Robert Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American compos… Read Full Bio ↴Robert Meredith Willson (18 May 1902 - 15 June 1984) was an American composer and playwright, best known as the writer of The Music Man.
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Born Robert Meredith Reiniger in Mason City, Iowa, Willson attended Damrosch Institute (later The Juilliard School) in New York City. A flute and piccolo player, Willson was a member of John Philip Sousa's band (1921 - 1923) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini (1924 - 1929). Willson then moved to San Francisco, California as the concert director for KFRC, and then as a musical director for the NBC radio network in Hollywood.
His work for films included the music for Charlie Chaplin's 1940 film The Great Dictator, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. During World War II, he worked for the United States' Armed Forces Radio Service. His work with the AFRS teamed him with George Burns, Gracie Allen and Bill Goodwin. (He would work with all three as the bandleader, and a regular character, on the Burns and Allen radio program.) Returning to network radio after WWII, he created the Talking People, a choral group which spoke in unison while delivering radio commercials.
Willson's most famous work, The Music Man, premiered on Broadway in 1957 and was adapted twice for film (in 1962 and 2003). He referred to the play as "an Iowan's attempt to pay tribute to his home state." It took Willson some eight years and thirty revisions to complete the musical, for which he wrote more than forty songs. The cast recording of The Music Man won the very first Grammy award ever issued.
His second musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, ran on Broadway for 532 performances from 1960 to 1962 and was made into a 1964 motion picture starring Debbie Reynolds.
His third (and apparently last) musical was an adaptation of the film Miracle On 34th Street, called Here's Love! (1963).
His Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, A Symphony Of San Francisco, and Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Missions Of California, were recorded in 1999 by William T. Stromberg conducting the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
Willson penned a number of very well-known songs, such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Gary Indiana," "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," and even "Till There Was You," which was a hit for the Beatles in 1963. He also wrote the University of Iowa's fight song.
In general, it was recognized that Willson wrote surprisingly well-crafted, complex, and subtle music that classical music fans could appreciate, with intricate and sometimes startling counterpoint, well-crafted melody, and subtle orchestration, all while still appealing to mass audiences.
Willson and his wife lived for years in the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood, California. In the 1960s, Willson was fondly remembered by friends and neighbors as a warm and gregarious host who loved nothing more than to play the piano and sing at numerous parties. Willson often gave out autographed copies of his record album, Meredith Willson Sings Songs from The Music Man.
note the spelling Willson ... www.last.fm/music/Meredith+Willson
Born Robert Meredith Reiniger in Mason City, Iowa, Willson attended Damrosch Institute (later The Juilliard School) in New York City. A flute and piccolo player, Willson was a member of John Philip Sousa's band (1921 - 1923) and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini (1924 - 1929). Willson then moved to San Francisco, California as the concert director for KFRC, and then as a musical director for the NBC radio network in Hollywood.
His work for films included the music for Charlie Chaplin's 1940 film The Great Dictator, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. During World War II, he worked for the United States' Armed Forces Radio Service. His work with the AFRS teamed him with George Burns, Gracie Allen and Bill Goodwin. (He would work with all three as the bandleader, and a regular character, on the Burns and Allen radio program.) Returning to network radio after WWII, he created the Talking People, a choral group which spoke in unison while delivering radio commercials.
Willson's most famous work, The Music Man, premiered on Broadway in 1957 and was adapted twice for film (in 1962 and 2003). He referred to the play as "an Iowan's attempt to pay tribute to his home state." It took Willson some eight years and thirty revisions to complete the musical, for which he wrote more than forty songs. The cast recording of The Music Man won the very first Grammy award ever issued.
His second musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, ran on Broadway for 532 performances from 1960 to 1962 and was made into a 1964 motion picture starring Debbie Reynolds.
His third (and apparently last) musical was an adaptation of the film Miracle On 34th Street, called Here's Love! (1963).
His Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, A Symphony Of San Francisco, and Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Missions Of California, were recorded in 1999 by William T. Stromberg conducting the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra.
Willson penned a number of very well-known songs, such as "Seventy-Six Trombones," "Gary Indiana," "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," and even "Till There Was You," which was a hit for the Beatles in 1963. He also wrote the University of Iowa's fight song.
In general, it was recognized that Willson wrote surprisingly well-crafted, complex, and subtle music that classical music fans could appreciate, with intricate and sometimes startling counterpoint, well-crafted melody, and subtle orchestration, all while still appealing to mass audiences.
Willson and his wife lived for years in the Mandeville Canyon section of Brentwood, California. In the 1960s, Willson was fondly remembered by friends and neighbors as a warm and gregarious host who loved nothing more than to play the piano and sing at numerous parties. Willson often gave out autographed copies of his record album, Meredith Willson Sings Songs from The Music Man.
