![]() As she closed her initial hit-filled set, Feinstein and Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis walked on stage to surprise her with the Songbook Hall of Fame’s New Standard Award. Saturday’s Center Presents performance at the Palladium concert hall was the first public appearance in over a year for both Feinstein and Manchester. Great American Songbook Foundation Executive Director Christopher Lewis (left) and Founder Michael Feinstein present the Songbook Hall of Fame award to Melissa Manchester onstage at the Palladium. ![]() Her original songs have been recorded by artists including Barbra Streisand, Roberta Flack, Dusty Springfield, Alison Krauss and Kenny Loggins, with whom she co-wrote his hit “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend.’” Manchester is perhaps best known for her Billboard Top 10 singles “Midnight Blue,” the Grammy-nominated “Don’t Cry Out Loud” and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” which won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. – During a joint performance Saturday at the Center for the Performing Arts, Great American Songbook Foundation Founder Michael Feinstein surprised his longtime friend Melissa Manchester with an induction into the Songbook Hall of Fame. (Photos by Bill Crawford, Harbor Pictures Co.)Ĭoncert presentation previews formal induction events in SeptemberĬARMEL, Ind. 12AM Melissa Manchester and Michael Feinstein close their Saturday evening performance at the Palladium with a duet on “Whenever I Call You ‘Friend,’” which Manchester co-wrote with Kenny Loggins. ![]()
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