1. The singer-songwriter was born October 18, 1947 in (of course) the Bronx.
2. Her real name was Laura Nigro and her father, Louis Nigro, was a jazz trumpeter. More
10 Facts About Singer-Songwriter Laura Nyro
November 17, 2012
Other entertainment music, pop music, singer, songrwiter 4 Comments
10 Facts About Frank “Guys and Dolls” Loesser
October 23, 2012
Theatre composer, Guys and Dolls, lyricist, music, songs 13 Comments
1. Originally “just” a lyricist, Loesser branched out into composing as well during the War years (World War II war years, that is.) (I should be so lucky to “just” such a lyricist!) 
2. He is credited with writing music and/or lyrics for over 700 published songs. (Don’t you hate over-achievers?) More
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