Episode 4 - Paul Williams — David Pomeranz

EPISODE 4 - PAUL WILLIAMS

GUEST BIOGRAPHY

This episode is a conversation with Paul Williams - one of the most prolific and respected songwriters of our time. Paul and his songs have earned 3 Grammy awards, 2 Golden Globes, 6 Oscar nominations including an Oscar win for “Best Original Song” for his co-write with Barbra Streisand, “Evergreen”, from “A Star Is Born” and he is an inductee in the “Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame”.

Some of his beloved Pop hits include:

“WE’VE ONLY JUST BEGUN” (The Carpenters)
“RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS” (The Carpenters)
“JUST AN OLD-FASHIONED LOVE SONG” (Three Dog Night)
“YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD” (Helen Reddy)
“LET ME BE THE ONE” (Johnny Rivers)
“I WON’T LAST A DAY WITHOUT YOU” (The Carpenters)
“EVERGREEN” (from, “A Star Is Born”) (Barbra Streisand)
“FAMILY OF MAN” (Three Dog Night)
“THE RAINBOW CONNECTION” (from “The Muppet Movie”) (Kenny Loggins, Wille Nelson)
“SHE’S GONE” (Diamond Rio)
“TOUCH” (Daft Punk)

He wrote the songs for (and starred in) Brian De Palma’s, “PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE”, composed the song score for, Alan Parker’s “BUGSY MALONE” and Jim Henson’s, “THE MUPPET MOVIE” He’s an accomplisher actor, Producer and activist and, if that’s not enough, for the past 12 years, in his “spare time”, he’s served as the President of ASCAP which, in addition to collecting and paying songwriters their hard-earned performance royalties, also helps to protect their legal rights in Washington D.C.; about which he is very passionate.

He’s a good man and a true artist. Ladies and gentlemen, I’m so happy to have with us today the wonderful, Paul Williams.