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Billy Rose
Billy Rose
American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
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Lew Brown
Lew Brown
Russian-American Tin Pan Alley lyricist, songwriter
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Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
American recording engineer, record producer and violinist
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Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
American musical theatre lyricist and composer
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Ted Koehler
Ted Koehler
American lyricist
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Leiber-Stoller
Leiber-Stoller
American songwriting and record producing duo
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Al Dubin
Al Dubin
Swiss-American lyricist (1891-1945)
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Stephen Bray
Stephen Bray
American songwriter, drummer, and record producer
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Don Black
Don Black
English lyricist
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Ted Fetter
Ted Fetter
American lyricist
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Harry Warren
Harry Warren
American composer and lyricist (1893-1981)
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Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose
American composer of jazz and pop music during the era of Tin Pan Alley
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Mitch Leigh
Mitch Leigh
American composer
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Richard Adler
Richard Adler
American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows
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Irving Caesar
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist
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Clarence Williams
Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin
American lyricist
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Ken Scott
Ken Scott
British record producer and engineer
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Yip Harburg
Yip Harburg
American lyricist
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Eddie Kramer
Eddie Kramer
audio engineer and producer
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Oscar Hammerstein II
Oscar Hammerstein II
American librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) theatre director of musicals
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Sammy Fain
Sammy Fain
American composer (1902-1989)
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Sherlie Matthews
Sherlie Matthews
American singer, songwriter and record producer
Billy Straus
American composer

Billy Straus

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American composer
Awards Received
Emmy Award

Billy Straus is an American music producer and songwriter. He is known for his work in children's television including the Disney series Little Einsteins, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Bob the Builder and the PBS children's television program, WordWorld. He produced and mixed original Broadway cast albums for The Full Monty and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He won an Emmy Award for his work on Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? He founded Rock River Communications to introduce the concept of non-traditional music distribution into the retail marketplace.