>
> Not unusual at all:
>
> Lennon/McCartney
> Goffin/King
> Bacharach/David
> Rogers/Hart
> Rogers/Hammerstein
> Lerner/Lowe
> Holland/Dozier/Holland
>
> The list goes on & on. The separate composer & lyricist model was
> once more the norm than the exception.
Now that you mention it, I realize that when you bring in
standards/jazz/broadway you're going to find lots of these partnerships
which, as you say, were once more the norm. I guess its more that I find
the process itself unusual by its very nature as opposed to a solitary
writer. Hunter and Garcia are another great example of brilliant
partnerships. I find both the music and lyrics mystifying.
Victor, leaving for Mount Airy, NC in a few minutes to jam with the guy who
wrote HFB( and who has other beautiful songs that I must play at the next
jonifest...I'm all for a Florida fest!!! Born and raised in Tampa,
Florida(well technically Temple Terrace :>))
