Where Everybody Knows Your Name "Cheers: Music From The TV Series" which also includes Portnoy's original demo version, as well as several earlier attempts by Portnoy and Angelo at composing the theme. By 1981, New York songwriter Gary Portnoy had already written songs for the likes of Air Supply ("I’ll Never Get Enough") and Dolly Parton ("Say Goodnight"). One night in the summer of that same year, his friend Judy Hart happened to be seated next to a Broadway producer at dinner. Upon finding out that Hart was working for a music publisher, he asked her if she could recommend someone to compose the score
PORTNOY & Garfunkel as musical influences. PORTNOY PORTNOY (formerly known as The Portnoy Brothers) are a British-Israeli folk rock duo formed in 2012 by Manchester-born siblings Sruli (born 1990; vocals, guitar) and Mendy Portnoy (born 1992; keyboards). Their debut album, "Learn to Love", was released independently on September 23, 2016. Sruli and Mendy Portnoy were born in Manchester, England, later moving to Israel as adults. Their father was an orchestra conductor-turned-rabbi. They played music separately from a young age and began playing together at around 14 years old. They debuted as the Portnoy Brothers in 2012 with the single "Kol Ha'olam".