Sammy Cahn

Sammy Cahn (1913-1993) was an award-winning American lyricist of popular songs for film and theater, who frequently worked with Jule Styne. 
Cahn occasionally wrote or co-wrote songs for Sesame Street, including:
* "I Love When It Rains"
* "You Are Your Own Best Friend"
* "A Singy Kind of Song"
He received a special thanks on the 1984 album Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along (which included his established song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!").
Several of his songs were performed in Muppet productions, including:
* "It's Magic"
* "Five Minutes More"
* "High Hopes"
* "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
During a livestream with the Contemporary Jewish Museum in 2022, Dave Goelz described his trepidation with developing Zoot in the early days on The Muppet Show. He was approached by Cahn at The Café Royal during an after party for the premiere of The Muppet Movie, who told him, (paraphrased) "They say you're the guy who does Zoot. I'm not kidding, I've known so many sax players just like him. He's amazing! I don't know how you do that character, it's just magnificent!" He gave Goelz his phone number and address, but Goelz didn't take him up on the offer to meet with him until years later.Contemporary Jewish Museum, July 8, 2022 at 51:22
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