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This page is in no way connected to John Kander or the late Fred Ebb. This is a fan tribute page to the legendary team of Broadway composers. It currently features composer demos by the duo from ALL ABOUT US, which is based on Thornton Wilder's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH and CURTAINS. "This Life", is from ALL ABOUT US. They both sing on on all of the recordings, whilst John plays piano. "Military Man", which features pattering by Fred, is also from this show. "What Kind Man" and "It's A Business" are from CURTAINS.Composer John [Harold] Kander (ne 1929) was born in Kansas City, Missouri, then studied at Oberlin College and Columbia prior to spending nine years in journeyman work at summer theatres and as an orchestrator. His first score was heard in A Family Affair (1962). That same year he was introduced to Fred Ebb (1932–2004), the New York–born lyricist and librettist who was educated at Columbia and first contributed lyrics to Broadway in the revue From A to Z (1960). Their debut as a team was with Flora, the Red Menace (1965) and a year later they enjoyed their first hit, Cabaret (1966). Subsequent musicals were The Happy Time (1968); Zorbá (1968); 70, Girls, 70 (1971); Chicago (1975); The Act (1977); Woman of the Year (1981); The Rink (1984); Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993); and Steel Pier (1997). The team had simultaneous hits on Broadway for several years in the late 1990s–early 2000s when both Chicago and Cabaret revivals enjoyed long runs. Stanley Green has written, “If, like their creators, [their] songs have escaped individual acclaim, they have nevertheless performed the demanding function of heightening the emotion and strengthening the texture of the varied dramatic works for which they were created.†Autobiography (both): Colored Lights, 2003.Here some sites with more Kander and Ebb info:http://www.americantheatrewing.org/seminars/detail/comp oser_and_lyricist_09_00http://www.jorgeplace.com/people_Kand erEbbNews.htm Sara LeeAdd to My Profile | More Videos