George Fischoff

American composer and pianist, born August 3, 1938 in South Bend, Indiana, died February 20, 2018. He is a former student of Rudolf Serkin and a Juilliard graduate. He is well known for composing the 1960s pop music hits "98.6," performed by Keith and "Lazy Day," performed by Spanky & Our Gang. In 1970, Fischoff was the youngest composer on Broadway with the Tony-nominated musical "Georgy!". He wrote and directed "Promised Land", a musical history of Moses that ran eight months off-Broadway. "Shepherd!", a one-man-show based on the story of King David and written and performed by Fischoff, is the longest running one-man-show based on the Bible in Broadway history. He lectures on topics including humanities, Christian theater, opera literature, and the history of music and art.