{"id":15033,"date":"2012-08-07T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T15:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15033"},"modified":"2012-08-07T11:42:13","modified_gmt":"2012-08-07T15:42:13","slug":"the-death-of-a-very-gifted-musician","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=15033","title":{"rendered":"The Death Of A Very Gifted Musician"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wrap<\/a> is reporting today that Marvin Hamlisch<\/a> has died at the age of 68. The obituary at the wrap cites “The Way We Were” as his signature song, but he was a very prolific composer. I remember him for reviving the ragtime music of Scott Joplin<\/a> for the movie “The Sting.”<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Hamlisch’s deft touch can be felt in the scores for such diverse films as \u201cSophie\u2019s Choice,\u201d \u201cOrdinary People,\u201d \u201cThree Men and a Baby<\/a>,\u201d \u201cIce Castles<\/a>,\u201d \u201cTake the Money and Run,\u201d “Bananas,\u201d \u201cSave the Tiger<\/a>,\u201d \u201cThe Informant!\u201d and his latest effort, \u201cBehind the Candelabra<\/a>,\u201d an upcoming HBO film about the life of Liberace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Broadway, Hamlisch had a smash hit with 1975’s long-running \u201cA Chorus Line<\/a>,\u201d which received the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. Other works such as \u201cThe Goodbye Girl\u201d and \u201cSweet Smell of Success<\/a>,” garnered some critical praise, but were never fully embraced by audiences. But he remained busy in the theater scene, and a statement\u00a0 from his publicist said Hamlisch was supposed to fly to Nashville, Tenn. this week to see a production of his musical, \u201cThe Nutty Professor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something of a musical prodigy, Hamlisch was the youngest student to be admitted by the prestigious Julliard School of Music<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you, Mr. Hamlisch, for many hours of listening enjoyment.<\/p>\n

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