Marvin Hamlisch

In 1977, he wrote the score for the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me, as John Barry was unable to work in the United Kingdom due to tax reasons. Two lovers kissing amongst the scream of midnight,
Two lovers missing the tranquillity of solitude.
Getting a cab and travelling on buses,
Reading the graffiti about slashed seat affairs:
That's entertainment.
--Paul Weller, 'That's Entertainment' (1980). In 1973, he became the first person to win three Academy Awards in the same evening. A box set of the Jam was released to huge acclaim in 2002 to mark 20 years since their split. He is one of only a few people people to win all four major performing awards, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, the Oscar and Tony Award, see List of people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Weller began a solo career in the 1990s which was a success; nicknamed the 'Modfather', he is cited as a hero and father figure to many of the rock bands and Britpop acts which emerged in the UK in the 90s. Hamlisch was born in New York City. At the time, the band was seen as a climbdown by Weller, though retrospective has seen their music hold up just as well as the Jam, despite fewer Top 10 hits and no #1s.

He is perhaps best known for his adaptation of Scott Joplin's ragtime music for the motion picture The Sting, including its theme song, The Entertainer. Weller formed the Style Council with ex-Merton Parkas keyboard player Mick Talbot and developed a softer, jazzier sound, though lyrically he remained politically motivated. Marvin Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is one of the most successful composers of the twentieth century. Both went on to write autobiographies that severely criticized Weller, and the band have never reformed, with Weller always claiming that they were never friends who socialised, even at the band's height, but merely colleagues who worked together. 1972 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Life Is What You Make It" from Kotch. Rick Buckler played with Time UK and Bruce Foxton released a solo effort, Touch Sensitive. 1974 Winner, Best Original Song Score and/or Adaptation - The Sting. The band's sixteen singles were consequently re-released at the beginning of 1983, and all sixteen re-charted simultaneously.

1974 Winner, Best Original Song - "The Way We Were" from The Way We Were. Paul Weller broke up the group at the height of their popularity at the end of 1982 as they celebrated a final #1 single with "Beat Surrender". 1974 Winner, Best Original Dramatic Score - The Way We Were. While recording the follow-up, Weller had a nervous breakdown; he quit drinking. The Gift (1982) was another successful album, reaching #1 in the UK, and showing the band moving towards an exploration of American soul and R&B. 1978 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me. Sound Affects, the Jam's fifth album, was a major success, as was the single "Start", which reached #1 in the UK singles chart. 1978 Nominee, Best Original Score - The Spy Who Loved Me. The following March, Going Underground/Dreams of Children, became their first #1 UK single when it entered the chart at the top spot, the first record to do so for seven years.

1979 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Last Time I Felt Like This" from Same Time Next Year. The album spawned the band's first UK top ten hit, The Eton Rifles, which rose to #3 in November 1979. 1980 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Through The Eyes of Love" from Ice Castles. The album was a major success in the UK, as was Setting Sons (1979), which also charted in the US, a first for the band (it reached #137 in 1980). 1983 Nominee, Best Original Score - Sophie's Choice. All Mod Cons (1979) is usually considered the band's opus magnum, as well as the first album with truly great songwriting from Paul Weller occasionally eliciting comparison with The Kinks' Ray Davies. 1986 Nominee, Best Original Song - "Surprise Surprise" from A Chorus Line. The Jam was unable to gain a significant audience in the US, though they were rapidly becoming superstars in their homeland, especially after performing at the Reading Festival in 1978.

1990 Nominee, Best Original Song - "The Girl Who Used To Be Me" from Shirley Valentine. In 1978, the band left for another American tour, opening for Blue Öyster Cult. 1997 Nominee, Best Original Song - "I've Finally Found Someone" from The Mirror Has Two Faces. Weller was charged with assault, though he would eventually be acquitted. The Swimmer (1968). The next tour, in Britain, ended when the band brawled with some rugby players in Leeds. Ski Patrol (1968). The tour was a disaster.

Take the Money and Run (1969). After another successful single, "All Around the World", the Jam toured the country and recorded This is the Modern World (1977); the titular track was a minor hit and the band left to tour the United States. The April Fools (1969). The sound was early punk and pub rock with strong mod influences, with Weller compositions and R&B covers. Move (1970). This was followed by the band's debut album, In the City. Flap (1970). In 1977, the Jam signed a contract with Polydor Records and released "In the City", a moderate hit.

Something Big (1971). He was not replaced, leaving the band as a trio. Kotch (1971). After forming the Jam in 1975 and 1976, Brookes left the band, which soon began playing in and around London. Bananas (1971). The band originally consisted of bassist Bruce Foxton, guitarist Steve Brookes, drummer Rick Buckler, and guitarist and vocalist Paul Weller. The War Between Men and Women (1972). The Jam was an early British punk band primarily active in the late 1970s.

Fat City (1972). The World's Greatest Athlete (1973). Save the Tiger (1973). The Way We Were (1974).

The Sting (1974). The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975). Funny Lady (1975). The Entertainer (1976).

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977). Same Time Next Year (1978). The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1978).

Ice Castles (1978). Starting Over (1979). Chapter Two (1979). Seems Like Old Times (1980).

Ordinary People (1980). Gilda Live (1980). Sophie's Choice (1982). I Ought To Be In Pictures (1982).

Romantic Comedy (1983). A Streetcar Named Desire (1984). DARYL (1985). A Chorus Line (1985).

When the Time Comes (1987). The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987). Three Men and a Baby (1987). The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1987).

Sam Found Out: A Triple Play (1988). Little Nikita (1988). David (1988). January Man (1989).

Shirley Valentine (1989). The Experts (1989). Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990). Switched at Birth (1991).

Missing Pieces (1991). Frankie and Johnny (1991). Seasons of the Heart (1994). Open Season (1996).

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). (2002) Imaginary Friends. (2002) Sweet Smell of Success. (1993) The Goodbye Girl.

(1986) Smile. (1983) Jean. (1978) They're Playing Our Song. (1975) A Chorus Line (Pulitzer Prize).

(1973) Seesaw. (1970) Minnie's Boys.