Sam Pottle

''' Samuel H. Pottle  ( usual ly credit e d a s Sam Pottle ) ( May 8 t h, 1 934 - July 4 t h , 1978 ) c o - wrote the theme song for The Muppet Show with  JIM HENSON ''' , & followed Joe Raposo  as the musical director on  SESAME STREET  from seasons 6 through 9. He wrote  & c o -  wrote  the music for many  SESAME STREET  song s.

A 1955 Yale graduate, Pottle was involve d with many theatrical production s. He served as musical supervisor for the short - lived 1970 Broadway play  Cry for Us All  & composer for  Money . He wrote the music for the 1977 musical  The Meehans . He also served as t he conduct or for the Broadway play  The Mad Show  in 1966.

He wrote the music for a play called  Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place  at the La Ma Ma Experimental Theatre Club in 19 68, & composed  a musical arrangement for Lewis Caroll ' s poem " Jabberwocky " , which has been performed by group s like the Nashoba Valley Chorale.

Following Pottle ' s death on July 4 th, 19 78 , his friend & fellow  SESAME  write r  Charles ( " Chuck " ) Choset dedicate d the 1982 plays  Letter s   to   Ben  &  The   Messiah  to him.

External l ink s

 * I M D b
 * Internet Broad way Database
 * The Mad Show
 * Play Data base : Money
 * The Estate Project : Charles ( " Chuck " ) Choset
 * 1981 article on " The Meehans "