History Quote by Humphrey Lyttelton

I feel very fortunate to have been associated with people such as Rodgers and Hammerstein. I think they were geniuses of their time.

— Shirley Jones

It is inescapable that Ringo was the catalyst for the others. He certainly completed the jigsaw and The Beatles, with Ringo, became a magnet…

— Brian Epstein

John Lennon was brilliant, so gifted, so giving. He was the Bach, Beethoven, the Rachmaninoff of our time.

— Sid Bernstein

Rodgers & Hammerstein shows have a purity of unironic emotion that imprints itself upon people's hearts. They seem to touch our feelings so effortlessly.…

— Mary Rodgers

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

— Stephen Sondheim

I was fortunate enough to work at the peak of the great golden age of musicals. And then for awhile, I think they were…

— Julie Andrews

Lennon and McCartney became great songwriters because they were prepared to listen to and learn from all types of music.

— Gilbert O'Sullivan

It was a staggering moment when I first heard the news. Lennon was a most talented man and above all, a gentle soul. John…

— Frank Sinatra

Great musicians need great producers. The Beatles had George Martin.

— John Gourley

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.

— Stephen Sondheim

When I was 12 years old and first decided I wanted to be a songwriter, the people that I always looked up to were…

— Eric Carmen

I think what made John Lennon so exciting as an artist is that, like Dylan and other musicians with a truly important musical legacy,…

— Randy Bachman