14 August 1956 Death of German playwright, songwriter and poet Bertolt Brecht .

Berthold Brecht from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht
List of Songs with Lyrics by Berthold Brecht from Wikipedia   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Songs_with_lyrics_by_Bertolt_Brecht

MACK THE KNIFE     https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mack+the+knife+bertolt+brecht
Mudcat Thread,Chord Req: Mack the Knife chord formations    /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=77038
Mudcat Thread, Folklore: Beggars opera vs. Threepenny opera /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=77270

Many Bertolt Brecht songs on YouTube   https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bertolt+Brecht+songs