Rodgers & Hammerstein

Rodgers & Hammerstein were an American songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. They are widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential musical theater teams in history.

Their most successful works include Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951), and The Sound of Music (1959). They also wrote several movie musicals, including State Fair (1945) and Cinderella (1957).

Their standout albums include Carousel (1945), The King and I (1951), and The Sound of Music (1959). Some of their most famous songs include “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’”, “People Will Say We’re in Love”, “If I Loved You”, “Getting to Know You”, “Do-Re-Mi”, “Edelweiss”, and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain”.

An interesting fact about Rodgers & Hammerstein is that they wrote the lyrics for a song called “Happy Birthday” for the 1945 movie State Fair, but the song was never used.