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Kenny Loggins, Jackson Browne & More to Fete Lyricist Alan Bergman on What Would Have Been His 100th Birthday
Lyricist Alan Bergman turns 100 on Sept. 11. Friends and admirers will perform in his honor that night at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, Calif.
The roster includes Patti Austin, Shelly Berg, Aloe Blacc, Jackson Browne, Peter Erskine, Michael Feinstein, David Finck, Mitch Forman, Jason Gould, Dave Grusin, Tamir Hendelman, Trey Henry, Roger Kellaway, Seth MacFarlane, Serge Merlaud, Greg Phillinganes, Paul Reiser, Lee Ritenour, Sheléa, Tierney Sutton and Lillias White. The Bergmans received 15 Oscar nominations for best original song, a total equaled or bettered by only four songwriters in history – Sammy Cahn (26), Johnny Mercer (18), Diane Warren (16) and Paul Francis Webster (16). Actor, comedian and writer Paul Reiser, who has received 11 Primetime Emmy nominations, commented, “My goal in life is to try to be even a small fraction of the man – and artist – that my dear friend Alan Bergman is.
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