The Thoughts of Roger

These are the remembrances and thoughts of Roger. I hope that you'll enjoy them. Cheers!

Monday, November 27, 2017

Stanley Black (14 June 1913 – 27 Nov 2002) (pianist, conductor, arranger)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:19 AM No comments:
Labels: arranger, conductor, pianist, Stanley Black

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Tommy Dorsey ((Nov 19, 1905 – Nov 26, 1956) trumpeter, bandleader)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:03 AM No comments:
Labels: bandleader, Marie, Tommy Dorsey, trumpeter

Saturday, November 25, 2017

Myra Hess (25 Feb 1890 – 25 Nov 1965) (British pianist)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 2:25 PM No comments:
Labels: British pianist, Myra Hess

Friday, November 24, 2017

Freddie Mercury (5 Sept 1946 – 24 Nov 1991) (songwriter, singer, Queen)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:05 AM No comments:
Labels: Freddie Mercury, Queen, singer, songwriter

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Roald Dahl (13 Sept 1916 – 23 Nov 1990) (novelist, Charlie & Chocolate Factory)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:13 AM No comments:
Labels: Charlie & Chocolate Factory, novelist, Roald Dahl

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Sterling Holloway (Jan 4, 1905 – Nov 22, 1992) (actor)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:08 AM No comments:
Labels: actor, Sterling Holloway

Mae West (Aug 17, 1893 – Nov 22, 1980) (actress, playwright)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:03 AM No comments:
Labels: actress, Mae West, playwright

Lorenz Hart (May 2, 1895 – Nov 22, 1943) (lyricist)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:01 AM No comments:
Labels: Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered, Lorenz Hart, lyricist

Arthur Sullivan (13 May 1842 – 22 Nov 1900) (English composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:58 AM No comments:
Labels: Arthur Sullivan, English composer, The Mikado

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Ralph Burns (29 June 1922 - 21 Nov 2001) (jazz pianist, composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:26 AM No comments:
Labels: composer, jazz pianist, Ralph Burns

Robert Simpson (2 March 1921 – 21 Nov 1997) (English composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:22 AM No comments:
Labels: English composer, Robert Simpson

Monday, November 20, 2017

Ralph Milton Sternenberg (Sept 24, 1942 - Nov 20, 1999)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:45 AM No comments:
Labels: Ralph Milton Sternenberg

Anton Rubinstein (Nov 28, 1829 – Nov 20, 1894) (pianist, composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:41 AM No comments:
Labels: Anton Rubinstein, composer, pianist

Sunday, November 19, 2017

Franz Schubert (31 Jan 1797 – 19 Nov 1828) (composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:27 AM No comments:
Labels: composer, Franz Schubert, Standchen, Valentina Lisitsa

Saturday, November 18, 2017

Denton Cooley (Aug 22, 1920 – Nov 18, 2016) (heart surgeon, Houston, TX)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:29 AM No comments:
Labels: Denton Cooley, heart surgeon, Houston, Texas

Ted Heath (30 March 1902 – 18 Nov 1969) (big band leader, composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:23 AM No comments:
Labels: big band leader, composer, Ted Heath

Friday, November 17, 2017

Jimmy Ruffin (May 7, 1936 – Nov 17, 2014) (singer, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:36 AM No comments:
Labels: Jimmy Ruffin, singer, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

Don Gibson (April 3, 1928 – Nov 17, 2003) (guitarist, singer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:32 AM No comments:
Labels: Don Gibson, guitarist, singer

Immanuel Velikovsky (10 June [O.S. 29 May] 1895 – 17 Nov 1979) (author, Worlds in Collision)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:30 AM No comments:
Labels: author, Immanuel Velikovsky, Worlds in Collision

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Milton Friedman (July 31, 1912 – Nov 16, 2006) (economist, author)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:24 AM No comments:
Labels: author, economist, Free to Choose, Milton Friedman

Russ Conway (2 Sept 1925 – 16 Nov 2000) (pianist)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:21 AM No comments:
Labels: China Tea, pianist, Russ Conway

