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'''Samuel H. Pottle''' (usually credited as Sam Pottle) (d. 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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'''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, and had a one-off [[Little Sammy Pottle|character named after him]].
   
 
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''.
 
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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Image:AdmiralBird.jpg|[[Admiral Bird]]
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Image:Admiral Bird.jpg|[[Admiral Bird]]
 
Image:Wideopenspaces.jpg|[[Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside]]
 
Image:Wideopenspaces.jpg|[[Ah, For the Joys of the Countryside]]
 
Image:1706f.jpg|[[Alone Song]]
 
Image:1706f.jpg|[[Alone Song]]
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Image:Beep.jpg|[[Beep]]
 
Image:Beep.jpg|[[Beep]]
 
Image:BeginningMiddleEndMonsters.jpg|[[Beginning, Middle, End (Korr/Pottle)|Beginning, Middle, End]]
 
Image:BeginningMiddleEndMonsters.jpg|[[Beginning, Middle, End (Korr/Pottle)|Beginning, Middle, End]]
Image:LoveLP.jpg|[[Bert's Love Song]]
 
 
Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]]
 
Image:1056a.jpg|[[Big Brass Band]]
 
Image:Boyfromindiana.JPG|[[Boy from Indiana]]
 
Image:Boyfromindiana.JPG|[[Boy from Indiana]]
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Image:CTW1976IloveTrashGrouchLullaby.jpg|[[The Grouch's Lullaby]]
 
Image:CTW1976IloveTrashGrouchLullaby.jpg|[[The Grouch's Lullaby]]
 
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Grouchy]]
 
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Grouchy]]
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Happy]]
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Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Happy (Sesame Street song)|Happy]]
 
Image:HaveANiceDay.jpg |[[Have a Nice Day]]
 
Image:1041smallerthanme.jpg|[[He's Smaller Than Me]]
 
Image:1041smallerthanme.jpg|[[He's Smaller Than Me]]
 
Image:ICHI.jpg|[[I Can't Help It]]
 
Image:ICHI.jpg|[[I Can't Help It]]
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Image:JustAroundtheCorner.jpg|[[Just Around the Corner]]
 
Image:JustAroundtheCorner.jpg|[[Just Around the Corner]]
 
Image:Keepchristmaswithyou.jpg|[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]]
 
Image:Keepchristmaswithyou.jpg|[[Keep Christmas With You (All Through the Year)]]
Image:CTW99048Feelings.jpg|[[Let Your Feelings Show (song)|Let Your Feelings Show]]
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Image:Gordon-FeelingsShow.jpg|[[Let Your Feelings Show (song)|Let Your Feelings Show]]
 
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Listen to the Music]]
 
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg|[[Listen to the Music]]
 
Image:LikeDislikewithBob.jpg|[[Like/Dislike]]
 
Image:LikeDislikewithBob.jpg|[[Like/Dislike]]
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Image:LoveAmy01.jpg|[[A Postcard from Amy]]
 
Image:LoveAmy01.jpg|[[A Postcard from Amy]]
 
Image:Proudofme.jpg|[[Proud of Me]]
 
Image:Proudofme.jpg|[[Proud of Me]]
Image:LPsleepy.jpg|[[Quiet Is]]
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Image:QuietIs.jpg|[[Quiet Is]]
 
Image:BigBirdMistakesSingle.jpg|[[A Really Good Feeling]]
 
Image:BigBirdMistakesSingle.jpg|[[A Really Good Feeling]]
 
Image:Olivia-Sad.jpg|[[Sad (Pottle-Hall)|Sad]]
 
Image:Olivia-Sad.jpg|[[Sad (Pottle-Hall)|Sad]]
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Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Wet Paint (Pottle/Axlerod)|Wet Paint]]
 
Image:SignsLP.jpg|[[Wet Paint (Pottle/Axlerod)|Wet Paint]]
 
Image:WhatCanBabySaySSSingle.jpg|[[What Can the Baby Say?]]
 
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:Song.whatsthenameofthatsong.jpg|[[What's the Name of That Song? (song)|What's the Name of That Song?]]
Image:WomenCanBe.jpg|[[Women Can Be]]
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Image:MrHooper.jpg|[[When I Was As Little As You Are]]
 
Image:WomenCanBe.jpg|[[Women Can Be]]
 
Image:WonderfulMe.jpg|[[Wonderful Me (Big Bird song)|Wonderful Me]]
 
Image:WonderfulMe.jpg|[[Wonderful Me (Big Bird song)|Wonderful Me]]
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Como Estas]]
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Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Como Estas]]
Image:Noimage-big.png |[[Have a Nice Day]]
 
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[It's Easy If You Pretend]]
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[It's Easy If You Pretend]]
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Move]]
 
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Move]]
Image:Noimage-big.png|[[Stand Up and Clap Your Hands]]
 
 
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Revision as of 16:46, 9 September 2015

SamPottle

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, and had a one-off character named after him.

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.

Sesame Street Songs

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