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The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
History. "The Music Man" is a free translation of the original German folksong from Silesia " Ich bin ein Musikante " ('I am a musician'), collected by Ludwig Erk and Wilhelm Irmer, and published in Die deutschen Volkslieder mit ihren Singweisen (1838). [1]
Music producer & comedy songwriter; LGBT, entertainment & travel vlogger. Humza Arshad: United Kingdom HumzaProductions Most notable for his ongoing web series Diary of a Bad Man, with episode 5 being one of the most viewed videos in the United Kingdom for 2011. Stuart Ashen: United Kingdom ashens
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Seventy-Six Trombones. "Seventy-Six Trombones" is a show tune and the signature song from the 1957 musical The Music Man, by Meredith Willson, a film of the same name in 1962 and a made-for-TV movie in 2003. The piece is commonly played by marching bands, military bands, and orchestras. [1] [2]
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995). She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. [1] The following year she released her debut album, Tracy Chapman, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at ...
The Music Man is a 1962 American musical film directed and produced by Morton DaCosta, based on Meredith Willson 's 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which DaCosta also directed. Robert Preston reprises the title role from the stage version, starring alongside Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ronny Howard, and Paul Ford .
The Music Man. (1958) Trav'lin' Light. (1958) The Music Man (full title Jimmy Giuffre and his Music Men Play The Music Man) is an album by American jazz composer and arranger Jimmy Giuffre featuring tunes from Meredith Willson 's 1957 Broadway musical, The Music Man which was released on the Atlantic label in February 1958. [1] [2]