He adds that he was excited to delve into that era’s composers as well, feeling that, “The sound of the Rodgers and Hammerstein era is pretty similar.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/anneeaston/2023/04/05/season-2-of-schmigadoon-uses-60s-and-70s-dark-musicals-to-explore-the-concept-of-finding-happiness/

The singer's cover of Edelweiss, from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music, was a favourite amongst fans and reached number two in the charts and remained within the UK charts for 17 weeks.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/touching-tributes-paid-vince-hill-30697429

This is expressed in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.

Source: https://socialistworker.co.uk/features/are-right-wing-ideas-all-in-our-heads/