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Jerry Ross (born Jerold Rosenberg; March 9, 1926 – November 11, 1955) was an American lyricist and composer whose works with Richard Adler for the musical theater include The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, winners of Tony Awards in 1955 and 1956, respectively, in both the "Best Musical" and "Best Composer and Lyricist" categories.
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Jerry Ross wrote the musical scores for two of the most popular and enduring musicals in Broadway Theater, “The Pajama Game” and “Damn Yankees,” two shows which personify the innocence and exuberance of the Golden Age of Broadway.
Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. This composer, lyricist, and producer had two hit Broadway shows in the ’50s, but has since been unable to produce another one. The son of a concert pianist, Adler...
Jerry Ross has written 4 shows including John Murray Anderson's Almanac (Composer/Lyricist), Damn Yankees (Composer), The Pajama Game (Composer), Fosse (Lyricist).
As a songwriter and record producer, Jerry Ross was involved with such enduring hits of the 1960s as “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” (Diana Ross and the Supremes and the Temptations, co-written with Kenny Gamble), “Venus” (by the Dutch band Shocking Blue), “Sunny” (Bobby Hebb), “Sunday Will Never Be the Same” (Spanky and Our Gang ...
Jerry Ross. Though he died prematurely at age twenty-nine, composer-lyricist Jerry Ross won Tony Awards® for two of the best-loved musicals in Broadway history, The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees – both written with Richard Adler, his frequent collaborator.
Jerry Ross. Known for his brief but highly successful partnership with Richard Adler, composer/lyricist Jerry Ross was born Jerold Rosenberg in the Bronx on March 9, 1926. He began singing at synagogue at age ten,…. Read Full Biography.