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	Bob Merrill
		The music?s secondary, although Hayes and Merrill are a terrific jazz duo, as NPR?s Neal Charnof recently attested.
		Bob began playing piano when he was 5 years old, and has played bass and piano professionally for more than 30 years, spanning a spectrum...
		Bob Merrill Born May 17, 1921 in Philadelphia Died February 17, 1998 in Culver City CA Period: Modern (1870-) Country: USA Biography One of popular.
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	Autograff: serving the needs of Microbusiness, Small and Mid-size Organizations and Non-Profits with websites, ...
		Merrill designed award-winning advertising art and informational graphics for The Ellsworth American newspaper, was the art director for Downeast Graphics & Printing and Maine Camp Outfitters, and designed print materials and websites for clients in the northeast US.
		Bob has extensive experience in software development, including technical writing, interface design, product development and management, testing, and customer support since 1987.
		Bob is also an accomplished jazz keyboard player, composer, and audio engineer.
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	Bob Merrill \| English \| Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
		Bob (Robert) Merrill (born Henry Lavan May 17 1921?
		" The IMDb says that Merrill was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
		Others sources say that he was born and raised in Philadelphia in 1923.
	www.babylon.com /definition/Bob_Merrill (87 words)

	Bob Merrill: Catch as Catch Can
		Bob Merrill leads this romantic song on vocals, with Larry Ham on piano, Dennis Irwin on bass, and Harry Allen on muted sax, in a midnight, moonlight interpretation.
		This title song, composed by Merrill, opens with brushes and brass, and there seems to be a trumpet/sax duet.
		Bob Merrill takes off with a piano-trumpet duet, as the percussion backs a vibrant beat, followed by saxophone theme twisting for maximum effect.
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	VH1.com : Bob Merrill : Biography - Urge Music Downloads (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Among Merrill's first songs were "Why Does It Have to Rain on Sunday?," "Lovers Gold" and "Fool's Paradise"; while all three found buyers, none were hits.
		Merrill's ingratiating music was typified by its upbeat, wholesome sensibilities; he took charges of clichéd lyrics in stride, freely admitting that he kept a notebook filled with clichés in order to pen more universal songs.
		Later returning to Broadway, Merrill scored his biggest hit with the Streisand vehicle Funny Girl, which in addition to "People" also launched the perennial "Don't Rain on My Parade." In 1964, he won the New York Drama Critics award for his work on Carnival and New Girl in Town.
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	Bob Merrill
		The IMDb says that Merrill was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
		Merrill later returned to Broadway to pen musicals.
		Another Bob Merrill is a musician working in New York City.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/bo/bob_merrill.html (243 words)

	The Worst Songwriter of All Time - By Mark Steyn - Slate Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Merrill (Bob) chose the diminutive deliberately to avoid confusion with Merrill (Robert), though it's hard to see why anyone would think a fellow who makes his living singing Mozart and Verdi would go home at night and write "If I Knew You Were Comin', I'd've Baked a Cake." That was Bob's first hit.
		And Merrill followed it with an even bigger song, "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" a hit for Patti Page--or, to give her her formal title, "The Singing Rage Miss Patti Page." Posterity hasn't been that kind to Patti and her four-legged friend.
		All six songs were by Bob Merrill, all were arranged with Miller's unrelenting jolliness (whooping French horns throughout), and all were smashes.
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	Bob Merrill Information
		Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Merrill was responsible for penning a whole string of chart hits including "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania", "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", "Sparrow in the Tree Top", and "Mambo Italiano," the last of which in particular remains a favorite, particularly in movies, to this day.
		Many of the songs he wrote were recorded by Guy Mitchell.
		According to the Internet Broadway Database entry on Merrill, he sometimes penned works under the pseudonym of "Paul Stryker".
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Bob_Merrill (341 words)

	Funny Girl - a musical by Jule Styne, Bob Merrill and Isobel Lennart
		Before Barbra Streisand won the leading role in Funny Girl, it was turned down by Mary Martin, Anne Bancroft, and Carol Burnett.
		The show had gone through three directors (including Bob Fosse and Jerome Robbins who eventually returned), four title changes, and numerous script revisions, but the Broadway run--which lasted for 1,348 performances--was a great success.
		Miss Streisand, who had been catapulted to stardom by the show, reprised her role in the 1968 screen version as well as the 1975 sequel Funny Lady.
	www.imagi-nation.com /moonstruck/albm16.htm (229 words)

	Songwriters Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: )
		hile Bob Merrill's songwriting credits speak for themselves, his talents are diverse including successful endeavors in screenplay writing, acting and teaching.
		These later proved a popular part of her million-seller albums and the success encouraged Merrill to expand his songwriting activity.
		In his work with screenplays, Merrill authored the Diana Ross Paramount film, Mahogany, WC Fields and Me, a Universal release with Rod Steiger; Chu Chu and the Philly Flash starring Carol Burnett and Alan Arkin; and Portrait of a Showgirl a CBS movie of the week, starring Rita Moreno, Leslie Ann Warren and Tony Curtis.
	www.songwritershalloffame.org /inductee_ceremony_detail.asp?ceremonyId=16&inducteeCeremonyId=120 (446 words)

	Who's Who in Musicals: M to Mi
		Merrill worked as a nightclub comic, created troop shows during World War II, and served as a writer for NBC and Columbia Pictures before his first efforts at songwriting.
		Merrill's melodies had warmth and charm, and his lyrics expressed emotion in fresh, simple terms.
		As a lyricist, Merrill teamed with composer Jule Styne to create the score for Funny Girl (1964), in which newcomer Barbra Streisand introduced "Don't Rain On My Parade" and "People." They collaborated on the TV musicals Mr.
	www.musicals101.com /who6c.htm (5012 words)