Sincere
Meredith Wilson Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Sincere' by these artists:
Abys J'ai les 2 pieds dans le grand fossé J'ai la te-tê…
Apollo Rising Down the fountain And up your stream I float in silence Thro…
B.L.A.K.E. Eerie I can sleep with the lights off I only listen to…
Bayonne As I still recognize my intentions over my ears I’ve made…
Benab Bersa Benab Dans le mal, j'avoue qu'j'suis dans le mal (yea…
Bray me 大人になったら その次は何になる? ウインカーの音 等間隔のオレンジの灯り 答えは必要ないから考えはしない 座ったまま眠…
Buffalo Bills Quartet: How can there be any sin in sincere Where is the…
Christopher S The way I feel tonight Mind is made up So simple this…
Citra TULUS Kasihku....sayangku... Jangan engkau jauh dariku Kuin…
Dark From Day One How can I be sincere, when everything's unclear and maybe I…
DJ EZ Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Eight Seconds Into the night in the darkness Go with your thoughts As yo…
Firewall Some will play a game with love Steal your heart away Some…
Firewall Feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw Some will play a game with love steal your heart away some…
Foreign Exchange Sometimes I feel so all alone here, people in my…
Freedy Johnston Mister can you tell me where I've come from Looked like…
Gordon Chambers If I gave you my love and got on bended…
Heavy D Why can't I understand you? The path you're on I can't…
Hoods Up Give me a reason, why do you feel that way…
Hoods Up! Give me a reason Why you feel this way Is there any…
HZY Tu me verras dans ma grotte Brisé comme Colisée Je les laiss…
Index Case Somebody should tell you to appreciate So easy enduring so w…
Jay Dee/MJ Cole/Nova Casper Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Julien Granel J’fais jamais d’sons tristes Parce que j’veux qu’on m’adore …
Kaza T'es sincère, j'suis sincère, tu le sais Je le sais, viens,…
King Reign Anything you want to be, Is there anything, You need from me…
Kings & Bears Watch out for the one time, always tryna take mine Fuck…
Life Long Tragedy We'll make this more than words We'll make this more than…
Little Brother/The Foreign Exchange Sometimes I feel so all alone here, people in my…
Lopez Are you sincere when you say "I love you?" Are you…
Lucho Muñoz Delicate light, I see your dark hair Buttoned red shirt, the…
M J Cole feat. Jay Dee feat. Nova Casper Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
MeLaN J'ai mal, donc j'parle avec le cœur sans m'poser de…
MJ Cole Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Mj Cole (Nero Remix) Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Mj Cole Feat Elizabeth Troy Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Mj Cole feat Nova Caspar & Jay Dee Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
MJ Cole Feat. Elizabeth Troy Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
MJ Cole feat. Nova Caspar & Ja Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
MJ Cole feat. Nova Caspar & Jay Dee Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
MJ Cole featuring Nova Caspar & Jay Dee Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Mj.Cole Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Music Man Quartet: How can there be any sin in sincere Where is the…
Naniwa Danshi 風になびく髪がそっと 鼻先をかすめ優しい匂いがした 夢と現実はいつだって 無いものねだりの背中合わせ 剝き出しの言葉だ…
Nova Casper Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Pete Tong Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
Rohff Pour les spécialistes du double jeu, sincère jusque dans ma…
Ronisia Oh baby Oh, yeah J'aurais pu donner, donner, donner tout J'…
The Buffalo Bills Quartet: How can there be any sin in sincere Where is the…
The Foreign Exchange feat. Yahzarah Sometimes I feel so all alone here, people in my…
The House & Garage Orchestra Just look what he's done for me My eyes are on…
The Music Man Quartet: How can there be any sin in sincere Where is the…
Throwdown I sang those songs before, but they don't mean anything,…
Xoren Big Vs. DJ Let's take a ride On the wild side Just look what he's…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Meredith Wilson:
'Til There Was You Marian: There were bells On the hill But I never heard them …
76 Trombones Harold: Seventy-six trombones led the big parade With a hu…
Goodnight my Someone Marian: Goodnight, my someone, Goodnight, my love, Sleep tig…
Iowa Stubborn Townspeople: Oh, there's nothing halfway About the Iowa wa…
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you g…
It's Beginning To Look Like Christmas It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you g…
It's You Quartet: It's you in the sunrise, it's you in my cup. It's…
Rock Island 1st Salesman Cash for the merchandise, cash for the button …
Seventy-Six Trombones Harold: Seventy-six trombones led the big parade With a hu…
Till There Was You There were bells on the hill But I never heard them…
Wells Fargo Wagon People: O-ho the Wells Fargo Wagon is a-comin' down the str…
Ya Got Trouble well, ya got trouble, my friends right here, i say trouble…
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