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

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.

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

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

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Strouse wrote more than a dozen Broadway musicals, as well as film scores and ...

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

It ran for two years on Broadway, won the Tony Award, and scored Strouse and Adams another popular standard in the title tune, an ode to show business. (The score also features the more cynical ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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