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Music Appreciation

PJMcK

(24,311 posts) Tue Aug 15, 2023, 09:23 AM Aug 2023

Tom Jones, the lyricist (not the singer), has passed away [View all]

He wrote the book and lyrics for The Fantasticks, the longest running musical in history. It features the classic song, Try To Remember.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/theater/tom-jones-dead.html

I’ve met with him dozens of times. A real gentleman with awesome talent and personality.

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Tom Jones, the lyricist (not the singer), has passed away [View all] PJMcK Aug 2023 OP

Jerry Orbach: Try to Remember Hela Aug 2023 #1

Every time I see him as anything other than a wisecracking NYPD detective, it still surprises me. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 #2