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Richard Rodgers<\/strong> The first person to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards) was a Queens native. Richard Rodgers<\/strong> (June 28, 1902 \u2013 December 30, 1979) stands as one of the most famous musical composers of the 20th Century, with over 900 songs to his credit. He first became known through his work with lyricist Lorenz Hart, with whom Rodgers wrote several musicals in the 1920s and 1930s, including A Connecticut Yankee<\/em> (1927), Babes in Arms <\/em>(1939), and On Your Toes<\/em> (1939). However, it was via his work with Oscar Hammerstein II in the 1940s and 1950s, on such musicals as Oklahoma!<\/em> (1955), South Pacific<\/em> (1958) and The Sound of Music<\/em> (1965), that Rodgers gained widespread acclaim. 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Image Credit: Public Domain<\/p><\/div><\/p>\nITEMS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY:<\/h2>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- c2003
ML 410 .R6315 B56 2003<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Boston Pops Orchestra, performer.; Morton Gould Orchestra, performer.; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, performer.; Melachrino Strings, performer.; Melachrino Orchestra, performer.; BMG Entertainment (Firm), publisher.; Gould, Morton, 1913-1996, musical director.; Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, musical director.; Fiedler, Arthur, 1894-1979, musical director.; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.
2001
Circ. CD 11030<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist.; Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968, librettist.; Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966, librettist.; Rittman, Trude, arranger.; Sirmay, Albert, editor.; Trapp, Maria Augusta.
1960
M1503 .R731 S6 1960\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
\u00a91959
M1508 .R684 S55x<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.; Martin, Mary, 1913-1990.; Pinza, Ezio.; Dell’Isola, Salvatore.
196-?
LP 311<\/p>\n
Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, librettist, lyricist.; Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer (expression); Logan, Joshua, librettist.; Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
1949
ML50 .R69 S68<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Lovensheimer, Jim.
2013
ML2054 .L68 2013<\/p>\nADDITIONAL LIBRARY RESOURCES:<\/h2>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Ewen, David, 1907-1985.; Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)
\u00a91957
ML 410 .R6315 E9<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Hyland, William G. (William George), 1929-2008.
\u00a91998
ML410 .R6315 H95 1998<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hart, Lorenz, 1895-1943.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.
\u00a92003
M1507 .R7 M81 2003<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Secrest, Meryle.
2001
ML 410 .R6315 S43 2001<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960.; Sparnon, Arabella.\u00a91994
X M469 .R53 S68 1994<\/p>\n
<\/em><\/strong>Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979, composer.; Ambrosian Singers, singer.; London Symphony Orchestra. instrumentalist.; Hammerstein, Oscar, II, 1895-1960, lyricist, librettist.; Logan, Joshua, librettist.; Bennett, Robert Russell, 1894-1981, arranger of music.; Tunick, Jonathan, arranger of music, conductor.; Te Kanawa, Kiri, singer.; Carreras, Jose\u0301, singer.; Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990, singer.; Patinkin, Mandy, singer.; Chapin, Theodore S., writer of added commentary.; Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.1986
circ.
CD 1969<\/p>\nNON-LIBRARY RESOURCES:<\/h2>\n
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<\/em><\/strong>Block, Geoffrey Holden, 1948- 2002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n