yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of the composer, jerome marass.nd track. he also helped to define other essential components of this nation's musical history from the classic al to musical theater to jazz, including the song "lazy afternoon. >> trisha: delivered with such beguiling motion by the wonderful sarah vaughn. ♪ if you hold my hand and sit real still ♪ you can hear the grass as it grow grows ♪ ♪ it's a hazy afternoon >> it's worth noting that this composer whose work has been so important to the development of american music was actually the son of immigrants. his parents were russian jews who settled here in new york in the early 1900s. the son of immigrants. and given the anniversary of jerome marass's birth, listen once again to the views of congressman steve king on the subject of immigrants. >> for everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert. >> the contrary to mr. king, the vast