Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flutist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and author. He is best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man. He wrote two other Broadway musicals and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores.
0
John Corigliano
American composer
1
Robert Preston
American actor
2
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
3
Jule Styne
British-born American songwriter
4
Barbara Cook
American actress and singer (1927-2017)
5
Dick Manning
Russian-born American songwriter
6
Eric Idle
British actor
7
Daryl Hall
American musician and lead vocalist of Hall & Oates
8
Jane Morgan
Actress and singer
9
Norman Leyden
American conductor
10
Karl King
American composer and conductor
11
Edward German
English musician and composer
12
Charles Strouse
American composer and lyricist
13
Alan Shulman
American composer and cellist
14
Cole Porter
American composer and songwriter
15
Ferde Grofé
American composer, arranger, pianist and instrumentalist
16
Dean Pitchford
American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist
17
Lucille Norman
American singer (1921-1998)
18
Antonín Dvořák
Czech composer (1841-1904)
19
Richard Rodgers
American composer of songs and Broadway musicals
20
Roger Miller
American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (1936-1992)
21
Benny Andersson
Swedish musician, composer, record producer
22
Les Reed
British songwriter, arranger, musician and light-orchestra leader
23
Johnny Green
American conductor, arranger, composer, pianist; Harvard AB 1928, achieved early fame as a songwriter and orchestra leader in the 1920s and 1930s
24
Vernon Duke
American composer
25
Irwin Kostal
American conductor
26
John Oates
American musician and member of Hall & Oates
27
David Bryan
American musician
28
Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer