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Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon [1] or Allan Gerald Copelon; [2] November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American musician, satirist and television producer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s.
This song hit number 1 in Hong Kong, where there were no summer camps in existence, according to Allan Sherman in his book A Gift of Laughter (1965). Sherman wrote a new "back at Camp Granada" version, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! 64", [5] for a May 27, 1964, performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Sherman began that version by ...
My Son, the Nut is the third album by Allan Sherman, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1963.The album held the top spot on the Billboard 200 for nearly two months, from August 31 to October 25, 1963.
He was 95.Sherman, together with his late brother Robert, won two Academy Awards for Walt Disney's 1964 smash Mary Poppins — best score and best song, "Chim Chim Cher-ee." They also picked u
Almost all the songs on the album contain some Jewish reference, or at least a main character or characters with apparently Jewish names. [2]"The Ballad of Harry Lewis" is a parody of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and includes many puns: "His name was Harry Lewis, and he worked for Irving Roth/He died while cutting velvet on a hot July the Fourth.", and "Oh Harry Lewis perished / In the ...
Richard M. Sherman, two-time Oscar winner who collaborated with brother Robert B. Sherman on the songs for “Mary Poppins,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the enduring Disneyland tune “It ...
My Son, the Celebrity is a musical comedy album by Allan Sherman, released in the United States by Warner Bros. in January 1963. The album was the second of three straight albums by Sherman to reach #1 on the Billboard album charts. It reached #1 on Billboard's Top 150 Best Selling LPs (Monaural) chart for the week ending March 9, 1963.
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