Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II formed an iconic partnership with Richard Rogers on musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and Carousel. The duo won various awards for a range musical genres spanning Oscars, Tony’s, and Pulitzers. Work with the composer Jerome Kern would help Kern’s career as a pioneer in the burgeoning American pop music scene. Below is a video from The Sound of Music featuring our last cover article feature, Christopher Plummer.
This Day in Music – 1895: Oscar Hammerstein II is born
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