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Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lerner
Loewe
Cole Porter
Irving Berlin (Annie Get Your Gun)
The Gershwins
Mercer

10 posted on 05/31/2024 2:59:49 PM PDT by stanne

PBS is premiering a show tonight at 9 PM Eastern on the 80th anniversary of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

21 posted on 05/31/2024 3:10:39 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)

You mention Lerner and Loewe. They did hte score for Gigi. Loewe ultimately retired and went back to Germany. Lerner kept writing with other composers, such as Burton Lane, with whom he wrote On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

Eventually, a producer decided to do a stage version of Gigi and wanted a new song. But again, Loewe was retired.

Lerner got on a plane, went to Germany, went to Loewe's house, told him tehy needed a new song.

"I'm retired," said Loewe. But Lerner wouldn't leave until they wrote the song. Then Loewe went back into retirement.

25 posted on 05/31/2024 3:14:23 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)

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