Don Black OBE (born Gerald Blackstone, 21 June 1938, London[1]) is an English lyricist. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s His works have included numerous musicals, movie themes and hit songs. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. A Hit record is a Sound recording, usually in the form of a single or Album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed He began his music industry career as an office boy with a music publishing firm, and later worked as a song-plugger. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big He also had a brief spell as a stand-up comic. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall "
He was personal manager to the singer, Matt Monro for many years and also provided songs for the singer (usually writing English language lyrics to continental songs). Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Lyrics (in singular form Lyric) are a set of words that accompany music either by speaking or singing These included "Walk Away" (music: Udo Jürgens) and "For Mamma" (music: Charles Aznavour). Udo Jürgens (born 30 September 1934 as Udo Jürgen Bockelmann) is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years Charles Aznavour OC ( Armenian: Շառլ Ազնավուր born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան
In collaboration with composer John Barry, he wrote the title song for the 1966 film Born Free, which won the Oscar for Best Song that year, as well as providing another hit for Matt Monro. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Born Free ( 1966) is an Open Road Films Ltd / Columbia Pictures Feature film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Black's other movie song credits include the themes for several James Bond films, including Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, plus "Surrender" from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as He later collaborated with Barry again on Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, and their ill-fated Broadway musical, The Little Prince and the Aviator. Out of Africa is a 1985 Film based loosely on the autobiographical book by Isak Dinesen (pseudonym of Karen Blixen) published Dances with Wolves is a 1990 Epic film which tells the story of a United States Lieutenant who travels to the American Frontier to find a military post Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Little Prince and the Aviator is a musical with a book by Hugh Wheeler, lyrics by Don Black, and music by John Barry.
"On Days Like These", the title song of the original version of the movie The Italian Job was written by Don Black, to music by Quincy Jones. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor
He has also provided lyrics for Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand and Marvin Hamlisch, and has had two U.S. number one hits, Michael Jackson's "Ben" (music: Walter Scharf) and Lulu's "To Sir, with Love" (music: Mark London). Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor Elmer Bernstein ( April 4 1922 - 18 August 2004) was an Academy and two-time Golden Globe award winning American Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman " Ben " is a number-one hit song recorded by the teenaged Michael Jackson for the Motown label in 1972. Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire " To Sir with Love " is the theme from the 1967 film To Sir with Love.
Black's stage musical credits include Billy (music: John Barry), Bar Mitzvah Boy (music: Jule Styne), Dear Anyone (music: Geoff Stephens), Budgie (music: Mort Shuman) and several Andrew Lloyd Webber shows - the 1980 song-cycle, Tell Me on a Sunday, which was performed by Marti Webb (whom he also managed for a time); Aspects of Love, which propelled Michael Ball to stardom; and, together with Christopher Hampton, the musical adaptation of the Billy Wilder film Sunset Boulevard. Billy is a musical based on the novel and play Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Bar Mitzvah Boy is a musical with a book by Jack Rosenthal, lyrics by Don Black, and music by Jule Styne. Jule Styne ( December 31, 1905 &ndash September 20, 1994) was a British -born American Songwriter especially Geoff Stephens (born 1 October 1934, New Southgate, North London) was one of the top British Songwriters of the 1960s Mort Shuman ( November 12 1936 - January 2 1991) was an American Singer, Pianist and Songwriter, best Andrew Lloyd Webber Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948 is a British Composer of Musical theatre, the elder son of William Lloyd Webber Tell Me on a Sunday is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black. Marti Webb (born 13 December 1944, Cricklewood, North West London) is a musical actress from England Aspects of Love is a Chamber opera with a book and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart. Michael Ball may refer to Michael Ball (singer, singer and actor Michael Ball (footballer, English football player Christopher James Hampton CBE (born January 26, 1946) is an Academy Award winning British playwright screen writer and film director Billy Wilder ( June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian born Jewish - American Journalist Sunset Boulevard is a musical with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. In 2002 he worked with Indian composer A. R. Rahman on the musical Bombay Dreams. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Bombay Dreams is a Bollywood -themed musical The music for Bombay Dreams was created by A
He also co-wrote with Jim Steinman the single "Is Nothing Sacred," which was sung by Meat Loaf. James Richard "Jim" Steinman (born November 1 1947 in New York City New York is an American record producer Composer, and lyricist responsible for several hit songs Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27 1947 better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American rock Musician
Black lives with his wife of over 40 years (Shirley) in London, England.
References
- Wrestling With Elephants (The Authorized Biography of Don Black) by James Inverne (Sanctuary Publishing, 2003)
External links
- Don Black at the Internet Movie Database
- Don Black at the Internet Broadway Database
- James Bond Composer David Arnold to Present Award to Don Black
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