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  1. Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot (December 18, 1928 – December 17, 2018) was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1960. His most-successful musicals were Hair (1967; its cast album also won a Grammy) and Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971).

  2. Dec 18, 2018 · Galt MacDermot, who composed the score for “Hair,” the tribal rock musical that shocked mainstream theatergoers as it celebrated the drug-crazed, free-love, antiwar rebellious energy of hippies...

  3. The mildest and most thoughtful of men, Galt MacDermot, who has died aged 89, might be considered an unlikely composer of hippy anthems, ballads protesting against the Vietnam war, and the...

  4. Dec 17, 2018 · Galt MacDermot, who composed the hit Broadway musicals Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona, died Monday, a day before his 90th birthday. His death was confirmed to Playbill by his granddaughter,...

  5. Galt MacDermot - Biography. Galt MacDermot was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of a Canadian teacher and diplomat. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Bishop's University (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada). He received a Bachelor of Music from Cape Town University, South Africa and made a study of African music his specialty.

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  7. The Canadian-born composer died a day before his 90th birthday, leaving behind a legacy of musical theatre hits and Grammy Awards. He wrote the scores for Hair, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and other shows, as well as songs for film and jazz band.

  8. Dec 18, 2018 · The web page pays tribute to the late composer Galt MacDermot, who won three GRAMMYs for his work on Hair and Two Gentlemen Of Verona. It also highlights his impact on the hip-hop community, who sampled his music extensively.

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