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Joe Raposo
Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH (February 8, 1937 – February 5, 1989) was a Portuguese-American composer, songwriter, pianist, television writer and lyricist, best known for his work on the children's television series ''Sesame Street'', for which he wrote the theme song, as well as classic songs such as "Bein' Green" and "C is for Cookie". He also wrote music for television shows such as ''The Electric Company'', ''Shining Time Station'' and the sitcoms ''Three's Company'' and ''The Ropers'', including their theme songs. In addition to these works, Raposo also composed extensively for the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises such as ''Halloween Is Grinch Night'', ''Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' and ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat''.
==Early life and career==
Raposo was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, the only child of Portuguese immigrant parents Joseph Soares Raposo and Maria da Ascenção, (Sarah), Vitorino Raposo. He was a graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River, Massachusetts, Harvard College, class of 1958, where he was well known for writing the scores for several Hasty Pudding shows.
Raposo worked in musical theater both before and after his work for the Children's Television Workshop and ''Sesame Street''; musical theater was where he first encountered future collaborator Jim Henson. According to Jonathan Schwartz, during the mid-1960s, before ''Sesame Street'', Raposo performed side music in piano bars in Boston to make ends meet, and also served as pianist and music director for a jazz trio working at Boston's WNAC-TV. Upon hearing Raposo's musical skill, Schwartz claims in his autobiography he urged Raposo to give up piano bar playing in Boston and "take his ass to New York." Raposo's decision to take Schwartz's suggestion and move to New York in 1965 eventually led him to his fated meeting with Henson, to ''Sesame Street'', and toward international fame.
Raposo was the musical supervisor and arranger of the original off-Broadway run of ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'', and he contributed additional music to that show. He was also responsible for the memorable theme music for New York City television station WABC-TV's ''The 4:30 Movie''; the piece, called "Moving Pictures," was also used for the station's other movie shows, and subsequently by ABC's other owned-and-operated stations.
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