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unusual facts about The Ballad of Rodger Young


The Ballad of Rodger Young

As it would not have been politic to say that he chose Rodger Young simply because the name sounded good, Loesser agreed to publish a fictitious story about how he was told of Young's musical experience by the noted harmonica player Larry Adler.



see also

Rodger Young

Rodger Wilton Young (1918–1943), American Medal of Honor recipient, subject of "The Ballad of Rodger Young"