Back when I used to get up on stage and squawk out solos at pop concerts and talent shows, I liked to do Bette Midler songs. Somewhere in the family archives is my mortifying rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings." My cousin liked ol' Bette, too, but she always opted for "The Rose" -- the heartbreaking song from the movie of the same name. The film, which I confess I've never seen, was inspired by the tumultuous life of Janis Joplin. The Rose is 30 years old now, which makes it a good time, I gu
In September, the Kansas City Jewish Community Center presents "I Write the Songs: The Music of Barry Manilow and Bette Midler."
Hand to G-d, I swear.
Cary Mock and Kristi Mitchell take on singing the music of Manilow and Midler. According to the JCC website:
"The ageless Jewish singer/songwriter Barry Manilow is known for some of the best pop hits of our time - "Copacabana," "I Write the Songs," "Can't Smile Without You." He wrote them, he sang them and he even music directed them for
