David Pomeranz, Singer-Songwriter-Episode #230

The brilliant singer-songwriter, David Pomeranz, has achieved success in virtually every entertainment medium. His songs have been recorded and performed by a long list of major artists including: Bette Midler, Kenny Loggins, Cliff Richard, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Lou Rawls, John Denver, Missy Elliott, and Barry Manilow, who had international #1 hits with David’s “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again,” and “The Old Songs.”

David’s concert performances have delighted audiences worldwide. His recording and songwriting projects earned him a total of 22 platinum and 18 gold albums, selling over 40 million records worldwide.

At 19, Decca records signed David to a multi-album solo contract. He subsequently toured extensively with artists like: The Carpenters, Steely Dan, Air Supply, Randy Newman, Rod Stewart, The Doors and many more.

David’s solo albums include: “It’s in Every One of Us,” “The Truth of Us,” “Time to Fly”, “New Blues,” “On This Day,” and “The Eyes of Christmas.”

He has performed sold out concerts at The Kennedy Center, Hollywood Bowl, London Hippodrome, Universal Amphitheater, and hundreds more.

David has written music and lyrics for major Motion Pictures like: “Big” and “King Kong.” On TV, his songs have been featured on “Will and Grace,” “The Summer Olympic Games,” “Boston Legal,” “American Idol,” and Showtime’s “Elvis Presley’s Graceland,” for which he composed the score.

He also contributed songs to the hit London Musical, “Time,” starring Cliff Richard and Sir Laurence Olivier. For the Charlie Chaplin-based musical, “Little Tramp,’ David wrote music, lyrics, and co-wrote the book with Steven Horwich. He also composed music for the Dickens classic, “A Tale of Two Cities” with lyrics by Steven Horwich and book by Steven Horwich and David Soames. And he composed the Tony-nominated musical, “Scandalous,” with Kathie Lee Gifford and composer, David Friedman.

Beyond all that, David also hosts “SongSessions with David Pomeranz,” a popular podcast in which David talks shop with some of the most iconic songwriters of our time. Guests have included: Richard Marx, Melissa Manchester, Barry Mann, Paul Williams, Barry Manilow, Alan Bergman and more.

SongSessions can be found at davidpomeranz.com and on major apps and platforms.

WEBSITES:

• David Pomeranz
• David Pomeranz on Wikipedia

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