The Man Who Wrote Songs for the Muppets and the Carpenters Takes a Bow

Paul Williams is known for his ability to elicit both laughter and tears. This week, he and his decades of music will be ...
Yahoo

Sex, drugs and Muppets: Hollywood hitmaker Paul Williams tells all

Paul Williams was nominated for an Oscar for The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie, sung by Kermit the Frog If you were a child in the 1980s, there’s a good chance you had four or five ...
People

Songwriter Roger Nichols, Who Wrote Carpenters Hits Like 'We've Only Just Begun,' Dies at 84

His death was announced by his songwriting partner Paul Williams Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Songwriter Roger Nichols died on May 17 at age 84 He and writing partner Paul Williams wrote hits for the ...
The New York Times

Roger Nichols, Songwriter Behind Carpenters Hits, Dies at 84

With Paul Williams, he wrote enduring 1970s pop classics like “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays.” By Alex Williams Roger Nichols, a California songwriter and musician who, with his ...
Vanity Fair

Seventies Showbiz Fixture Paul Williams Talks Sobriety And Remembering Every Eighth Tonight Show Appearance

With his stature, wit, blond bowl cut, wide lapels, and oversize glasses, legendary songwriter Paul Williams (“Rainy Days and Mondays,” “We’ve Only Just Begun,” and maybe most indelibly, “The Rainbow ...