Those Were the Days,” co-written by the late Charles Strouse, revolutionized the form — while slyly mocking Archie Bunker’s worldview.

In 1970, Strouse and Adams were asked to write a theme song for a TV show that Lear was developing. The show, which debuted in January 1971, was All in the Family, the biggest and most ...

In an interview with the Tribune in 2011, Strouse was asked if he had any idea that the Broadway show would be such a hit. “No,” he said. “This was a piece about the Depression. It was dark.

Charles Strouse, the famed Broadway composer who received Tony Awards for his scores for Bye Bye Birdie, Applause and Annie, died Thursday at his home in New York City, his family announced.He was 96.

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Strouse wrote more than a dozen Broadway musicals, as well as film scores and "Those Were the Days," the theme song for the sitcom "All in the Family ...

Charles Strouse , the composer and ... The news was confirmed to the New York Times by Jim Byk, a spokesman for the family. Strouse had written scores for over 30 musicals, 14 of which were on ...

In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Strouse wrote more than a dozen Broadway musicals, as well as film scores and "Those Were the Days," the theme song for the sitcom "All in the Family." ...

Charles Strouse — the Broadway composer and lyricist behind some of the most beloved Broadway musicals including Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, and Applause — died peacefully at his home in New York ...