March 5, 2003

The Writer, The Singer, The Song

BMI songwriters Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil and Charlie Fox were center stage when The National Academy of Popular Music presented "The Writer, The Singer, The Song" concert at the Directors Guild of America theatre in Los Angeles.

Eunice David, Producer; Cynthia Weil, James Ingram, and Barry Mann

Hal David, President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Charlie Fox

Among the songs performed were BMI Award winners "Killing Me Softly" and "Ready To Take A Chance Again" [Charlie Fox/Norman Gimbel], "Just Once" [Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil], "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" [Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil/Phil Spector], and "When I Need You" [Carole Bayer Sager].

BMI represents more than 500,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers with more than 7.5 million works.