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"Shipoopi" is a song in the 1957 musical The Music Man by Meredith Willson. [1] The song is sung by the character of Marcellus Washburn, a friend of con man "Professor" Harold Hill. It occurs in act 2 of the play during the dance committee's rehearsal which the town kids interrupt.
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson [1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951).
The sale of the drafted lyrics at a Jan. 18 auction accounted for one-third of the collection's total sale of $1.5 million Bob Dylan's 'Mr. Tambourine Man' Lyrics That He Threw Away Are Sold 60 ...
Bob Dylan’s typewritten drafts for his hit 1965 song “Mr Tambourine Man” have sold for more than £400,000 at auction in Nashville, Tennessee. The two yellow sheets of paper contain three ...
"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" is a song written by Richard Fagan and Robb Royer, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in May 1995 as the second single from his self-titled album. It hit number-one on the country charts in the United States and Canada in July 1995. [1]
Bob Dylan's draft lyrics for his 1965 song Mr Tambourine Man have sold at auction for $508,000 (£417,471) in the US. The lyrics on two yellow sheets of paper are three typewritten drafts of the ...
"Ya Got Trouble" is a patter song by Meredith Willson from the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man, and its 1962 filmed version. It is one of the most popular and recognizable songs in the musical. Willson considered eliminating a long piece of dialogue from his draft of The Music Man about the serious trouble facing River City parents. However ...