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Rodgers

[roj-erz]

noun

  1. James Charles Jimmie, 1897–1933, U.S. country-and-western singer, guitarist, and composer.

  2. Richard, 1902–79, U.S. composer of popular music.

  3. William Henry Bill, born 1947, U.S. distance runner.



Rodgers

/ ˈrɒdʒəz /

noun

  1. Richard . 1902–79, US composer of musical comedies. He collaborated with the librettist Lorenz Hart on such musicals as A Connecticut Yankee (1927), On Your Toes (1936), and Pal Joey (1940). After Hart's death his librettist was Oscar Hammerstein II. Two of their musicals, Oklahoma! (1943) and South Pacific (1949), received the Pulitzer Prize

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They have now lost four consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since November 2014 when Brendan Rodgers was manager.

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However, Rodgers refused to use the protest as an excuse after the 2-0 defeat.

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Adams rose to stardom while playing eight seasons with Aaron Rodgers with the Green Bay Packers.

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Brendan Rodgers has been a manager for almost two decades, but a coach for much longer - after a knee injury ended his career as a professional footballer when he was 20.

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Imagining Hart on the night of his former collaborator Richard Rodgers’ greatest triumph — the launch of “Oklahoma!”

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