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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. His first album, My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. [3]
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. It stayed on the charts for 140 weeks and sold 1.2 million copies. [3]
Dr. Seuss on the Loose is an American animated musical television special, first airing on CBS on October 15, 1973. [1] The special was commissioned and sponsored by Nestlé, and is hosted by The Cat in the Hat, who introduces animated adaptations of the Dr. Seuss stories The Sneetches, The Zax, and Green Eggs and Ham. [2]
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! is a musical revue based on the song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" by Allan Sherman and Lou Busch.It is the life story of Barry Brockman (Darrin Barker) and his lifelong sweetheart Sarah Jackman (Eliza Jane Scott) from birth to early education, summer camp to marriage, and parenthood in suburban New York to Florida retirement.
Charley Weaver's Hobby Lobby was a half-hour television interview show produced by Allan Sherman and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and broadcast weekly in the United States by the ABC network 8–8:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesdays in the 1959–60 television season.
My Son, the Folk Singer is an album by Allan Sherman, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1962. On the album sleeve, the title appears directly below the words "Allan Sherman's mother presents." The album, recorded before a live audience, is filled with reference to Jewish culture and in-jokes. His second album followed suit.
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.