Chet Powers (Oct 7, 1937 – Nov 16, 1994) (singer, songwriter, Get Together)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:17 AM No comments:
Labels: Chet Powers, Get Together, singer, songwriter

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Jacques Morali (4 July 1947 – 15 Nov 1991) (music act creator, The Ritchie Family, Village People)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:31 AM No comments:
Labels: Jacques Morali, music act creator, The Ritchie Family, Village People

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Richard Addinsell (13 Jan 1904 – 14 Nov 1977) (composer, Warsaw Concerto)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:53 AM No comments:
Labels: composer, Richard Addinsell, Warsaw Concerto

Monday, November 13, 2017

Leon Russell (April 2, 1942 – Nov 13, 2016) (singer, songwriter)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 3:09 PM No comments:
Labels: A Song for You, Leon Russell, singer, songwriter

Gioachino Rossini (29 Feb 1792 – 13 Nov 1868) (pianist, composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 3:05 PM No comments:
Labels: composer, Gioachino Rossini, pianist

Sunday, November 12, 2017

Jonathan Brandis (April 13, 1976 – Nov 12, 2003) (actor)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 8:30 AM No comments:
Labels: Jonathan Brandis

Franck Pourcel (Aug 11, 1913 – Nov 12, 2000) (orchestra leader)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 8:00 AM No comments:
Labels: Franck Pourcel, orchestra leader

Carlos Surinach (March 4, 1915 – Nov 12, 1997) (Spanish composer, conductor)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 7:30 AM No comments:
Labels: Carlos Surinach, conductor, Spanish composer

Walter Piston (Jan 20, 1894 – Nov 12, 1976) (classical music composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 7:00 AM No comments:
Labels: classical composer, Walter Piston

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Jerry Ross (March 9, 1926 – Nov 11, 1955) (songwriter)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:29 AM No comments:
Labels: Jerry Ross, Rages to Riches, songwriter, Steam Heat

Jerome Kern (Jan 27, 1885 – Nov 11, 1945)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:25 AM No comments:
Labels: All the Things You Are, composer, Jerome Kern

Carl Arnold (May 6, 1794 - Nov 11, 1873) (Norwegian classical composer)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:21 AM No comments:
Labels: Carl Arnold, classical composer, Norwegian

Friday, November 10, 2017

Mary Millar (July 26, 1936 – Nov 10, 1998)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 12:05 PM No comments:
Labels: Keeping Up Appearances, Mary Millar

Victor Young (Aug 8, 1900 – Nov 10, 1956) (composer, violinist, conductor)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 12:02 PM No comments:
Labels: conductor, Victor Young, violin

Ludvig Schytte (April 28, 1848 – Nov 10, 1909) Danish composer, pianist


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 11:57 AM No comments:
Labels: Denmark, Ludvig Schytte, pianist

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Al Caiola (Sept 7, 1920 – Nov 9, 2016) (guitarist, conductor, arranger)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:24 AM No comments:
Labels: Al Caiola, guitar

Mabel King (Dec 25, 1932 – Nov 9, 1999) (actress, The Wiz)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:19 AM No comments:
Labels: Mabel King, The Wiz (1978)

Stanley Myers (Oct 6, 1930 – Nov 9, 1993) (film composer, Cavatina)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:15 AM No comments:
Labels: Cavatina, Stanley Myers

Billy Halop (Feb 11, 1920 – Nov 9, 1976) (actor, All in the Family)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 9:08 AM No comments:
Labels: All in the Family, Billy Halop

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

César Franck (Dec 10, 1822 - Nov 8, 1890)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:33 AM No comments:
Labels: César Franck

Monday, November 6, 2017

Zoltán Kocsis (Hungarian virtuoso pianist) (May 30, 1952 – Nov. 6, 2016)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:26 AM No comments:
Labels: piano, Rachmaninoff, Vocalise, Zoltán Kocsis

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (pianist, composer) (1840 - Nov. 6 1893)


Posted by Roger Ritthaler at 10:20 AM No comments:
Labels: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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