April 8 - Fred Ebb (The Musical Birthday Series, 7th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for April 8th may be found here: Giuseppe Tartini (2019), Julian Lennon; Peggy Lennon (2020), Jacques Brel; Franco Corelli (2021), Yip Harburg (2022), Jacques Brel (2023), and Victor Schertzinger (2024)

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Fred Ebb (8 April 1928 – 11 September 2004) was an American musical theater lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalism 101

When Fred Ebb's lyrics say

That life's a cabaret,

   It may describe the case

   For some.

And yet for more by far

Their life's a corner bar…

   If that's the choice we face,

   How come?

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