You know his songs, from "It's the Hard Knock Life" to "Those Were the Days," the theme from All in the Family.

Strouse, who died May 15, wrote the music for musicals like Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Applause, It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman, and Golden Boy. Originally broadcast in 2002.

Those Were the Days,” co-written by the late Charles Strouse, revolutionized the form — while slyly mocking Archie Bunker’s ...

Charles Strouse, a composer whose hits on the Broadway shows “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie” earned him three Tony Awards, a ...

Charles Strouse, the Broadway composer and lyricist who wrote some of the most beloved musicals – many of which became big ...

His melodies are satisfyingly singable. Annie’s Tomorrow, one of the songs he is best known for, was described by lyricist ...

The composer’s musicals, including “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie,” captured essential elements of American culture. Here are five of his most memorable songs.

He wrote some of the most enduring musical theater numbers of his era and earned three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy.

Strouse won three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy during his career.Charles Strouse, a Tony-, Grammy-, and Emmy-winning ...

In an interview with the Tribune in 2011, Strouse was asked if he had any idea that the Broadway show would be such a hit.

He’s known for such songs as “Tomorrow,” “It's the Hard Knock Life,” “Put on a Happy Face” and the ‘All in the Family’ theme ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway's industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such ...