Rodgers

American

[roj-erz] / ˈrɒdʒ ərz /

noun

James Charles Jimmie, 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.
Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.
William Henry Bill, born 1947, U.S. distance runner.

Rodgers British

/ ˈrɒdʒəz /

noun

Richard . 1902–79, US composer of musical comedies. He collaborated with the librettist Lorenz Hart on such musicals as A Connecticut Yankee (1927), On Your Toes (1936), and Pal Joey (1940). After Hart's death his librettist was Oscar Hammerstein II. Two of their musicals, Oklahoma! (1943) and South Pacific (1949), received the Pulitzer Prize

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The majority can be pinned on the ludicrously ill-judged appointment of Nancy, but under Brendan Rodgers they lost to Dundee and Hearts and under O'Neill lost to Hibs and drew with Hearts.

From BBC

"Blue Moon" takes place almost entirely in the bar of a Broadway restaurant where Hart takes refuge during the premiere of "Oklahoma!" -- the first major show his long-time collaborator Richard Rodgers created with Oscar Hammerstein.

From Barron's

Niamh Rodgers said having the clinical nurse specialists is "invaluable" for patients and their families, adding it will provide a new level of care and expertise for mesothelioma patients.

From BBC

He was joined on 64 by Tony Finau and Patrick Rodgers, with another four players sharing seventh on 65.

From Barron's

"I do think that it would probably help to have all of them full-time," said quarterback Aaron Rodgers, in 2023.

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