Galt MacDermot
Canadian-American composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre · Canada · Musicians · Lived 1928 to 2018 · aged 89
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Something wrong?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).
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James RadoBoth received Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Ralph BurnsBoth received David di Donatello for Best Foreign Music Score
Burton LaneBoth received Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Cy ColemanBoth received Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Gerome RagniBoth received Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater AlbumMusicians from Canada 1
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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".
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