The former cattle rancher, Grateful Dead lyricist and founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation has been engaged in that battle for 25 years, longer than many of the young Internet users opposing the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) have been old enough to sit at a keyboard.

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In 1964, Cole Porter, the U.S. composer and lyricist, died.

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The event is called "Poetry Parnassus" -- named after Mount Parnassus, known in Greek mythology as the spiritual home of poetry, the stamping ground of the lyricist Orpheus and the hang-out for the Muses.

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His most recent film score featured in the 2001 war thriller Enigma, while a musical version of Brighton Rock, created with lyricist Don Black, had its London premiere in 2004.

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Despite have left school in the 10th grade, GZA nurtured his affection for science as he developed his skills as a lyricist.

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"The main character is introducing the people in his life in songs that have a presentational feel to them, " the show's composer and co-lyricist, Marc Shaiman, said.

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Back in the 1950s, Allison created a style all his own by coupling his talents as a pianist and lyricist and applying them to the elements of jazz and blues.

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