# Galt MacDermot

> Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot was a Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theater. He won a Grammy Award for the song "African Waltz" in 1961. His most successful musicals were Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona (1971). MacDermot also composed film soundtracks, jazz and funk albums, and Western classical music. His music has been sampled in numerous hip-hop songs and albums. He is best known for his work on Hair, which produced three number-one singles in 1969: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "Good Morning Starshine", and the title song "Hair".

*Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Canada
- **Born:** 1928-12-18
- **Died:** 2018-12-17
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 13.5 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/galtmacdermot/ (@galtmacdermot)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/galt.macdermot.3 (@galt.macdermot.3)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531581/ (@nm0531581)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3b6TinIPahsS8iSCYAeinr (@3b6TinIPahsS8iSCYAeinr)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.galtmacdermot.com

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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/479e16b4-2b26-40d1-ba65-9ce5ea8ae6a6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346345)
- [Galt MacDermot](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66100)

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