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UK's top songwriter of 1950s. While Bob Merrill's songwriting credits speak for themselves, his talents are diverse including successful endeavors in screenplay writing, acting and teaching. Born in Atlantic City in the city's pre-casino period, he did most of his growing up in the nearby Philadelphia area, graduating from high school there.
BOB MERRILL is noted for his engaging vocal style, combined with great talent as a Jazz trumpeter, pianist, arranger and bandleader. His music has been heard around the world – at clubs and in concerts, in films and on television, and on recordings as a leader and sideman.
Late songwriter Bob Merrill's Funny Girl is Broadway-bound, and his other theatre and pop songs are being blended into a new musical, Love Makes the World Go 'Round. Meet those who are...
Merrill, Bob (originally, Lavan, Henry Robert Merrill ), American songwriter; b. Atlantic City, N.J., May 17, 1921; d. Los Angeles, Feb. 17, 1998. Merrill had two distinct, and equally successful, careers as a songwriter. From the late 1940s to the late 1950s he displayed a facility for writing novelty songs that became pop hits, among them ...
Biography: Bob Merrill was an American songwriter, composer, and lyricist who achieved considerable success in the worlds of popular music and Broadway during the mid-20th century. Known for his memorable melodies and clever lyrics, Merrill created numerous hit songs and contributed to several successful stage productions, leaving a lasting ...
Merrill’s biggest success on Broadway would come when he teamed up as lyricist with Jule Styne in the 1964 musical adaptation of Funny Girl, which starred Barbra Streisand as Fanny Brice and won her not only a Tony® nomination in her first starring role, it earned her a Special Tony Award® in 1970. Merrill and Styne joined together in 1967 ...
His bass ’n brushes version features Nicki Parrott ’s vocal harmonies. Cheerin’ Up the Universe, the original title tune of which won’t settle for merely lifting people’s moods on earth, boasts several out-of-left-field strokes that Merrill performs as if they were second nature.
