DER KANADISCHE KOMPONIST GALT MACDERMOT («HAIR») IST GESTORBEN

Der am 18. Dezember 1928 in Montreal geborene kanadische Komponist und Pianist Arthur Terence Galt MacDermot ist am 17. Dezember 2018 gestorben. Für sein Stück «African Waltz» bekam er zwei Grammy Awards. Er komponierte Rock- und Jazzsongs sowie Filmmusik und mehrere Musicals, von denen «Hair» das bekannteste ist.

Bild: Umschlag der deutschen Programmhefte von «Hair» 1968-70 – Quelle: Privatarchiv Holger Münzer («Hair») – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode – Datei: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Hair_Programmheft_Umschlag_deutsch.jpg

Galt MacDermot, Composer of Hair, Dead at 89

MacDermot achieved international acclaim with Hair, a cultural phenomenon that spawned multiple hit singles, saw its title song hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, earned a Grammy Award for its cast album, was adapted into a 1979 Milos Forman film, and found success again in 2009 with a Tony-winning revival. And in spring 2019, Hair will makes its live television debut when Hair Live! premieres as part of NBC’s annual live musical event.

Mark Peikert

http://www.playbill.com/article/galt-macdermot-composer-of-hair-dead-at-89

Galt MacDermot, ‚Hair‘ Composer and Hip-Hop Inspiration, Dead at 89

‚Two Gentlemen of Verona‘ composer found future success as sample fodder for Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, J Dilla, Run-DMC and Public Enemy, among many others.

Kory Grow

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/galt-macdermot-hair-dead-770302/

Galt MacDermot, who composed the score for «Hair,» the tribal rock musical that shocked mainstream theatergoers as it celebrated the drug-crazed, free-love, antiwar rebellious energy of hippies in the 1960s, died on Monday at his home in Staten Island. He was 89.

Katharine Q. Seelye

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/obituaries/galt-macdermot-dead.html

«Hymnen der Hippie-Generation»

«Hair» hatte am Broadway im April 1968 Premiere. Beeinflusst vom Rock ’n‘ Roll der Zeit, propagierten langhaarige junge Menschen auf der Bühne freie Liebe, Drogenkonsum und Kriegsdienstverweigerung. MacDermots Songs «Age Of Aquarius» und «Let The Sun Shine In» wurden zu Hymnen der Hippie-Generation.

dpa

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/galt-macdermot-hair-komponist-stirbt-am-tag-vor-seinem-90-geburtstag/23776120.html

Audios:

Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (Remastered)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOQqn1qH4o

Galt MacDermot – Let The Sunshine In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34OCz7kGmaE

Mehr:

http://www.galtmacdermot.com/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531581/

https://www.discogs.com/artist/179056-Galt-MacDermot

http://www.michaelbutler.com/category/hair/