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⚫ | '''Samuel H. Pottle''' (usually credited as Sam Pottle) ( |
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⚫ | '''Samuel H. Pottle''' (usually credited as Sam Pottle) (May 8, 1934 - July 4, 1978) co-wrote the [[The Muppet Show Theme|theme song]] for ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' with [[Jim Henson]], and followed [[Joe Raposo]] as the musical director on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' from seasons [[Season 6 (1974-1975)|6]] through [[Season 9 (1977-1978)|9]]. He wrote and co-wrote the music for many Sesame songs. |
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⚫ | A 1955 Yale graduate, Pottle was involved with many theatrical productions. He served as musical supervisor for the short-lived 1970 [[Broadway]] play ''Cry for Us All'' and composer for ''Money''. He wrote the music for the 1977 musical ''The Meehans''. He was also the conductor, in 1966, for the Broadway play ''The Mad Show''. |
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==Sesame Street Songs== |
==Sesame Street Songs== |
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+ | <gallery orientation=square widths=209 spacing=small hideaddbutton=true position=center captionalign=center> |
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− | ''incomplete list'' |
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− | <gallery> |
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Image:Wideopenspaces.jpg|[[Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside]] |
Image:Wideopenspaces.jpg|[[Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside]] |
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Image:1800-7.jpg|[[Alphabet Chat]] Theme |
Image:1800-7.jpg|[[Alphabet Chat]] Theme |
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Image:MonstersLP.jpg|[[Be Kind to Your Neighborhood Monsters]] |
Image:MonstersLP.jpg|[[Be Kind to Your Neighborhood Monsters]] |
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+ | Image:BeginningMiddleEndMonsters.jpg|[[Beginning, Middle, End (Korr/Pottle)|Beginning, Middle, End]] |
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Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]] |
Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]] |
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+ | Image:Boyfromindiana.JPG|[[Boy from Indiana]] |
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Image:BusStopSong1976.jpg|[[Bus Stop]] |
Image:BusStopSong1976.jpg|[[Bus Stop]] |
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+ | Image:Song-CanDo.jpg|[[Can Do]] |
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Image:1056d.jpg|[[Children of the World]] |
Image:1056d.jpg|[[Children of the World]] |
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Image:1091-11.jpg|[[City-Country Song]] |
Image:1091-11.jpg|[[City-Country Song]] |
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Image:cookiediscoTV.jpg|[[Cookie Disco]] |
Image:cookiediscoTV.jpg|[[Cookie Disco]] |
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+ | Image:BestOfTheCountLP.jpg|[[Counting Is Wonderful]] |
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Image:CookiesRhymingSongUpDown.jpg|[[Cookie's Rhyming Song]] |
Image:CookiesRhymingSongUpDown.jpg|[[Cookie's Rhyming Song]] |
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Image:BabyRocky.JPG|[[Cry]] |
Image:BabyRocky.JPG|[[Cry]] |
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Image:DiscoD.jpg|[[Disco D]] |
Image:DiscoD.jpg|[[Disco D]] |
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Image:AtHomeLP.jpg|[[When I Was Little|Fear (When I Was Little)]] |
Image:AtHomeLP.jpg|[[When I Was Little|Fear (When I Was Little)]] |
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+ | Image:Feelinggoodfeelingbad.JPG|[[Feelin' Good/Feelin' Bad]] |
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Image:Fur.jpg|[[Fur (song)|Fur]] |
Image:Fur.jpg|[[Fur (song)|Fur]] |
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Image:Song.furrymommy.jpg|[[Furry Blue Mommy of Mine]] |
Image:Song.furrymommy.jpg|[[Furry Blue Mommy of Mine]] |
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Image:Frazzle2.jpg|[[Frazzle (song)|Frazzle]] |
Image:Frazzle2.jpg|[[Frazzle (song)|Frazzle]] |
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+ | Image:MonstersLP.jpg|[[Games Monsters Play]] |
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+ | Image:Goodbyesong.jpg|[[Goin' Home]] |
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+ | Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Happy (Sesame Street song)|Happy]] |
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Image:1041smallerthanme.jpg|[[He's Smaller Than Me]] |
Image:1041smallerthanme.jpg|[[He's Smaller Than Me]] |
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Image:ICHI.jpg|[[I Can't Help It]] |
Image:ICHI.jpg|[[I Can't Help It]] |
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Image:Igroversingle.jpg|[[I, Grover]] |
Image:Igroversingle.jpg|[[I, Grover]] |
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+ | Image:Oscarhateschristmas.jpg|[[I Hate Christmas]] |
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+ | Image:LoveAMarch2.jpg|[[I Love a March]] |
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Image:GangLP.jpg|[[I'm Square]] |
Image:GangLP.jpg|[[I'm Square]] |
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+ | Image:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg|[[I Refuse to Sing Along]] |
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Image:Iwantamonster.jpg|[[I Want a Monster to Be My Friend]] |
Image:Iwantamonster.jpg|[[I Want a Monster to Be My Friend]] |
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Image:1563n.jpg|[[It Feels Good When You Sing a Song]] |
Image:1563n.jpg|[[It Feels Good When You Sing a Song]] |
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+ | Image:Song.itsfunny.jpg|[[It's Funny]] |
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+ | Image:JustAroundtheCorner.jpg|[[Just Around the Corner]] |
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Image:Keepchristmaswithyou.jpg|[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]] |
Image:Keepchristmaswithyou.jpg|[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]] |
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Image:1707k.jpg|[[Lonely]] |
