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Howie Richmond

Howie Richmond (1917-2012): Music Publishing Pioneer With a Big Heart

Michael Sigman | Posted 07.28.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Traffic, Howie Richmond, Pink Floyd, Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, Carl Sigman, Charles Aznavour, Anthony Newley, Pete Seeger, Johnny Mercer, Guy Lombardo, Shel Silverstein, Howie Richmond Dead, Video, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

You may not know the name Howie Richmond, but without him, it's likely you'd have never gotten to know the music of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly and many other essential figures in American and European popular music.

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Hello, The Marx Brothers Must Be Coming

Michael Sigman | Posted 06.20.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Gummo Marx, Bill Marx, President Obama, Norman Cousins, Groucho Marx, Saturday Review, Bob Hilliard, Barbara Ehrenreich, Chico Marx, Carl Sigman, The Marx Brothers, Jesus, Harpo Marx, Howie Richmond, Zeppo Marx, Mrs. Rittenhouse, Irving Thalberg, CGH Society, Audley Upton, Comedy News
Michael Sigman

My passion for the absurd may derive from early childhood exposure to my mom's twisted song parodies. My fave was "I've Got the World on a String," in...

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Songwriters Hall Of Fame Finds a Home

Michael Sigman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Paul Grein, Nickolas Ashford, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Hal David, Willie Nelson, Desmond Child, Abe Olman, Stephen Sondheim, Glen Campbell, Carl Sigman, Lamont Dozier, Albert Hammond, Mac Davis, Grammy Museum, Johnny Mercer, Valerie Simpson, Bruce Johnston, Howie Richmond, Jimmy Webb, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
Michael Sigman

Most songwriters, even successful ones, toil alone or with a single collaborator. To call them unsung would be oxymoronic, but with a few exceptions t...

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