A LIFE IN SONG - LYRICS BY DON BLACK - MARCH/APRIL 2014 TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEDBORN FREE | THE ITALIAN JOB| DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER | BEN | THUNDERBALL | SUNSET BOULEVARD | ASPECTS OF LOVE | BOMBAY DREAMSBORN FREE | THE ITALIAN JOB| DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER | BEN | THUNDERBALL | SUNSET BOULEVARD | ASPECTS OF LOVE | BOMBAY DREAMS
A LIFE IN SONG LYRICS BY DON BLACK
AN EVENING CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF ONE OF OUR MOST VERSATILE LYRICISTS, THE STORIES BEHIND THE SONGS AND DON BLACK’S JOURNEY FROM HACKNEY TO HOLLYWOOD
WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
On Sale Friday 20th September
Don Black is one of Britain’s most successful and versatile lyricists. Songs like ‘Born Free’, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and musical’s like ‘Sunset Boulevard’, ‘Billy’ and ‘Aspects of Love’ have helped define popular culture. He has written many of the greatest and most instantly recognizable songs of the last 50 years (including many James Bond themes) and his worldwide success has taken him from his roots in Hackney all the way to Hollywood.
To celebrate a milestone 50 years in the business, A Life In Song – Lyrics By Don Black – will tour the UK this spring to the backdrop of of an orchestra.
The show pays tribute to Don’s career, his journey from Hackney to Hollywood and tells the stories behind the songs with special guest artists performing some of his best loved songs.
In a career that has won him many glittering prizes (an Oscar for his song Born Free, five Academy Award nominations, four Broadway Tony Nominations and two Tony awards, a Golden Globe, six Ivor Novello Awards and many platinum, gold and silver discs) he has worked with some of the world's leading composers - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, Michel Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, Charles Aznavour, A.R. Rahman, Ennio Morricone.
In 2007 Black was inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame.
March:
25th Wycombe Swan 28th Malvern Theatre 29th Cardiff St Davids Hall 31st Bournemouth Pavillion
April:
2nd Nottingham Royal Concert Hall 3rd Birmingham Symphony Hall 4th Leeds Town Hall 6th Liverpool Philharmonic Hall 8th Manchester Opera House
Ticket prices are £36.50, £29.50 and £24.50
Don Black – Some of the songs, films and musicals
Born Free The Italian Job Diamonds Are Forever To Sir With Love, Ben True Grit Sunset Boulevard Thunderball Dances With Wolves Aspect of Love The Man With The Golden Gun Tell Me On A Sunday Bombay Dreams The World Is Not Enough Downton Abbey Tomorrow Never Dies Dances With Wolves Pink Panther Strikes Again Out of Africa As If We Never Said Goodbye With One Look Love Changes Everything Take That Look Off Your Face Walk Away If I Never Sing Another Song October 28, 2013 6:31am ET by Deacon Communications |