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“Wind Beneath My Wings” was written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley. They recorded a demo of the song which they gave to Bob Montgomery. Montgomery then recorded his own demo version of the song, changing it from the mid-tempo version he was given to a ballad. Silbar and Henley then shopped the song to many artists, eventually resulting in Roger Whittaker becoming the first to record it. It appeared on his 1982 album, also named Wind Beneath My Wings. Following Whittaker’s recording, many other artists recorded the song including Sheena Easton, who also recorded it in 1982. It appeared on Easton’s Madness, Money, & Music album, but was not released as a single by her record company. She did, however, perform it on The Tonight Show, The Merv Griffin Show, her HBO live... Read on...