Together (Wherever We Go)
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"Together" is a song, now considered a standard, with music by Jule Styne
and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
, written for the musical play Gypsy in 1959
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Jule Styne
Jule Styne was a British-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals, which included several very well known and frequently revived shows.-Early life:...
and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
, written for the musical play Gypsy in 1959
1959 in music
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