There's an old man called a Mississippi.

That's the old man that I'd like to be.

Welcome to the not old better show.

I'm your host, Paul Vogel-Zang.

Our guest today, Robert Wyatt, an American music specialist, researcher, and pianist, and

presenter of the Smithsonian Associates event, Jerome Kern, the Godfather of American Musical

Theater on May 18th 2017 says Jerome

Kern did it all and is where it all began.

Kern was like the beginning of it all. Jerome Kern first began to get some real

attention when his hits such as Old Man River which you're listening to now

sung by Paul Robeson and Kearns work with collaborators, Oscar Hammersen, Guy Bolton, and PG Roadhouse caught

the music-loving public's attention with musicals that successfully wedded Kearns' great music, lyrics, and the Bremer.

Kearns, transformative work with musicals, such as his famous musical play Showboat,

famous for Old Man River, again listening to this by Paul Rochison,

Can't Help But Love it. And other songs like Can't Help Loving that Manaman am I.

As part of our Smithsonian Associate Series, today we speak to pianist and research expert

Robert Wyatt about Jerome Kern, the godfather of American musical theater.

Please join me in welcoming to the not-old old better show, Robert Wyatt, who will be presenting at the Ripley

Center of Washington, D.C. May 18th, 2017. 18. who will be at the Ripley Center in downtown DC on May 18th.

Robert's going to be talking about Jerome Kern,

the Godfather of American Musical Theater.

Robert, it is a pleasure to talk to you. I have done a fair bit of research on you, a fair

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