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Celebrating Frank Loesser With Michael Feinstein

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Celebrating Frank Loesser With Michael Feinstein

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Frank Loesser wrote the musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying — in addition to over 700 other songs. On today's Fresh Air, we discuss Loesser's musical legacy.

Celebrating Frank Loesser With Michael Feinstein

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Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser's 100th Birthday

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Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser's 100th Birthday

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Frank Loesser wrote the musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying -- in addition to over 700 other songs. On today's Fresh Air, musical anthropologist Michael Feinstein discusses Loesser's musical legacy and plays some of his favorite Loesser tunes -- including several rare archival recordings.

Fresh Air Celebrates Frank Loesser's 100th Birthday

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Frank Loesser At 100: Celebrating A Broadway Legend

The songwriter, who wrote hard, smart musicals like Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, would have turned 100 this year. To commemorate his life and work, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., is playing a new musical featuring rare songs from Loesser's catalog.

Frank Loesser At 100: Celebrating A Broadway Legend

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The 'Heart and Soul' of Frank Loesser

A documentary on the life of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser is about to debut on many PBS stations. Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser highlights the creative genius behind Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

The 'Heart and Soul' of Frank Loesser

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Intersections: Reviving the Art of the Witty Lyric

For five decades, Dave Frishberg has been crafting deftly worded, wry songs that harken back to the golden age of the musical. The jazz composer says he learned the art of musical wit from Broadway legend Frank Loesser. For Intersections, a series on artists' influences, NPR's Ketzel Levine reports.

Intersections: Reviving the Art of the Witty Lyric

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