Don Black

Lyricist/librettist Don Black is perhaps best-known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber and for the James Bond theme songs he co-wrote with composer John Barry: "Thunderball," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Man With the Golden Gun." Black began his career in show business as a standup comedian and debuted as a lyricist for the musical Billy, written with Barry. He later collaborated with Quincy Jones on the 1969 soundtrack The Italian Job, scored the Dove soundtrack in 1974, and has since scored many hit musicals with Andrew Lloyd Webber throughout the 1980s and 1990...