Image:1707k.jpg|[[Lonely]] |
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Image:Ssnfbicycle.JPG|[[Mary Had a Bicycle]] |
Image:Ssnfbicycle.JPG|[[Mary Had a Bicycle]] |
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Image:Title.monsterpiece.jpg|[[Monsterpiece Theater|Monsterpiece Theater Theme]] |
Image:Title.monsterpiece.jpg|[[Monsterpiece Theater|Monsterpiece Theater Theme]] |
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− | Image:NumericalCorrespondence.jpg|[[Numerical Correspondence Song]] |
+ | Image:NumericalCorrespondence.jpg|[[Numerical Correspondence Song]] |
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+ | Image:OneThingLeadstoAnother.jpg|[[One Thing Leads to Another]] |
+ | Image:OneWaysong.jpg|[[One Way]] |
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Image:LoveAmy01.jpg|[[A Postcard from Amy]] |
Image:LoveAmy01.jpg|[[A Postcard from Amy]] |
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Image:Proudofme.jpg|[[Proud of Me]] |
Image:Proudofme.jpg|[[Proud of Me]] |
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Image:LPsleepy.jpg|[[Quiet Is]] |
Image:LPsleepy.jpg|[[Quiet Is]] |
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Image:BigBirdMistakesSingle.jpg|[[A Really Good Feeling]] |
Image:BigBirdMistakesSingle.jpg|[[A Really Good Feeling]] |
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Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Sign, You're a Friend of Mine]] |
Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Sign, You're a Friend of Mine]] |
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Image:Grover again.JPG|[[Sing After Me]] |
Image:Grover again.JPG|[[Sing After Me]] |
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Image:Mynameisdavidsingle.jpg|[[Subtraction Blues]] |
Image:Mynameisdavidsingle.jpg|[[Subtraction Blues]] |
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Image:Mushymuddy.jpg|[[Swamp Mushy Muddy]] |
Image:Mushymuddy.jpg|[[Swamp Mushy Muddy]] |
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+ | Image:SuperGrover Title.JPG|[[Super Grover|Super Grover Standard Opening]] |
Image:CTW99005Monsters1976.jpg|[[The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street]] |
Image:CTW99005Monsters1976.jpg|[[The Lovable Monsters of Sesame Street]] |
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Image:Song.subway.jpg|[[The Subway]] |
Image:Song.subway.jpg|[[The Subway]] |
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Image:Song.transpolka.jpg|[[The Transylvania Polka]] |
Image:Song.transpolka.jpg|[[The Transylvania Polka]] |
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Image:Song.verysimple.jpg|[[A Very Simple Dance]] |
Image:Song.verysimple.jpg|[[A Very Simple Dance]] |
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Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Wet Paint (Pottle/Axlerod)|Wet Paint]] |
Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Wet Paint (Pottle/Axlerod)|Wet Paint]] |
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+ | Image:WhatCanBabySaySSSingle.jpg|[[What Can the Baby Say?]] |
+ | Image:Song.whatsthenameofthatsong.jpg|[[What's the Name of That Song? (song)|What's the Name of That Song?]] |
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+ | Image:MrHooper.jpg|[[When I Was As Little As You Are]] |
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+ | Image:WomenCanBe.jpg|[[Women Can Be]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[Como Estas]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[ |
+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Como Estas]] |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png |[[Have a Nice Day]] |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|[[It's Easy If You Pretend]] |
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+ | Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Move]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[Have a Nice Day]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[I Hate Christmas]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[It's Easy If You Pretend]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[Stand Up and Clap Your Hands]] |
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− | Image:Noimage.png|[[What Can the Baby Say?]] |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693412/ IMDb] |
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0693412/ IMDb] |
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*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=15906 Internet Broadway Database] |
*[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=15906 Internet Broadway Database] |
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*[http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/choset.html The Estate Project: Charles ("Chuck") Choset] |
*[http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/music/catalogue/choset.html The Estate Project: Charles ("Chuck") Choset] |
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*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E7DA1238F936A35755C0A967948260 1981 article on "The Meehans"] |
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E7DA1238F936A35755C0A967948260 1981 article on "The Meehans"] |
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[[Category:Composers|Pottle, Sam]] |
[[Category:Composers|Pottle, Sam]] |
Revision as of 15:54, 28 June 2014
Samuel H. Pottle (usually credited as Sam Pottle) (May 8, 1934 - July 4, 1978) co-wrote the theme song for The Muppet Show with Jim Henson, and followed Joe Raposo as the musical director on Sesame Street from seasons 6 through 9. He wrote and co-wrote the music for many Sesame songs.
A 1955 Yale graduate, Pottle was involved with many theatrical productions. He served as musical supervisor for the short-lived 1970 Broadway play Cry for Us All and composer for Money. He wrote the music for the 1977 musical The Meehans. He was also the conductor, in 1966, for the Broadway play The Mad Show.
He wrote the music for a play called Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in 1968, and composed a musical arrangement for Lewis Caroll's poem "Jabberwocky," which has been performed by groups like the Nashoba Valley Chorale.
Following Pottle's death on July 4, 1978, his friend and fellow Sesame writer Charles ("Chuck") Choset dedicated the 1982 plays Letters to Ben and The Messiah to him.