Happy Fourth of July from Nesi’s Notes

July 4th, 2012 at 5:00 am by under Nesi's Notes, On the Main Site

Nothing like a little “Schoolhouse Rock” to get you in the mood to celebrate, right?

As I discovered last year at this time, the “Fireworks” cartoon was made in 1976 – the year of the nation’s bicentennial – and the singer is Grady Tate, a famous jazz musician. The catchy music and lyrics are by Lynn Aherns, who wrote the musicals “Ragtime,” “Seussical” and “Once on This Island.”

• Related: 18th-century Rhode Islanders weren’t feelin’ the U.S. Constitution (Dec. 23, 2010)

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