Previous posts for December 21st are here: András Schiff; Michael Tilson Thomas (2019), Michael Tilson Thomas (2020), Frank Zappa; Werner von Trapp (2021), Michael Tilson Thomas (2022), David Baker (2023), and Ludwig Schuncke (2024)
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Frank Zappa (21 December 1940 – 4 December 1993) was an American musician, singer, composer, songwriter and bandleader.
Either/Or
Frank Zappa set out to provoke
The hackles of regular folks;
And pundits who rate him
Will love him or hate him
As a musical god or a joke.
The Rice Is Right
Rice composed the music for more than eighteen productions that appeared on Broadway. As a producer, Rice introduced popular performers Pauline Hall, Lillian Russell, and Fay Templeton. – adapted from Wikipedia
I thought today it would be nice
To honor Edward Everett Rice,
And celebrate his Broadway shows
That no one in our era knows.
He wrote some songs, and then produced them,
And found new stars who helped to boost them.
And that, I'm thinking, should suffice,
But if you think it's too concise.
Then you can research E.E. Rice
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