Remembering The Passed

Remembering Jerry Herman, Allie Willis, Ram Dass Jerry Herman was one of Broadway’s most successful composer/lyricists with creation of Hello Dolly (1964), Mame (1966), and La Cage Aux Folles (1983). He was also one of the longest surviving patients with HIV, being one of the first persons to receive antiviral drugs on an experimental basis. Allie Willis was the songwriter who wrote for the group Earth, Wind & Fire. She also wrote the theme song for the popular television show Friends (1994-2004). Ram Dass, formerly Richard Alpert, was a Harvard professor who became Ram Dass, an American spiritual teacher and author.