Ethel Merman January 16 1908 February 15 1984 was an American actress and singer Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre she has been called the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are I Got Rhythm Everythings Coming Up Roses I Get a Kick Out of You Its DeLovely Friendship Youre the Top Anything Goes and Theres No Business Like Show Business which later became her theme song Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia