Scoring movie soundtracks, writing Broadway musicals, penning Top 40 pop hits, conducting and composing full classical symphonies for orchestras, accompanying Liza Minelli, Barbra Streisand and Groucho Marx – you name it, Marvin Hamlisch has done it.
One of the greatest country songwriters who ever lived, Texan Cindy Walker penned such classics as You Don’t Know Me, Anna Maria, and Dream Baby.
A look back at the life of this extraordinary everyman and his musical legacy.
A look back at the life of legendary composer Richard Rodgers and his work including Sound of Music and Oklahoma with co-writers Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.
Motown songwriting legend Lamont Dozier, along with his writing partners Eddie and Brian Holland, created the sound of an era whose influence is still felt decades later.
In a career that’s spanned over six decades, Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, including stone country classics such as “Jolene,” and “Coat of Many Colors” and the most successful crossover single of the past 25 years, “I Will Always Love You.”
