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:: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 ::
A Tribute to Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in the Wizard of Oz - Democracy Now!
His name might not be familiar to many, but his songs are sung by millions around the world. Today a journey through the life and work of Yip Harburg, the Broadway lyricist who wrote such hits as 'Brother Can You Spare a Dime' and who put the music into the Wizard of Oz. Born into poverty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Yip always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism and poverty. A lifelong socialist, Yip was blacklisted and hounded throughout much of his life.------------------------------------------- posted 9:35 AM :: reference link ::
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