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Jerry Herman

They Write the Songs Series 1
Episode 9 of 10

Barry Manilow continues his songwriter's insight into the Great American Songbook. He celebrates the composer and lyricist Jerry Herman.

Barry Manilow continues his songwriter's insight into the Great American Songbook. This week he celebrates the composer and lyricist Jerry Herman.

Gerald Herman was born in New York in 1931 and raised in Jersey. Self-taught as a musician, he studied drama at the University of Miami, where he began writing for revue. His first big success on Broadway came with 1961's Milk and Honey, which picked up Grammy and Tony nominations, but it was Hello, Dolly! that really launched him into the big time.

Opening in 1964, Hello, Dolly! ran for ran for 2,844 performances and became Broadway's longest-running musical. It won ten Tony awards, including Best Composer and Lyricist, while the 1969 film adaptation picked up three Oscars. Herman's later works include Mame, Mack and Mabel, and La Cage Aux Folles, while subsequent accolades include the Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein Awards, induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Tony Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award, and a 2010 Kennedy Center Honor.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 11 Dec 2011 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Carol Channing

    Hello Dolly

    • Hello Dolly! (Original 1964 Broadway Cast).
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 3812-2-2-RG.

  • Hearn, George And Elizabeth Parrish

    The Best Of Times

    • La Cage Aux Folles.
    • RCA.
    • BD848-24.

  • Robert Weede

    Shalom

    • Milk and Honey.
    • RCA.
    • 61997.

  • Carol Channing

    Hello Dolly

    • Hello Dolly! (Original 1964 Broadway Cast).
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 3812-2-2-RG.

  • Michael Crawford

    It Only Takes A Moment

    • Hello, Dolly!.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 810-368-2.

  • Carol Channing

    Before The Parade Passes By

    • Hello, Dolly! (Broadway Cast).
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • GD-83814.

  • Barbra Streisand

    Before The Parade Passes By

    • Hello Dolly (Film Soundtrack).
    • PHILIPS.
    • 810-368-2.

  • T.V. Carpio

    Mame

    Artist: Angela Lansbury

    • Mame: Broadway Cast.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • SMK-060959 2.

  • Lansbury, Angela & Bea Arthur

    Bosom Buddies

    • Mame (Original Broadway Cast).
    • COLUMBIA.
    • KOS-3000.

  • Robert Preston

    Movies Were Movies

    • Mack And Mabel: Original Cast Recording.
    • MCA.
    • MCLD-19089.

  • Lorna Luft

    Time Heals Everything

    • Songs My Mother Taught Me.
    • London Stage Limited.
    • SAVOY 1.

  • Robert Preston

    I Won't Send Roses

    • Mack And Mabel.
    • MCA.
    • MCAD-10523.

  • Hearn, George And Elizabeth Parrish

    The Best Of Times

    • La Cage Aux Folles.
    • RCA.
    • BD848-24.

  • Gene Barry

    Song On The Sand (La Da Da Da)

    • La Cage Aux Folles.
    • RCA.
    • BD-84824.

  • George Hearn

    I Am What I Am

    • La Cage Aux Folles.
    • RCA.
    • BD-84824.

  • Gloria Gaynor

    I Am What I Am

    • The Best Of Gloria Gaynor.
    • CAPPELL -MORRIS LTD.
    • PEG-CD211.

Credits

Presenter Barry Manilow
Producer Anthony Cherry

Broadcasts

  • Tue 10 May 2011 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 11 Dec 2011 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2