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Mervap

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Bob Dorough- R.I.P.
« on: April 24, 2018, 01:49:35 pm »
https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/04/24/605232291/bob-dorough-jazz-musician-best-known-for-schoolhouse-rock-dead-at-94

Not a household name, but if you grew up in the 1970's, certainly in the US, you heard this guy's music. The voice of Schoolhouse Rock....
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Re: Bob Dorough- R.I.P.
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2018, 02:47:46 pm »
I emailed him once and told him the the kids in school and I listened to his great music.  I said the kids today love all of his songs.


He emailed me back within the hour.
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Re: Bob Dorough- R.I.P.
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2018, 04:32:07 pm »
I remember watching those on tv all the time. Great stuff. Amazing watching him do Devil May Care on that Youtube clip. Just brilliant.
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Re: Bob Dorough- R.I.P.
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2018, 05:34:31 pm »
By all accounts, a super guy...
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