June 28 - Richard Rodgers (The Musical Birthday Series)

Richard Rodgers (28 June 1902 – 30 December 1979) wrote some of the most beloved musicals and song standards of the 20th century.

R & H & H

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Or Rodgers and Hart?

Here’s how to easily

Tell them apart:

Hammerstein’s lyrics are

Gently vernacular;

Hart’s are more tart and his

Rhymes more spectacular.




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