for Multiplication Rock, the first of six eventual subject areas (the others being Grammar Rock, America Rock, Science Rock, Money Rock and Earth Rock, to which he also contributed songs and performances). With his friend Ben Tucker, Dorough wrote the song "Comin' Home Baby", which gave Mel Tormé a Top 40 hit and two Grammy Award nominations. He was a partner for many years with Stuart Scharf, producing two albums for the folk-pop band Spanky and Our Gang and adding jazz arrangements to their sound. Spanky recorded Dorough's 1-3-5-8 (Pedagogical Round #2), a clever round where the lyrics indicate the notes. Dorough was the vocalist for The 44th Street Portable Flower Factory, recording cover versions of popular music for Scholastic Records in the early 1970s. Dorough remained with the show from 1973 to 1985. Later career From 1985 to 1993 he toured Europe several times with the saxophone player Michael Hornstein, bassist Bill Takas and drummer Fred Braceful. Dorough worked with Nellie McKay on her 2007 album Obligatory Villagers as well as her 2009 release Normal as Blueberry Pie – A Tribute to Doris Day. He continued to do occasional work intended for children. He wrote an illustrated book of Blue Xmas and three songs to accompany Maureen Sullivan's books about Carlos the French bulldog: Ankle Soup, Custard and Mustard and Christmas Feet. Death Dorough died on April 23, 2018, at his home in Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania, at the age of 94. Awards and honors In 1974, Dorough received a Grammy nomination for Best Recording for Children. In 1998, Dorough was inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame. He received Artist of the Year at the 2002 Pennsylvania Governor's Awards for the Arts. In December 2007, Dorough was honored by East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania with a Doctor of Fine Arts honorary degree. In 2019, the Schoolhouse Rock! soundtrack was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2019, he was recognized as a 2019 Jazz Master by the National Endowment for the Arts. Discography As leader Devil May Care (Bethlehem, 1956) Just About Everything (Focus, 1966) I'll Never Fall in Love Again (Music Minus One, 1970) A Taste of Honey (Music Minus One, 1972) Multiplication Rock (Capitol, 1973) Watch What Happens! (Music Minus One, 1974) Beginning to See the Light with Bill Takas (Laissez-Faire, 1976)