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1984, when more complex and cerebral shows were trending. >> there's been a rumor around for a couple of years that the simple, hummable show tune was no longer welcome on broadway. well, it's alive and well at the palace. ( applause ) ♪ we need a little christmas right this very minute ♪ >> axelrod: herman's simple, hummable show tunes won him a shelf-full of tonys and grammys, as well as recognition as a kennedy center honoree. jerry herman, gone tonight at 88, produced old-fashioned musicals... ♪l awly dr ganein'lwagovey a ...and old-fashioned, toe- tapping joy. ( applause ) in axelrod: and consider this as context for jerry herman's optimism. he was diagnosed with h.i.v. in 1985, the early days of the aids crisis, and then lived anoerth