Bob Dorough, a singer, pianist and composer who was well known for his jazz but even better known for “Schoolhouse Rock!”, an infectious series of song-filled cartoons that conveyed math and grammar ...

Gen Xers and millennials may not recognize the name, but they'll certainly recognize the music and lyrics Bob Dorough wrote for "Schoolhouse Rock." Children who grew up in the 1970s and 80s watching ...

Go ahead, Generation X and Millennials, pour one out for Bob Dorough. The musician and composer, 94, died Monday of natural causes at his home in Mount Bethel, Pa., his son told the Associated Press.

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Someone peeking in at Blues Alley Wednesday night might have thought he had stumbled on Mister Rogers's long-lost brother -- the similarly genial but incalculably hipper one with the ponytail. Taking ...

If “Three is a Magic Number,” then what is 50? “Schoolhouse Rock!” debuted a half century ago today. Gen Xers grew up with the inventive and stimulating animated series, which featured infectious ...

It's been 50 years since Schoolhouse Rock appeared on Saturday morning TV to teach kids about math, grammar and history. We're listening back to portions of our interviews with some of the people ...