The Music Man - “Seventy-Six Trombones”

“Seventy-Six Trombones” Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson Preformed by Robert Preston in the 1962 musical film adaptation

[protamine]

Tell me again why Robert Preston wasn't even nominated for an Oscar for this performance? Smh.

[aminsadeghpour]

I heard somewhere several years ago that when they were casting The music Man they wanted Frank Sinatra to play the role of Harold hill.

Meredith willson who wrote the music said you don't make the movie unless you take Robert Preston.

I honestly applaud Mr Wilson. I don't think Frank Sinatra would have been as good.

Nobody could have pulled off the trouble number better than Robert Preston

[BrianWhitney]

My favorite Musical. Robert Preston was great in this role.

[Tysto]

Robert Preston. Good grief. What a force of nature. I remember hearing it said that he did "talk-singing", with the implication that it was cheating, but here he is, belting out the melody with the force of a trombone. Jack Black did this number in a movie, and it was fine, but he didn't have Preston's voice.

[kenaldri]

Thank you so much for posting this. I've searched YT for several years without being able to find this, only the closing version of the song.

[Whiskers]

I don’t know why it’s hard to finds this version. thank you

[MissMaMaBearCourt]

I don’t know how this actually helps my baby not to cry anymore, but this video helps he just wants to march with the 76 trombones

[BookshelfQBattler]

You know, Harold Hill was a con man in it for the money but kids in a band or in some positive activity aren’t getting into trouble.

[pearlwalden]

Love this movie. The singing, acting, dancing and music was wonderful.

[dagnabbit]

Other people have done Professor Harold Hill and done well but Robert Preston owns Harold Hill.

[heatherkelly]

Ronald Howard started as a child star, look at him now.

[heatherkelly]

His great Broadway success then his greatest film success

[heatherkelly]

Robert Preston as "THE MUSIC MAN" "76 TROMBONES"

[heatherkelly]

I'm so sorry I never saw him live

[neilbrooks]

Preston was a Hollywood great, they don’t exist anymore.

[mikawhofan]

How they don't recognize him from the town square singing about Trouble

[BaptistJoshua]

Do you see when they are dancing, and Preston is in the deep, left background, and a shoe hits his face?

[heatherkelly]

They wanted Cary Grant or Frank Sinatra to play Prof Harold Hill believe it or not what idiots

[michaelpatrick]

I just picked up this record at an estate sale

[neinate]

I would have sworn this was dick van dyke 😅