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From the Archives: Broadway Composer Charles Strouse.

Broadway composer Charles Strouse. His hits include, "Bye Bye Birdie," "Applause," and "Annie." He's also written the film scores for "Bonnie and Clyde," and "The Night They Raided Minskys," and others. In 1993, Strouse mounted a sequel to "Annie," -- "Annie Warbucks." There's a new show of his songs "A Lot of Living!" performed by Linda Lavin, at the Rainbow Room in New York City. From March 5 - 30.(REBROADCAST FROM 1/3/94)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 8, 1996: Interview with Astor Piazzolla; Review of the television show "Muppets Tonight"; Interview with Charles Strouse; Review of the film "Fargo."
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From the Archives: "The Assassin of the Tango."

Tango innovator Astor Piazzolla. Since the early 60s, Piazzolla lead groups that played an updated tango that connected this Argentinian form with musical innovations from Europe and America, both classical and contemporary. The adjustments had earned him the enmity of Argentinians, and for the most of the 70s he lived in France where he wrote film scores. Piazzolla was a classically trained composer who wrote symphonies and studied with Nadia Boulanger, the renown French instructor of composition. Piazzolla died July 4th, 1992.

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Broadway Composer Charles Strouse.

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Composer Charles Strouse

His Broadway musicals include Bye, Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause, It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, and Golden Boy, which originally opened on Broadway in 1964 and starred Sammy Davis Jr. The show will be revived later this month by City Center Encores in New York. Strouse also composed music for film and TV, including "Those Were the Days," the theme song for TV's All in the Family.

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