school and high school students in the Las Vegas Unified School District.
AEG Live
AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles based AEG is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance, touring for a variety of programming and multi-media production. One of the largest concert promotion and touring companies in the world, AEG Live is comprised of special event, broadcast and exhibition divisions, and operates and owns numerous state of the art venues nationwide. Recent AEG Live tours and productions include Celine Dion A New Day, which just ended a landmark five year run, Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On and CHER at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace as well as “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” an international tour of the artifacts of King Tut. Recent and current promoted concert tours include Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Bon Jovi, Usher, Nickelback, Kenny Chesney, Rod Stewart, and Paul McCartney. AEG Live also co-produces the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Goldenvoice, the company’s southern California-based regional promotion division, created and operates the award winning annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
About Paris Las Vegas
Paris Las Vegas is a Harrah's Entertainment resort. From its dramatic 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower to authentic architectural reproductions, Paris Las Vegas features elegant décor, European-inspired boutiques and a distinctive array of fine cuisine, including Chef Joho's acclaimed Eiffel Tower Restaurant, Les Artistes Steakhouse and French-bistro Mon Ami Gabi. The resort celebrates the romance and excitement of the European City of Light. In the heart of the famous Las Vegas Strip, the passion and sophistication of Paris Las Vegas transports guests to Europe's most romantic city.
BARRY MANILOW
"Among the few things one can count on in life: the taste of McDonald's cheeseburgers, "I Love Lucy" reruns are still funny—and Barry Manilow never wearing out his welcome at the top of the charts", Billboard Magazine.
With worldwide sales of more than 80 million records and over 40 Top 40 Hits, Barry Manilow’s success is a benchmark in popular music. His concerts sell out instantly. He is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio&Records) and Billboard magazines. Rolling Stone crowned him “a giant among entertainers the showman of our generation,” and Frank Sinatra summed up Manilow best when Ol’ Blue Eyes told the British press, “He’s next.”
THE PRODUCER
Album Title Artist
Bette Midler Sings The
Peggy Lee Songbook Bette Midler
Bette Midler Sings The
Rosemary Clooney Songbook Bette Midler
Midnight Diane Schuur
With My Lover Beside Me Nancy Wilson
Dionne Dionne Warwick
Bette Midler Bette Midler
The Divine Miss M Bette Midler
THE SHOWMAN
Tour Run
MANILOW (Paris Las Vegas) - 2010-Present
Ultimate Manilow: The Hits - 2008-2009
Manilow: Music and Passion - 2005-2008
One Night Live, One Last Time - 2004
LIVE2002! Tour - 2001-2001
The Millennium Tour - 2000-2001
Manilow Live! Tour - 1999-2000
Manilow’s Tour of the World - 1997-1999
Manilow: Reminiscing - 1996-1997
The Greatest Hits and Then Some World Tour - 1992-1996
Live On Broadway Tour - 1988-1991
Big Fun Tour de Force - 1987-1988
Paradise Café Tour - 1983-1984
Around The World In 80 Dates - 1982-1983
In The Round World Tour - 1981-1982
First Solo Tour - 1974
THE HIT-MAKER
Barry Manilow has over 40 Top 40 Hits, including:
Mandy (1974)
It’s A Miracle (1975)
Could It Be Magic (1975)
I Write The Songs (1975)
Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again (1976)
This One’s For You (1976)
Weekend In New England (1976)
Looks Like We Made It (1977)
Daybreak (1977)
It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve (1977)
Can’t Smile Without You (1978)
Even Now (1978)
Copacabana (At The Copa) (1978)
Ready To Take A Chance Again (1978)
Somewhere In The Night (1979)
Ships (1979)
When I Wanted You (1980)
I Don’t Want To Walk Without You (1980)
I Made It Through The Rain (1980)
Lonely Together (1981)
The Old Songs (1981)
Somewhere Down The Road (1982)
Let’s Hang On (1982)
Oh Julie (1982)
Memory (1983)
Some Kind Of Friend (1983)
