Charles Strouse, the prolific composer behind Broadway classics like Annie, as well as the iconic theme song “Those Were the ...

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

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

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

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