# RIP Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 24, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047 "2018-04-24T16:38:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/1 "2018-04-24T16:38:50Z")
[Bob Dorough, Jazz Musician Best Known For ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ Dead At 94](https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/04/24/605232291/bob-dorough-jazz-musician-best-known-for-schoolhouse-rock-dead-at-94) Thanks for the memories. And the education. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/2 "2018-04-24T17:22:42Z")
Oh my gosh yes!! Thank you so much for the amazing music. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/3 "2018-04-24T17:40:31Z")
Dorough’s work transcends generations. My kids (15 and 11 now) loved the Schoolhouse Rock collection as much as my wife and I did. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/4 "2018-04-24T17:45:04Z")
Schoolhouse Rock was such a big part of my childhood. I used to have the VHS tapes, now I have some CDs of the music. He did a lot of other great stuff, but _Three is a Magic Number_ and _Conjunction Junction_ will always be close to my heart. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/5 "2018-04-24T17:54:10Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > I used to have the VHS tapes, now I have some CDs of the music. I have the [DVD](https://smile.amazon.com/Schoolhouse-Rock-Special-30th-Anniversary/dp/B00005JKTY). ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/6 "2018-04-24T18:14:34Z")
When I heard this news I started humming “I’m An Amendment To Be” until I remembered that song’s actually [a Simpsons parody.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSANTRnEBgg) Whoops. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/7 "2018-04-24T20:51:11Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I have the [DVD](https://smile.amazon.com/Schoolhouse-Rock-Special-30th-Anniversary/dp/B00005JKTY). I had _Multiplication Rock_ on vinyl. Saw Dorough play at a bookstore/coffeehouse once. It was great. It was sort of half karaoke style; he invited people up to sing some of the songs. I wish I’d known in advance, I’d have been tempted to give “Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla” a try. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/8 "2018-04-24T20:56:28Z")
A noun’s a special kind of word It’s anything you’ve ever heard I find that quite in-ter-es-ting A noun’s a person, place or thing. (Off the top of my head; Boo-yah!) ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/9 "2018-04-24T21:11:32Z")
I always liked Conjunction Junction. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/10 "2018-04-24T21:21:07Z")
I was a big fan of Schoolhouse Rock, as was my sister. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![BlueInfinity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BlueInfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueInfinity)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/11 "2018-04-24T21:39:43Z")
Bummer. I’ve been a fan most of my life. [He sang the very first SHR song, you know.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2cjiP1mh48) ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/12 "2018-04-24T21:56:52Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > A noun’s a special kind of word > It’s anything you’ve ever heard > I find that quite in-ter-es-ting > A noun’s a person, place or thing. > > (Off the top of my head; Boo-yah!) This was written (and sung) by Lynn Aherns, who’s still very much alive. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/13 "2018-04-24T22:29:24Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Saw Dorough play at a bookstore/coffeehouse once. It was great. It was sort of half karaoke style; he invited people up to sing some of the songs. I wish I’d known in advance, I’d have been tempted to give “Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla” a try. Jack Sheldon’s famous for singing “I’m Just a Bill” and “Conjunction Junction”, but “RXS” is his best vocal performance on SH–not just because of the remarkable verbal gymnastics, but because he gets a lot of great emotion in along the way. Really terrific, though not as iconic since it’s almost impossible to commit to memory the way so many of the other pleasurable SH earworms are. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/14 "2018-04-24T23:00:01Z")
I still love Schoolhouse Rock to this day. I have vcr tapes of them. Years ago my husband and I saw a live performance of it. I’m very sorry to hear this news. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/15 "2018-04-24T23:04:08Z")
Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here… Interjections! Show excitement and emotion… …Janet, she’s a galaxy girl… … gotta gotta get me some elbow room… So many memories! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/16 "2018-04-24T23:10:01Z")
Some years ago he appeared as a guest on a Chicago radio show (Brandmeier) and played a few songs. Before long he was taking requests from tearful adults who had called in, all thanking him for the songs, memories and years. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/17 "2018-04-24T23:37:12Z")
And who didn’t rely on this to pass the test in high school? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKPmobWNJaU) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/18 "2018-04-25T00:04:43Z")
Making the Preamble to the US Constitution into a catchy folk tune is nothing short of genius. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/19 "2018-04-25T00:06:54Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Making the Preamble to the US Constitution into a catchy folk tune is nothing short of genius. This was also Lynn Aherns, not him. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047/20 "2018-04-25T00:08:28Z")
> [@Patx2](#): > > Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, get your adverbs here… > > Interjections! Show excitement and emotion… > > …Janet, she’s a galaxy girl… > > … gotta gotta get me some elbow room… > > So many memories! Three of these four were Lynn Aherns. Dorough did “Lolly Lolly”. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-bob-dorough-schoolhouse-rock/813047.md?page=2)