Bob Dorough, the jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer behind the music of Schoolhouse Rock!, has passed away. A spokesman for Dorough confirmed the news today, telling the Wrap that he died Monday at ...

Jazz musician and creator of Schoolhouse Rock Bob Dorough died at the age of 94 on Monday. Dorough’s brainchild — an educational children’s show conducted in sing-song — spanned three decades, ...

Times were lean for jazz pianist and singer Bob Dorough in the early 1970s when he got an unusual request from an advertising executive. Could Dorough write songs that might help children learn their ...

Bob Dorough, a pianist and singer who performed with jazz greats Charlie Parker and Miles Davis but was perhaps best known for his whimsical compositions for the animated video series “Schoolhouse ...

Dorough, who died Monday, spoke with Terry Gross in 1982 and 1996. The kids who learned from his fun, educational songs probably didn't know what a great jazz pianist, singer and songwriter he was.

One of the most pleasant events in recent New York jazz history was the return of singer-pianist Bob Dorough, who performs regularly for the Sunday brunch crowd at Iridium. Mavens and middle-aged ...

"The South is what we started out with in this bizarre, slightly troubling, basically wonderful country—fun, danger, friendliness, energy, enthusiasm, and brave, crazy, tough people." —Bill Maxwell ...

Snug Harbor, 626 Frenchmen St., 949-0696; www.snugjazz.com Bob Dorough is that rarity among contemporary jazzmen: a hipster who broke through to the masses. TV was the ticket, though many still ...

The man who taught thousands of kids – and adults – about grammar and math through song has died. Bob Dorough, the creator of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ passed away at age 94. His granddaughter Corin Wolf ...

April 24 (UPI) --Musician Bob Dorough, who contributed to the creation of Schoolhouse Rock!, died in Mt. Bethel, Pa., his family announced. He was 94. Dorough's granddaughter Corin Wolf said he was ...

Bob Dorough, a pianist and singer who performed with jazz greats Charlie Parker and Miles Davis but was perhaps best known for his whimsical compositions for the animated video series “Schoolhouse ...