	Playbill News: Composer/lyricist Bob Merrill Dead at 78
		Bob Merrill, the Broadway songwriter who enjoyed hits both as a lyricist (Funny Girl) and as a composer/lyricist (Carnival) died Feb. 17 at age 78, an apparent suicide.
		Merrill also had success as a pop songwriter; his biggest non-Broadway hits included the novelty tune "How Much Is That Doggy in the Window," as recorded by Patti Page and"If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake."
		Merrill's career reached its peak with Funny Girl, which made a star of Streisand, and included his memorable lyrics for "Don't Rain on My Parade," "I'm the Greatest Star" and "Cornet Man" in addition to "People," which became a standard.
	www.playbill.com /news/article/37102.html (550 words)

	The Worst Songwriter of All Time - By Mark Steyn - Slate Magazine
		Merrill (Bob) chose the diminutive deliberately to avoid confusion with Merrill (Robert), though it's hard to see why anyone would think a fellow who makes his living singing Mozart and Verdi would go home at night and write "If I Knew You Were Comin', I'd've Baked a Cake." That was Bob's first hit.
		And Merrill followed it with an even bigger song, "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" a hit for Patti Page--or, to give her her formal title, "The Singing Rage Miss Patti Page." Posterity hasn't been that kind to Patti and her four-legged friend.
		To those who love the great American standards, Merrill is the man who single-handedly produced the worst songs of the decade and so debauched the currency of mainstream Tin Pan Alley that it had no moral authority to resist rock 'n' roll.
	www.slate.com /id/2898 (1306 words)

	Bob Merrill \| News
		Bob recently performed with Wynton Marsalis at a benefit for The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children at the Pierre Hotel.
		Click here for a full listing of tracks and to hear some sample tunes from this and other CDs from Bob Merrill.
		Clearwater Beach, FL — Florida fans of Bob Merrill will be happy to hear that he'll be appearing at Arbors Records March of Jazz Festival in Clearwater Beach.
	www.bobmerrill.net /news.php (363 words)

	BERGER/LEWIS - OUR PEOPLE (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As a member of the Executive Committee, Bob directs day-to-day operations and strategically guides the firm's growth and direction.
		Additionally, Bob was Global A/R Leader for the Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements.
		Prior to Seagate, Bob owned and operated his own consulting firm for 7 years.
	www.bergerlewis.com /merrill.html (154 words)

	Harry Allen Quartet
		The following pieces made room for all the guests mentioned above, with both Merrill and Vitaly on alternating and teamed trumpets, and with both Greene and Miner taking turns on bass.
		Merrill is an exciting musician and gave me a wonderful Swing CD, Catch as Catch Can.
		Hooks brought some sharp moments to the percussive jam, but Riggs kept a well-blended percussive tone inherent in the entire concert.
	www.exploredance.com /harryallen41703.html (893 words)

	Montana Broadcasters Association - Hall of Fame - E.D. "Bob" Merrill
		In 1964 he was named manager of KFBB radio and in 1966 became the manager of KFBB-TV.
		In 1967 Bob was transferred and named V.P. and General Manager of KTWO in Casper, WY. At KTWO he created the first Wyoming Capitol News Bureau and served as President of the Wyoming Assoication of Broadcasters.
		Bob transferred back to Montana in 1974 and served as the V.P. and General Manager of KULR-TV for the next fourteen years.
	www.mtbroadcasters.org /hall_of_fame/ed_bob_merrill.html (146 words)

	Amazon.com At a Glance: Bob Merrill (Site not responding. Last check: )
		~ Bob Merrill, Kay Medford, Jule Styne, Omar Sharif, Barbra Streisand
		~ Bob Merrill, George Wallace, Thelma Ritter, Cameron Prudhomme, Gwen Verdon, Lulu Bates, Mark Dawson
		~ Bob Merrill, Una Merkel, Eileen Herlie, Susan Luckey, Peter Conlow, Robert Morse, Walter Pidgeon
	www.amazon.com /Bob-Merrill/artist/B000APFTTW (178 words)

	Welcome to bobmerrill.com!
		Bob began playing piano when he was 5 years old, and has played bass and piano professionally for more than 30 years, spanning a spectrum of styles.
		He can often be found playing jazz at Richardson's Tavern in the Woodstock Inn, or playing private engagements with the Woodstock-based band, Swing Machine or the Burlington-based rock band, the High Rollers.
		He grew up in Oregon, and now makes his home in South Pomfret, Vermont.
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	Billy Bob Thornton
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		Dirty Life and Times with Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam and Warren Zevon (2002) (V)....
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	YouTube - The Bob Merrill Trio "The Way You Look Tonight"
		The Bob Merrill Trio "The Way You Look Tonight"
		From the show Celia Sings Sinatra - Duplex Theater, 5/4/07 NYC - The Bob Merril Trio w/ guest Patrick Fraracci on Trumpet stretch out of the Jerome Kerns and Dorothy Fields classic.
		Bob Merrill- Piano, Genevieve Rose - Acoustic Bass, Perry Celia - Drums.
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	Bob Merrill \| Listen To Music
		If you're a fan of Bob Merrill, or a new visitor to this site, here's your chance to listen to some samples of his music online.
		Then, sit back and enjoy the smooth soulful voice and sweet trumpet playing of Bob Merrill.
		Featuring: Harry Allen - Tenor Sax, John Allred - Trombone, Bill Charlap - Piano, Joe Cohn - Guitar, Duffy Jackson - Drums, Bob Merrill - Vocals, Trumpet, Cornet, Flugelhorn.
	www.bobmerrill.net /listen.php (357 words)

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