Read ‘Em And Weep (1983)
You’re Looking Hot Tonight (1984)
When October Goes (1984)
Paradise Café (1985)
Run To Me (1985)
In Search Of Love (1985)
He Doesn’t Care (But I Do) (1986)
Brooklyn Blues (1988)
Keep Eachother Warm (1989)
The One That Got Away (1989)
If You Remember Me (1990)
Because It’s Christmas (1990)
Another Life (1992)
I Go Crazy (1997)
Turn The Radio Up (2001)
River (2002)
Unchained Melody (2006)
Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (2006)
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (2007)
Christmas Is Just Around The Corner (2008)
THE AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
GRAMMY AWARDS
POP MALE VOCAL PERFORMANCE OF 1978 (21st Grammy Awards):
Artist-BARRY MANILOW (for “COPACABANA (AT THE COPA)”)
SONG OF THE YEAR OF 1976 (19th Grammy Awards):
Bruce Johnston, Songwriter for “I WRITE THE SONGS” (Artist: Barry Manilow)
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM (51st Grammy Awards):
“IN THE SWING OF CHRISTMAS” by Barry Manilow
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL PERFORMANCE (42nd Grammy Awards):
“MANILOW SINGS SINATRA” by Barry Manilow
BEST INSTRUMENTAL ARRANGEMENT ACCOMPANYING VOCALIST(S)(42nd Grammy Awards):
“IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING” (Arranger: Johnny Mandel) by Barry Manilow (from “MANILOW SINGS SINATRA”)
BEST JAZZ VOCAL PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP – 1985:
Barry Manilow and Sarah Vaughan for “BLUE” (from 2:00 AM PARADISE CAFÉ)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR – 1978:
“EVEN NOW”
RECORD OF THE YEAR – 1976:
“I WRITE THE SONGS”
RECORD OF THE YEAR – 1975:
“MANDY”
EMMY AWARDS
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM – 2006
“Manilow: Music and Passion”
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY – 1986:
Grover Dale, Choreographer for “COPACABANA” (CBS TV MOVIE)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING IN A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM – 1986:
Waris Hussein, Director for “COPACABANA” (CBS TV MOVIE)
OUTSTANDING SPECIAL COMEDY-VARIETY OR MUSIC – 1977: “THE BARRY MANILOW SPECIAL”
Miles Lourie (Executive Producer) and Steve Binder (Producer)
The TV Special earned Five Emmy Award Nominations!
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK OF 1979: BARRY MANILOW
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK OF 1978: BARRY MANILOW
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK OF 1977: BARRY MANILOW
TONY AWARD
BARRY MANILOW ON BROADWAY – 1977
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
BEST SONG FROM A MOTION PICTURE – 1978:
“READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN” (from “FOUL PLAY”) by Barry Manilow
AMERICAN GUILD OF VARIETY (AGVA) GEORGY AWARDS
TOP VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – 1978: BARRY MANILOW
TOP VOCALIST OF THE YEAR – 1976: BARRY MANILOW
BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
#1 POP MALE ARTIST/ALBUMS – 1978
#1 EASY LISTENING ARTIST – 1978
#1 VOCALIST/SINGLES – 1976
CASHBOX
TOP VOCALIST/SINGLES – 1976
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST/ALBUMS – 1975
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST/SINGLES – 1975
RECORD WORLD
TOP MALE VOCALIST/SINGLES – 1976
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST/ALBUMS – 1975
TOP NEW MALE VOCALIST/SINGLES – 1975
RADIO AND RECORDS
#1 POP ARTIST OF THE YEAR – 1975
MUSIC RETAILER
TOP NEW MALE ARTIST – 1975
RUBY AWARD
PERFORMER OF THE YEAR – 1976
CLIO AWARDS
BEST TELEVISION/CINEMA – 1976
BEST RADIO (INTERNATIONAL) – 1976
SEVENTEEN MAGAZINE
FAVORITE MALE VOCALIST – 1978
FRONT PAGE MUSIC AWARD
TOP MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK – 1979
DEE JAY AWARD
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR – 1980:
“DIONNE” – Barry Manilow (Producer), Dionne Warwick (Artist)
BMI AWARDS
“COPACABANA” passes 1,000,000 performances – 1979
“EVEN NOW” passes 1,000,000 performances – 1979
“MANDY” passes 1,000,000 performances – 1978
GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS
BROADWAY GOLD TICKET ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Barry Manilow’s 1983 SRO Engagement at the Uris Theatre
Fastest sellout and largest one-day box office gross on Broadway!
