John Raitt

 John   Raitt  ( 1 9 1 7  -  2 00 5  ) was an  A me r i can  actor & singer. He is best known for his musical theater work on B road way , originating the role of Billy Bigelow in  Carousel  in  1 9 4 5. His other musical work s include  Oklahoma !  ( the 1 9 4 1  tour ) &  The   Pajama   Game  ( reprising his role in the latter for the  1 9 5 7  film adaptation ). For the 1 9 6 2  studio record album of  S how boat , he sang opposite  Barbara Cook.

Raitt provide d the ( inner ) s peak in g & sing in g vocal s for  DUSTY THE WORM  in  EPISODE 33 0 7  of  SESAME STREET . His song from the episode , "  WORM  Soliloquy  " directly  parodies  "  Soliloquy  " from  Carousel  , which was performed by Raitt ' s character Billy in Act I.

External l i n k s

 * Official Site
 * John Raitt on Internet B road way Data base