When was the composer of The King and I born?
June 28, 1902
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American composer of music for more than 900 songs and for 43 Broadway musicals.
 He also composed music for films and television.
 He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.
 His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music up to the present day, and have an enduring broad appeal.
The King and I
The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of composer Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II.
 It is based on Margaret Landon's novel, "Anna and the King of Siam" (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s.
 The musical's plot relates the experiences of Anna, a British schoolteacher hired as part of the King's drive to modernize his country.
 The relationship between the King and Anna is marked by conflict through much of the piece, as well as by a love to which neither can admit.
 The musical premiered on March 29, 1951, at Broadway's St. James Theatre.
 It ran for nearly three years, making it the fourth longest-running Broadway musical in history at the time, and has had many tours and revivals.
Kaki King
Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer.
 King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres. Jean-Baptiste Cardonne
Jean-Baptiste Cardonne (26 June 1730 – after August 1792) was a French composer, singer and harpsichordist.
 Cardonne was born at Versailles, where his father was a member of the royal household.
 He became a royal page, but his musical talents were soon noticed and he received tuition from the composer Colin de Blamont.
 In 1745 he joined the choir of the royal chapel, where he also played the harpsichord.
 His first operatic piece, "Amaryllis", premiered in 1752.
 Cardonne continued to enjoy the patronage of the royal family, writing harpsichord and vocal music for them.
 From 1768, he tried to establish a career as an opera composer.
 His lack of success led to his return to the court, where he became "maître de la musique du roi" (master of the King's music) in 1780.
 Nothing is known about Cardonne's life after the fall of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution in September 1792. New Venice School
The New Venice School is a movement in contemporary music in Venice from the 1970s to the present, made up of composers directly influenced from teachings at the Venice Conservatory (Conservatorio Benedetto Marcello) of the distinguished composer and pedagogue Baron Ernesto Rubin de Cervin (Albrizzi) (born 1936), who studied under Luigi Dallapiccola in Florence and Goffredo Petrassi in Rome.
 His many students include the composer and conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946–2001); the composer and teacher Marino Baratello (born 1953); the composer Claudio Ambrosini (born 1948); and the Amsterdam-based, English composer Geoffrey King (born 1949).
 Although not directly influenced by the legacy of Rubin de Cervin and the above-listed lineage, other Venetian composers were influential in the development of new music in Venice, namely Bruno Maderna (1920–1973) and Luigi Nono(1924–1990). Kenneth V. Jones
Kenneth Victor Jones (born 14 May 1924, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire) is a British film score composer.
 Kenneth was a scholar at King's School, Canterbury.
 This was followed by a 6-month RAF-sponsored course in music and philosophy at Queen's College, Oxford and, after the war, 3 years at the Royal College of Music from 1947 (of which he was later made a professor in 1958).
 He was a composer, founder and original conductor of The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra and acted as one of the Governors of Rokeby School, helping to raise the £50,000 that was needed to save it from closure in 1966. John Wilson (composer)
John Wilson (5 April 1595 – 22 February 1674), was an English composer, lutenist and teacher.
 Born in Faversham, Kent, he moved to London by 1614, where he succeeded Robert Johnson as principal composer for the King's Men, and entered the King's Musick in 1635 as a lutenist.
 He received the degree of D.Mus from Oxford in 1644, and he was Heather Professor of Music there from 1656 to 1661.
 Following the Restoration, he joined the Chapel Royal in 1662.
 He died at Westminster. Alexander Turnquist
Alexander Turnquist (born 1988 in Idaho) is an American guitarist and composer.
 He has released original albums on the VHF record label as well as limited released titles on the Kning Disk imprint and Textura record label.
 Turnquist's has had comparisons to guitarists Jack Rose, Alex De Grassi, Kaki King, and James Blackshaw as well as contemporary composer Philip Glass. Lebo M.
Lebohang “Lebo M.” Morake (born 20 May 1964) is a South African producer and composer most famous for arranging and performing music for "The Lion King" movies and stage productions.
 He was recommended to Disney by Hans Zimmer, the score composer of "The Lion King", and was later hired to form and conduct the African choir that sang for the movies.
 His voice is the first voice heard in the beginning of the film, singing the now famous chant (often considered synonymous with the film's image in popular culture) over the opening sequence.
 He also contributed to the sequel to the film's soundtrack, "Rhythm of the Pride Lands", and the film's direct-to-video sequel ". Susie Ibarra
Susie Ibarra (born Anaheim, California, November 15, 1970) is a contemporary composer and percussionist who has worked and recorded with jazz, classical, world, and Indigenous musicians.
 She is known for her work as a performer in avant-garde, jazz, world and new music.
 As a composer, Ibarra incorporates diverse styles and influences of Philippine Kulintang, jazz, classical, poetry, musical theater, opera and electronic music.
 Ibarra remains active as a composer, performer, educator and documentary filmmaker in the U.S., Philippines and internationally.
 She is interested and involved in works that blend folkloric and indigenous tradition with avant-garde.
 In 2004, Ibarra began field recording indigenous Philippine music and co-founded in 2009, Song of the Bird King, an organization focusing on preservation of Indigenous music and ecology.