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Bob Dorough
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Film & TV
Cherry Hill, Arkansas, USA
Bob Dorough was born on December 12, 1923 in Cherry Hill, Arkansas, USA. He was married to Sally Shanley, Ruth Corine Meinert and Jacqueline Wright. He died on April 23, 2018 in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, USA.
Known for
- The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show — James Madison (voice)2015
- Schoolhouse Rock! Earth2009
- Schoolhouse Rock: Science (Classroom Edition)2008
- Schoolhouse Rock!2002
- Schoolhouse Rock! (Special 30th Anniversary Edition) — Various Voices2002
- September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill — Self1994
- Schoolhouse Rock Money Rock — singer1994
- Schoolhouse Rock Science Rock — singer1978
- Schoolhouse Rock Multiplication — Various voices1973
- Schoolhouse Rock!1973
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1923-12-12
- Active to
- 2018-04-23
Discography
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- Listeners
- 86,983
- Total plays
- 382,539
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Bob Dorough (December 12, 1923 – April 23, 2018) was an American bebop and cool jazz pianist, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and producer. He is perhaps best known as composer and performer of songs from Schoolhouse Rock!, a series of TV cartoons that appeared on Saturday mornings in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He worked with Miles Davis and Blossom Dearie, and his adventurous style influenced Mose Allison. Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Arkansas, and grew up in Texas. <a href="https
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Arkansas
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- University of North Texas
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- NEA Jazz Masters
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Bethlehem Records
- Image
- Bob Dorough.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bob Dorough
- date of birth
- 1923-12-12
- date of death
- 2018-04-23
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- start of work period
- 2018-00-00
- birth name
- Robert Lrod Dorough
- name in native language
- Bob Dorough
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- manner of death
- natural causes
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