AD EXPO
MARKETING AND MUSIC AWARD – 1978
For significant contributions to advertising jingles
PHOTOPLAY
FAVORITE POP MUSIC STAR – 1978
FAVORITE VARIETY STAR – 1978
FAVORITE POP MUSIC STAR – 1977
STARLIGHT FOUNDATION
Honored as Humanitarian of the Year – 1988
UNITED WAY
Named National Chairman for Youth and Voluntarism
BETTY CLOONEY FOUNDATION FOR PERSONS WITH BRAIN INJURY
Joined the Board of Directors
B’NAI BRITH
Creative Achievement Award – 1978
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF JAZZ
Board of Governors Inductee
NATIONAL HERO AWARD
Honoree in 1992
MUSIC CENTER OF LOS ANGELES
Voted onto Board of Governors
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
Honored as Artist of the Year (at the first commencement)
PRINCE CHARLES’ THE PRINCE’S TRUST
Appointed First American Ambassador – 1996
CANADIAN MUSIC PROGRAMMERS
TOP INTERNATIONAL ARTIST – 1978
CANADIAN DISCO AWARD
INTERNATIONAL MALE ARTIST – 1979
SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER
Honored with Humanitarian Award – 1999
ONBOARD SERVICES MAGAZINE
1999 ENTERTAINMENT AWARD – BARRY MANILOW’S COPACABANA
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATION OF CABARETS & CLUBS (MAC) AWARDS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD – 2000
SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME
Inducted in 2002
SOCIETY OF SINGERS
ELLA AWARD – 2003
CITY OF HOPE
AMBASSADOR OF HOPE AWARD – 2007
FRIARS CLUB
Inducted in 2009
STEVE CHASE HUMANITARIAN AWARDS
SILVER ANNIVERSARY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD – 2009
BMI/NAB
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SONGWRITING – 2009
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS
25th Anniversary Celebration Honoree (ARTS PHILANTHROPY AWARD) – 2010
AMERICAN STRING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
ARTS PHILANTHROPIST OF THE YEAR – 2010
THE HUMANITARIAN
The Manilow Fund for Health & Hope is a nonprofit organization that was created by Barry Manilow to support local, grassroots organizations that promote education, health and care. The fund donates to organizations that focus on cancer, AIDS, children’s issues, the homeless and music education. Donations are based on the results of the Speak Out America Survey distributed to its donors.
In 1983, the Manilow Fund for Health & Hope established Scholarships in Manilow’s name at the following schools:
Eastern Michigan University
George Washington University
Northwestern University
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Settlement Music School
University of Nevada
University of Southern California
University of Toronto
In 2008, in response to the needs of the local public schools and their severely depleted music programs, Manilow gathered some friends and formed The Manilow Music Project as part of the Manilow Fund for Health & Hope. The mission statement of the Manilow Music Project (MMP) highlights the importance of music programs in our schools and donates instruments and materials to school music programs. To date, The Manilow Music Project has donated over a million dollars worth of instruments to middle schools and high schools across the United States.
The following charities benefit from
The Manilow Fund for Health & Hope:
Academy for New Musical Theatre
Adopt-A-Minefield
Aid for AIDS of Nevada
AIDS Project Los Angeles
AIDS Research Alliance of America
AIDS Walk Los Angeles
Alzheimers Association
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross
American Red Cross (Burleigh-Morton Chapter)
American Red Cross (Coachella Valley)
Birthcare of Medina
Boys & Girls Club of America
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS
Bryan's House
Buzz Chapman Memorial Fund
Camp Heartland/One Heartland
Camp Laurel Foundation
CCHS Band Boosters
Child Care of Southwest Florida
Children's Home Society of Minnesota
Children's Hospital
City Of Hope
City Union Mission
Citymeals-on-Wheels
Cleveland Animal Protection
College of the Desert
Community Health Care For The Homeless
Community Hospice Foundation
Courage Center
CWG Foundation
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Desert AIDS Project
Desert Paws
Double "H" Hole In The Woods Ranch
Eagle Wings for Arts in Stark
Eastern Michigan University
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Florida Gulf Coast University Foundation
Gay Associated Youth
George Washington University
Give Kids The World
Golden Rainbow
Growing Together Tutoring
Guide Dogs For The Blind, Inc.
Holocaust Memorial
Home Sweet Home Mission
Human Rights Campaign
Humane Society of North Texas
Indiana State Chapter, NMSS
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Kardon Institute Of The Arts
Keene Community Kitchen
Kingsbury Cancer Center
LA SPCA
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
Maurer Foundation For Breast Cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Mental Health Association of New York
Methodist Hospital/Special Needs Fund
Metrolina AIDS Project
Mississippi Rising
Monadnock Family Services
Movable Feast
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Theatre Workshop of the Handicapped
Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth
New Roads School
New York Restoration Project
Northwestern University
OC Foundation, Inc.
Operation Safe House
Ottawa Food Bank
Ozanam Home For Boys
Palm Springs Art Museum
Pasadena Humane Society
Phoenix House
Pittsburgh Vision Services
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association
Project America
Project Angel Heart
Project Hope Humane Society
PS 321/PTA Arts Enrichment Program
Riley Hospital For Children
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Settlement Music School
Shelter From The Storm
SPCA Los Angeles
St. Vincent De Paul Village
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
Symphony In The Glen
Test Positive Aware Network
The AIDS Memorial Quilt
The ALS Association
The Amanda Foundation
The ARC of the United States
The Claudia and Fernando Santa Cruz Fund
The Holocaust Memorial
The Leukemia-Lymphoma Society
The Sunshine Foundation
The Way Out Ministries
The Wellness Community
United Warior Survivor Foundation
University of Nevada
University of Southern California
University of Toronto
Until There's A Cure
US Peace Government
USC Norris Cancer Center
Vilnius Yiddish Institute
Volunteers of America
Westchester Family YMCA
Working Playground
Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society, Inc.
Youth AIDS
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