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Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is arguably the father modern American musical theater Born in New York of German heritage, he attended the New York College of Music and began to break into Broadway theater during the first decade of the century by having songs of his interpolated into shows

Jerome Moross Biography, Photos, Pictures

Jerome Moross was one of those composers who, despite some notable success, was cursed by anonymity before the public for much of his career He wrote at least two of the most well-known pieces of film music associated with Western subjects ever to come out of Hollywood — the music for William Wyler’s The Big Country (1958) and the main theme from the long-running series Wagon Train, which is still instantly recognizable 40 years after the show left the air — yet few outside of the “the business” ever knew his name

Jerry Bock was one of the most successful theater composers of the 1960s — the fact that he’s not better known beyond theater circles may be explained by that timing; theater wasn’t the dominant musical venue of the 1960s

Jerry Goldsmith Biography, Photos, Pictures

For over four decades, Jerry Goldsmith ranked among the film and television industry’s most highly-regarded and prolific composers; at the peak of his activity during the 1960s, he was estimated to have scored an average of about six films annually

Jerry Herman Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer and lyricist best known for his Broadway musicals Jerry Herman has received seven Tony nominations, including three Tony Awards during his songwriting career Born in New York, it was Jerry Herman’s mother who encouraged her son to pursue a career in songwriting

Known for his brief but highly successful partnership with Richard Adler, composer/lyricist Jerry Ross was born Jerold Rosenberg in the Bronx on March 9, 1926 He began singing at synagogue at age ten, and when his talent quickly became apparent, he got involved in Yiddish theater, taking professional jobs by the time he was in high school

Jesse Hultberg Biography, Photos, Pictures

Jesse Hultberg, the former mastermind behind cult band 3 Teens Kill 4, stepped out (way out) to begin an auspicious solo career “I Was Raised a Straight Boy (But I’m Not Today)” is used as the theme for cable’s Party Talk program

Jesse McCartney Biography, Photos, Pictures

Pop singer and actor Jesse McCartney was a child performer dynamo, singing on Broadway and landing an acting gig on All My Children before even joining his first boy band, a feat that came at the age of 12

There are certainly journeymen pickers named Jack Butler out there in the music world, including the leader of a New Jersey blues band and, on the other coast, a longtime member of the San Diego rock scene

Jack Butler conducted some of the superb interviews for the documentary film entitled Standing in the Shadows of Motown, a study of the session musicians behind this label’s string of hits