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Rodgers and Hammerstein were an American songwriting duo consisting of Richard Rodgers (1902 – 1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 – 1960). They are most famous for creating a string of immensely popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s, during what is considered the golden age of the medium. Five of their shows were outstanding successes: Oklahoma! (their first collaboration); Carousel; South Pacific; The King and I; and The Sound of Music. Among the many accolades they garnered were thirty-four Tony Awards; fifteen Academy Awards; two Pulitzer Prizes; two Grammy Awards; and two Emmy Awards. The pair wrote nine...

German Rock/Blues band founded 1977 in Rodgau, Hessia. The band is especially popular in the Rhein-Main area around Frankfurt/Main and in the German federal state of Hessia because of their biggest success Die Hesse komme! from 1984 which became an unofficial hymn for the region. Most of the original members are still in the band: Osti Osterwold (voc) Ali Neander (guitar) Raimund Salg (guitar) Joachim Becker (bass) Mob Böttcher (drums) Henni Nachtsheim (voc, sax) joined in 1978 and left in 1990 to form the comedy duo Badesalz with Gerd Knebel from Flatsch!. He was replaced in 1991 by Kerstin Pfau...

Dave Rodgers (Real name Giancarlo Pasquini) is a songwriter, composer, and producer. He started production with the band Aleph. Since then, he has collaborated with artists from around the world and has produced several multi-platinum albums. Rodgers has been honored by the Japanese music industry for selling more than one million albums. Giancarlo is the owner of Rodgers Studio and A-Beat C Productions. Considered by many to be the "Godfather of Eurobeat", he has written and produced songs for J-Pop artists such as Namie Amuro, V6 and MAX, which proved to help introduce a lot of Japanese music fans to...

Johnny Rodgers is described by Stephen Holden, from THE NEW YORK TIMES, as an entertainer who “blends singing and patter into intimate, sophisticated entertainments that can't be found anywhere else.” Johnny and the Johnny Rodgers Band dazzle audiences with their enthusiastic musical mélange of Americana featuring Johnny’s original songs and some classic favorites which celebrate the roots of jazz, blues, soul, country, rock and pop. Their performances are sure to offer Sam Cooke’s crowd pleasing “Bring It On Home To Me”, Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World” and many of Johnny’s award-winning songs including “Home To Mendocino” and the tribute...

Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19, 1952 in New York City) is a musician, composer, arranger, guitarist and music producer, and co-founding member of the seminal multi-platinum hit R&B band Chic, with influential bassist, the late Bernard Edwards. Rodgers began his career as a session guitarist in New York, playing with the Sesame Street band in his teens, and then working in the house band at Harlem's renowned Apollo Theater, backing artists like Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Nancy Wilson, and Parliament Funkadelic. He met bassist Bernard Edwards in 1970. They formed a rock band called The Boys (later known...