RIP Bob Dorough

I read this afternoon that Bob Dorough, a musician famous mainly for creating Schoolhouse Rock hits like "Conjunction Junction," had died at the age of 94. As someone who grew up with Schoolhouse Rock tunes in the 1970's and 80's, I was sad to hear about Dorough's death. He was truly a talented man to come up with those songs that helped kids learn through music. Those songs certainly helped me and, even now, I can quickly distinguish between a adverb, a conjunction, and other types of words thanks to Schoolhouse Rock. But "Conjunction Junction" has got to be my favorite song from the many offered during the early Schoolhouse Rock days. It's so great in many ways. Catchy, great lyrics, hobos, a rail yard, spoken word parts throughout, ducks and drakes! NY Magazine actually ranked "Conjunction Junction" as Bob Dorough's SECOND best Schoolhouse Rock song behind "Three Is a Magic Number." Jen Chaney, the author of that NY Mag list, is crazy if she thinks any Schoolhouse Rock song, particularly the lame "Three Is a Magic Number" should come before "Conjunction Junction." RIP, Bob Dorough.