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Teh One Who Knocks
04-25-2018, 01:11 PM
by Katelyn Caralle - The Washington Examiner


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Bob Dorough, the creator and musical director of the “Schoolhouse Rock” series that taught kids about civics, math, history and other topics, died Monday at 94.

Dorough, the jazz musician behind the music in these educational cartoons from 1973-1985, was responsible for songs like “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction.”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyeJ55o3El0

Dorough’s granddaughter Corin Wolf told CNN that her grandfather was diagnosed with cancer last year, but did not disclose whether that was the cause of his death.

A funeral is tentatively scheduled for Monday in Mount Bethel, Pa., where he settled down and raised a family after kicking off his post-college music career in New York City.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-25-2018, 01:12 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPoBE-E8VOc

Teh One Who Knocks
04-25-2018, 01:14 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4dzuuPlHJg

RBP
04-25-2018, 01:24 PM
Great series that all kids should watch. I can still sing you the preamble to the constitution.

:rip: genius.

Noilly Pratt
04-25-2018, 02:23 PM
Same here...I knew how a bill was signed into law before I had a concept that Canada had a government. Taught me much...Conjunction Junction...Verb, that's what's happening...found these on YouTube and had my daughter watch them.