
November 10, 1929 - January 5, 2003) was an American composer. Born Claiborne Richardson in Shreveport, Louisiana, he studied at Louisiana State University. His songwriting career began in the early 1950s with material he contributed to revues staged in New York City by Ben Bagley and Julius Monk. In 1964, he composed The Brightest Show on Earth for the World's Fair held in what is now Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Richardson's first and most notable Broadway theatre score was for the 1971 adaptation of Truman Capote's The Grass Harp.
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Overture
Lola Montez's Mazurka
Staying In
Beauty Secrets
Oranges from Seville
Shuffle the Cards
Hooked!
Staring
A New Life
Floozies
Yellow Drum
Chain Of Love
Dropsy Cure Weather
Big Rich
If There's Love Enough
Marry With Me
This One Day
Indian Blues
Reach Out
Finale: Yellow Drum
Down Under
Mirrors and Shadows
The Whores Behind the Doors
Uncrowned Queen of Californi-ay
Winter Comes in Summer
The Grass Harp: Chain Of Love
The Babylove Miracle Show
What Do I Do Now?
I Trust The Wrong People (Bonus)
Brazil (Bonus)
Many Happy Returns
My Lola
Palace Memories
The Palace of Pleasure
The Pledge
Yoofry / Air
Opening (from the Grass Harp)
Them As Has Gits
What Do I Do Now
Dark Night of My Soul (The Grass Harp)
The One And Only Person In The World (Bonus)
Overture (Grass Harp)
Babylove Miracle Show
One And Only Person In The World (Bonus)
Brazil
Kaleidoscope 4
If There's Love Enough (from the Grass Harp)
Cool, Cool Elbow (cut from the Grass Harp) / Sleep On Seven Flowers (from Miss Julie)
Chain of Love (from the Grass Harp)
Touche's Salon
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