Schoolhouse Rock Composer, Bob Dorough, has Died at Age 94

[Michael_B]

His cultural impact in the USA was enormous and I don't recall hearing his name, before.  I'm grateful for his work, which was entertaining, educational and long-living.

https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/04/r-i-p-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock-composer-has-died-at-94/

[tommy p]

Those were catchy, well-written songs.  I grew up in the time that they were on and could probably remember over half of them today.

[Steve Haynie]

I sang his songs growing up.  They have popped up in my head many times over the decades. 

[sixesandsevens]

2 hours ago, Steve Haynie said:

I sang his songs growing up.  They have popped up in my head many times over the decades. 

I still do.

Plus the homage one from the Simpsons:

Edit:  RIP Bob, and thank you.

[crunchee]

RIP Bob.  I remember seeing a short TV program about him and Schoolhouse Rock a few years back, I think it might have been on CBS Sunday Morning or on PBS.   It took real talent to write those songs!  Not only were they a part of my childhood, but they were well written and catchy as hell, I might not remember all the words but I remember the tunes for sure!  He worked with Miles Davis way back when too, from what I just found out from his Wikipedia profile:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dorough

[Biz Prof]

How many of you here memorized the Preamble by learning the Schoolhouse Rock song? I sure did. The man was a genius.