Marty Panzer (March 20, 1945) is an American songwriter and first song-writing partner of
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", " Somewhere Down the Road", " Mandy", "I Write the Songs", " Can ...
. He is the author of over 30 songs recorded by Manilow and over a hundred songs for
Disney Pictures
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. He also co-wrote the song "
Through The Years", performed by
Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Ray Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013. Rogers was particularly popular with country audiences but also charted mo ...
.
His song-writing contributed to 35 gold and platinum albums. He is a recipient of the 1999
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
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. He also wrote songs to Disney's ''
Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' and ''
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride''.
Personal life
Panzer originates from
Brooklyn
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,
New York City
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, having been born and raised just blocks away from Manilow. They first met while working together in the
CBS-TV mailroom in New York.
See also
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:Songs with lyrics by Marty Panzer
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Songwriters from New York (state)
Musicians from Brooklyn
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