music children television street debut pbs time music teaching tool program children songs written performed fulfilled specific purposes supported curriculum music street consisted styles genres consistent recognizable reproduced producers recorded released dozens albums music songs timeless classics order attract best composers allowed songwriters retain rights songs wrote allowed earn lucrative profits recorded went gold won grammy street songwriters included music director like musical team created huge music including dozens unique songs inspired goals especially early days production composed hundreds curriculum inspired songs won work street theme called sunny day called song written director writer wrote green somebody come play sing hit moss wrote love trash included album songs rubber performed hit billboard hot chart don want live moon people neighborhood artists like recorded street songs honored purpose street earliest planning development stages debut pbs music teaching tool creators recognized children responded commercial wanted use characteristics included repetition clever visuals clarity presented young viewers time children television songs fulfilled specific purpose supported curriculum creators understood music sound effects provided direct means teaching children basic skills children learned effectively new material accompanied song creator observed proposal new written children affinity commercial songs constructed like television ads critic way children program teach simple number concepts music street consisted styles genres retained distinctive sound consistent recognizable reproduced sound like television director said music encourage children dual attention abilities allowing attend action actively watching order effective supervised research stated music sound effects naturally evokes physical participation need carefully integrated visual movement result songwriters avoided pairing music static visual presentations cues form music sound effects signaled entrance character end beginning sequence producers recorded released musical content early history reinforce curriculum lessons children watching entertainment recording albums substantial music written publishing books attempts generate income fund projects later renamed workshop organization oversaw production street songs written writer called timeless classics order attract best composers allowed songwriters retain rights songs wrote time children television writers earned lucrative profits helped sustain public interest recorded dozens albums songs cast album album went gold won grammy final track rubber written released single appeared billboard hot chart nominated grammy performed cast television special aired songs songwriters songwriters included music director davis called gifted poet composer lyricist called guy street classic rock roll song like wrote approximately songs wrote lyrics accompany scripts brought producer friend college roommate stone worked productions stone found music brilliant melodic simple children recognize sing sophisticated according writer street signature sound grew sessions seven piece band consisting keyboardist drummer electric bass player guitarist winds musicians drummer music coordinator performed inception stone reported typical recording session days fly experience musical team created huge music order accompany episodes year included dozens unique songs wrote compositions street called factory inspired goals especially early days production responded composing davis stack curriculum inspired songs davis stated early days production got faster better researchers reported enjoyed working enjoyed working reported change songs based researchers needs suggestions goals curriculum won work wrote music known sunny day davis called simple stone writer listed song stone considered song musical masterpiece lyrical embarrassment recommendation enlisted jazz harmonica player mixed choir children record opening closing themes song arrangement changed times words remained years sunny day davis called song called moss true gentleman called true music visionary wrote love trash oscar included album songs moss best known compositions rubber performed appeared album song performed hit billboard charts hit germany moss wrote don want live moon people neighborhood called music simple simplistic moss wrote songs wrote green performed time frog davis calls best regarded song street recorded singers including notable songs written include somebody come play sing called monument hit recorded street songs honored compiled list celebrity songs featured list included older artists newer performers like
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