Richard Rodgers

Rodgers at the St. James Theatre in 1948 Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music.

Rodgers is known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including ''Pal Joey'', ''A Connecticut Yankee'', ''On Your Toes'' and ''Babes in Arms.'' With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as ''Oklahoma!'', ''Flower Drum Song'', ''Carousel'', ''South Pacific'', ''The King and I'', and ''The Sound of Music''. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebrated for bringing the Broadway musical to a new maturity by telling stories that were focused on characters and drama rather than the earlier light-hearted entertainment of the genre.

Rodgers was the first person to win all four of the top American entertainment awards in theater, film, recording, and televisionan Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tonynow known collectively as an EGOT. In addition, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize, making him the first ever to receive all five awards (later joined by Marvin Hamlisch). In 1978, Rodgers was in the inaugural group of Kennedy Center Honorees for lifetime achievement in the arts. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! : Broadway cast by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York, N.Y. : RCA Red Seal, 1985
    Format: CD Audio


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    A lovely night : [from] "Cinderella" by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York : Williamson Music Inc., 1957
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Flower drum song original Broadway cast by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York, N.Y. : Sony Broadway, 1993
    Format: Audio


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    South Pacific [original soundtrack recording]. by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York, N.Y. : RCA, 2000
    Format: CD Audio


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    Oklahoma! by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Universal City : MCA Records, 1990
    Format: Audio


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    South Pacific : original soundtrack recording. by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York, N.Y. : RCA : BMG Distribution, 2000
    Format: Book


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    South Pacific by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    [New York] : CBS Fox Video, 1999
    Other Authors:
    Format: DVD


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    Oklahoma! : a musical play by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    London : Williamson Music, 1943
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! original movie soundtrack recording. by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    [United States] : Angel, 1993
    Format: Audio


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    The sound of music : vocal selection by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York : Williamson Music, 1959
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Bali Ha'i by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Williamson Music Inc. : Chappell & Co. Inc., 1949
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    The sound of music an original soundtrack recording by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Los Angeles, CA : Craft Recordings, 2015
    Format: CD Audio


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    When The Children Are Asleep by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Williamson Music, Inc., 1945
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Bali Ha'i : [from] "South Pacific" by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York : Williamson Music, Inc., 1949
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    I Haven't Got A Worry In The World by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Williamson Music, Inc., 1946
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Sing for your supper : [from] "The boys from Syracuse" by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    New York : Chappell & Co. Inc., 1938
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1999
    Format: DVD


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    The Richard Rodgers collection. by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    [S.l.] : Milwaukee, WI : Williamson Music ; Exclusively distributed by H. Leonard Corp., 2003
    Special commemorative ed.
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Happy Christmas, Little Friend by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation, 1952
    Format: Musical Score Book


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    Bewitched by Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979

    Chappell & Co. Inc., 1941
    Format: Musical Score Book