Susan Watson (born December 17, 1938) is an American actress and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. Watson’s first professional role was Velma in the original West End production of West Side Story in 1958. She created the role of Luisa in The Fantasticks and then played Kim on Broadway in Bye […]
Dick Gautier
Richard Gautier (October 30, 1931 – January 13, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and caricaturist. He was known for his television roles as Hymie the Robot in the television series Get Smart, and Robin Hood in the TV comedy series When Things Were Rotten. Gautier also played Hal, the partner of Stanley Beamish, […]
Sam Coslow
Sam Coslow (December 27, 1902 – April 2, 1982) was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager. He contributed songs to Broadway revues, formed the music publishing company Spier and Coslow with Larry Spier and made a number […]
Harry M. Woods
Henry MacGregor “Harry” Woods (November 4, 1896 – January 14, 1970) was a Tin Pan Alley songwriter and pianist, he was a composer of numerous film scores. [toc] Early life Woods was born in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Despite the fact that he was born with a deformed left hand (which still had fingers[citation needed]), Woods’ […]
Gus Kahn
Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886 – October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist. [toc] Life and career Kahn was born in 1886 in Koblenz, Germany, the son of Theresa (Mayer) and Isaac Kahn, a cattle rancher. The Jewish family immigrated to the United States and moved to Chicago in 1890. After graduating from high school, […]
Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to a wealthy family in Indiana, Porter defied his grandfather’s wishes and took up music […]
Wayne Kirkpatrick
Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His younger brother is American screenwriter and director Karey Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick has spent most of his career in the background, often providing background […]
Buju Banton
Mark Anthony Myrie (born 15 July 1973), professionally known by his stage name Buju Banton, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist. He is widely considered one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Banton has collaborated with many international artists, including those in the hip hop, Latin and punk rock genres, […]
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in […]
Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers are New York-based songwriters and record producers who are business partners and friends. They have produced hits for Ruben Studdard, Wild Orchid, Christina Aguilera, Evelyn Champagne King, and Rihanna. They helped build the career of Rihanna, and are the principals of her production company named SRP Music Group. As songwriters […]
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (/leɪ ˌmɪzəˈrɑːbəl, –blə/, French: [le mizeʁabl(ə)]) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title. However, several alternatives have been used, including The Miserables, […]
Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil (born 5 March 1941) is a French musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London’s West End. These include: La Révolution Française (1973), Les Misérables (1980), Miss Saigon (1989), Martin Guerre (1996), The Pirate Queen (2006), and Marguerite (2008). [toc] […]
Ernest R. Ball
Ernest Roland Ball (July 22, 1878 – May 3, 1927) was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” in 1912. He was not himself Irish. [toc] Early life and education Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ball received formal music training at the Cleveland Conservatory. […]
Hank Cochran
Garland Perry “Hank” Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others. Cochran was also a recording artist between 1962 and 1980, scoring seven […]
Wes Farrell
Wes Farrell (December 21, 1939 – February 29, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, who was most active in the 1960s and 1970s. [toc] Career Farrell’s catalogue includes close to 500 songs that he wrote, produced, or published. One of his earliest successes, “Boys” (co-written with Luther Dixon), appeared on the B-side […]
Boyce and Hart
Sidney Thomas “Tommy” Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman; February 18, 1939) were a prolific American duo of singer-songwriters. In addition to three top-40 hits as artists, the duo is well known for its songwriting for The Monkees. [toc] Early years Hart’s father was a church […]
- 1. Susan Watson
- 2. Dick Gautier
- 3. Sam Coslow
- 4. Harry M. Woods
- 5. Gus Kahn
- 6. Cole Porter
- 7. John David Cockerill
- 8. Hiroo Yamaguchi
- 9. Masumi Kawamuri
- 10. Olivia
- 11. Jimi Westbrook
- 12. Phillip Sweet
- 13. Kimberly Roads
- 14. Karen Fairchild
- 15. Wayne Kirkpatrick
- 16. Bares Hammond
- 17. Cleveland Brown
- 18. Wycliff Johnson
- 19. Buju Banton
- 20. James Taylor
- 21. Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers
- 22. Jimmy Alan Stewart
- 23. Keith Hinton
- 24. Les Misérables
- 25. Alain Boublil
- 26. Jean-Marc Natel
- 27. Ernest R. Ball
- 28. Hank Cochran
- 29. Wes Farrell
- 30. Boyce and Hart