Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow became a pop superstar in the 1970s just as I reached adulthood, but I have only purchased one Manilow album in my life: 1984’s “2:00 AM Paradise Café.” The reason was to hear the song “When October Goes,” which features a then newly discovered lyric by Johnny Mercer that Manilow set to music at the request of the great lyricist’s widow. It&rs…
SOURCE: Backstage at 07:30PM on January 30, 2013