'Schoolhouse Rock' composer and Pa. resident Bob Dorough dead at age 94
Composer, arranger and singer Bob Dorough died on April 24 in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania.
The 94 year old musician got his start in the New York jazz scene of the 1950s and '60s, but may be best known for his work for the educational cartoon series "Schoolhouse Rock!"
Dorough served in the Special Services Army Band during World War II, and earned a degree in music from the University of North Texas before moving to New York to become a pianist and singer. He released his first album, "Devil May Care," in 1956, and the title track would go on to be covered by Miles Davis, among others.
In the 1970s, Dorough began working on an educational album called "Multiplication Rock," which was then pitched to ABC and eventually took the form of animated shorts known as "Schoolhouse Rock!" Dorough would become the series' musical director, and the show was composed of many of his original songs such as "Three Is a Magic Number."
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