You know his songs, from "It's the Hard Knock Life" to "Those Were the Days," the theme from All in the Family.

Charles Strouse, a composer whose hits on the Broadway shows “Annie” and “Bye Bye Birdie” earned him three Tony Awards, a Grammy and an Emmy, died on Thursday. He was 96.

Charles Strouse, the celebrated composer behind Broadway hits like ‘Annie’ and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’, has died at 96. His family confirmed the news to The