New York composer Raphael Mostel is known for his use of Tibetan singing bowls in his ritualistic works. In 1983, he founded the Tibetan Singing Bowl Ensemble, which has recorded his compositions for a variety of labels including Angel and Digital Fossils. Mostel composed music commemorating the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which was... [+] Read More

Best known as Sally Rogers of the Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie was one of the most likable stars of '60s television. She was born on August 15, 1923, in New York City. She began her career quite early, starring as "Baby Rose Marie" on her own radio show at the tender age of five. She was doing road tours by the age of seven and had a notable... [+] Read More

Jerry Bock was one of the most successful theater composers of the 1960s -- the fact that he's not better known beyond theater circles may be explained by that timing; theater wasn't the dominant musical venue of the 1960s. Born in New Haven, CT, he was a natural musician, and took up the piano and composition at an early age -- as a boy, he was... [+] Read More