Featured In
ALBUMAh New York (Instrumental) - SingleGalt MacDermot
Albums by Galt MacDermot
ALBUMLeap of FaithGalt MacDermot
ALBUMGalt MacDermot Conducts Two Gentlemen of VeronaGalt MacDermot
ALBUMHaircutsGalt MacDermot
ALBUMThe Special at Wilensky'sGalt MacDermot
ALBUMShakespeare + MacdermotGalt MacDermot
ALBUMThe Joker of Seville MusicalGalt MacDermot
ALBUMAir & AngelsGalt MacDermot
ALBUMSalomeGalt MacDermot
ALBUMThe Shooting of Dan McGrewGalt MacDermot
ALBUMO, Babylon!Galt MacDermot
Artist Biography
In a career packed with varying types of compositions, Galt MacDermot was 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. He also formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979. Galt MacDermot died on December 17, 2018, one day before his 90th birthday. ~ John Bush
Hometown
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre
Jazz