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Robert Merrill (June 4, 1917 – October 23, 2004) was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993. Early life
Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. [2] Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. [3] His musicals for the Broadway stage include Carnival! (music and lyrics) and Funny Girl (lyrics).
This album is a 1950 recording of selections from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess, sung by the noted opera stars Robert Merrill and Risë Stevens.The album featured no black singers at all, even though the opera was written for a mostly African-American cast (the whites in the opera speak, but do not sing).
Sweet Little Jesus Boy" is a spiritual Christmas song composed by Robert MacGimsey and published in 1934 by Carl Fischer Music. Baritone Lawrence Tibbett was the first to record it. [1] Robert Merrill covered the song in 1947 (Victor 10-1303). [2]
A Salute to American Music is a 113-minute live album of music, both classical and popular, performed by Steven Blier, Renée Fleming, Paul Groves, Jerry Hadley, Karen Holvik, Marilyn Horne, Jeff Mattsey, Robert Merrill, Sherrill Milnes, Maureen O'Flynn, Phyllis Pancella, Leontyne Price, Samuel Ramey, Daniel Smith, Frederica von Stade, Tatiana Troyanos, Carol Vaness and Denise Woods with the ...
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Take Me Along is a 1959 musical based on the 1933 Eugene O'Neill play Ah, Wilderness!, with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Joseph Stein and Robert Russell. [ 1 ] Background
The song was performed by baritone Robert Merrill at the February 1968 US state dinner for British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, hosted by US President Johnson. The song (as well as I Got Plenty o' Nuttin', also performed by Merrill), were seen to be a message of Johnson's displeasure at Wilson's inaction on the Vietnam War.