Name: BarryNet Message Board Date/Time: 9/24/2021 3:04 AM Subject: The Candy Man Song for the Day - September 24, 2021: Barry Manilow's virtual duet with Sammy Davis Jr., "THE CANDY MAN" from Barry's 2014 album MY DREAM DUETS! "The Candy Man" was written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1971 film WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, and was a #1 hit for Sammy Davis Jr. on Billboard's Hot 100 in June 1972. Anthony Newley (1931 - 1999) was born on September 24th.