Galt MacDermot
Biography
In a career packed with varying types of compositions, Galt MacDermot is still best-known for the music he wrote in the late-'60s Aquarian musical Hair. Born and raised in Montreal, MacDermot was the son of a Canadian diplomat. He studied at Bishop's University, then at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, before moving to New York in 1964. Three years later, MacDermot's music for Hair, combined with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, made the show first an off-Broadway success, then a Broadway smash, and later a major motion picture. Of the several pop standards are "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius," "What a Piece of Work Is Man," "Good Morning Starshine," and the title song. In addition to the musicals, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Human Comedy, MacDermot composed ballet and film scores, chamber music, band repertory, and drama accompaniments. Also, he formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979. . In a career packed with varying types of compositions, Galt MacDermot is still best-known for the music he wrote in the late-'60s Aquarian musical Hair. Born and raised in Montreal, MacDermot was the son of a Canadian diplomat. He studied at Bishop's University, then at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, before moving to New York in 1964. Three years later, MacDermot's music for Hair, combined with lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni, made the show first an off-Broadway success, then a Broadway smash, and later a major motion picture. Of the several pop standards are "Let the Sunshine In," "Aquarius," "What a Piece of Work Is Man," "Good Morning Starshine," and the title song. In addition to the musicals, Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Human Comedy, MacDermot composed ballet and film scores, chamber music, band repertory, and drama accompaniments. Also, he formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979.
Top Albums |
![](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music1/v4/eb/47/c0/eb47c015-e8a9-6172-5bd3-4766315dbfaf/cover100x100.jpeg) 1. Ghetto Suite
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hair (The New Broadway Cast Recording)](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Hair (The Ne..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hair: Special Anniversary Edition (Remastered Original Cast Recording)](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. Hair: Specia..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Hair (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Edition]](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Hair (Origin..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Shapes of Rhythm/Woman Is Sweeter, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Shapes of Rh..
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![Up From The Basement - Unreleased Tracks - Volumes 1 & 2, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 6. Up From The ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Let the Sun Shine, Milk & Sugar](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 7. Let the Sun ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Human Comedy (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 8. The Human Co..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Cotton Comes to Harlem (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture), Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 9. Cotton Comes..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Nina, Marvin Sewell](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 10. Nina
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![Dear Mama Earth, Toussaint Liberator](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 11. Dear Mama Ea..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Purdie As a Picture, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 12. Purdie As a ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Up In Lights, Carl Davis](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 13. Up In Lights
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Goddess Wheel, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 14. Goddess Whee..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Foolish Lover, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 15. Foolish Love..
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![Fergus MacRoy At the Homestead Upright, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 16. Fergus MacRo..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![The Nucleus, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 17. The Nucleus
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Many Faces of Song, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 18. Many Faces o..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Live at the St. George Theatre, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 19. Live at the ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Asian Suite, Galt MacDermot](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 20. Asian Suite
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Cry Sound | Ghetto Suite | 2:01 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Black Street Nightmare | Nucleus | 3:38 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | Golden Apples, Pt. II | Nucleus | 3:51 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Duffer | Nucleus | 3:29 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Love Scene (Climax) | Nucleus | 1:54 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Golden Apples, Pt. III | Nucleus | 4:12 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Golden Apples, Pt. I | Nucleus | 3:39 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Opening | Nucleus | 4:34 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | Love Scene | Nucleus | 6:06 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Bedroom | Nucleus | 4:08 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | Fishing | Nucleus | 6:03 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Biscuit Blues | Fergus MacRoy At the Homest.. | 2:15 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Anne Marie | Fergus MacRoy At the Homest.. | 3:44 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | Goddess Wheel | Goddess Wheel | 3:04 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | In the Blue | Goddess Wheel | 2:27 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Invocation | Goddess Wheel | 0:32 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Ain't Got No / I Got Life | Women Only | 2:50 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) | Broadway: The American Musi.. | 3:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Ain't Got No / I Got Life | Nina | 2:50 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | Healing Her (Dub Remix) | Dear Mama Earth | 3:34 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | Get It Together | Dear Mama Earth | 2:47 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Mama's Aide | Dear Mama Earth | 4:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Healing Her Soul | Dear Mama Earth | 2:40 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Human Flaws | Dear Mama Earth | 3:17 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Everything I Own | Dear Mama Earth | 3:52 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
Top Music Videos |
![Aquarius (Ed Sullivan Show/Stereo/Live/1969), The 5th Dimension](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 1. Aquarius (Ed ...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Good Morning Starshine (Ed Sullivan Show Live 1970), Oliver](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 2. Good Morning ...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![So Fresh, CJ Hilton](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 3. So Fresh
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Let the Sun Shine, Milk & Sugar & Gary Nesta Pine](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 4. Let the Sun S...
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Let the Sun Shine 2012 (feat. Lizzy Pattinson), Milk & Sugar](https://s.mzstatic.com/htmlResources/95AF/frameworks/images/p.png) 5. Let the Sun S...
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