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    4. Did Gary Burghoff really write "Old Man River"?
    Did Gary Burghoff really write "Old Man River"?

    This story has been alive and recieving increased credulity since I first heard the claim, by a Burghoff associate, many years ago. Others claim it was his father who wrote the song; while some claim Jamie Farr wrote the melody, while Burghoff merely wrote the lyrics. Please find an answer to this mystifying age-old argument.


    Hank Crems

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    0  Views: 902 Answers: 4 Posted: 13 years ago
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      I've personally never heard such a debate. The song was in a musical in 1927!  Read here...


      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%27_Man_River

      13 years ago. Rating: 6
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        Ducky

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        Incidentally, Gary Burghoff was born in 1943.
        commented 13 years ago

        "Ol' Man River" music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

        13 years ago. Rating: 5
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          I think that song was written about a half century before Garry was even thought of.

          13 years ago. Rating: 5
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            The only song I know by this name is the song Ol Man River from the musical, Showboat. That song was written by Oscar Hammerstein.

            13 years ago. Rating: 2
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