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Avrum Sherman (September 7, 1897 – September 16, 1973), pen name Al Sherman, was a Russian-American songwriter and composer active during the Tin Pan Alley era in American music history.
Oct 30, 2023 · Enjoy the hilarious parodies and original songs of Allan Sherman, the master of musical comedy, in this playlist of his greatest hits.
- "Harvey and Sheila"174.9K views
- Allan Sherman - Crazy Downtown (Original Mono 45) Non-LP Track.61K views
- Allan Sherman's "Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max"156.1K views
- Allan Sherman - Chim Chim Cheree (animation)212.3K views
- Allan Sherman - Sarah Jackman - 196873.3K views
- Pop Hates the Beatles - Allan Sherman166.7K views
- Allan Sherman - Lotsa Luck23.2K views
- Allan Sherman - Good Advice118.5K views
- Al and Yetta (the better one)80.7K views
- One Hippopotami (Allan Sherman)281.5K views
Sep 17, 1973 · LOS ANGELES Sept. 16 (AP) —Al Sherman, the songwriter who helped raise the spirtis of a Depression‐era generation with his hit song “Potatoes Are Cheaper,” died yesterday at the age of 76.
Al Sherman. Soundtrack: Barton Fink. Al Sherman was born into a musical family on 7 September 1897 in Czarist Russia. Father Samuel Sherman fled a Cossack pogrom in 1903, settling in Prague which was then part of Austria-Hungary.
- January 1, 1
- Kiev, Russian Empire [now Ukraine]
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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Al Sherman. b. 7 September 1897, Kiev, Russia, d. 15 September 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA. A popular songwriter who enjoyed success mainly in the 20s and 30s, Sherman’s his first songs, ‘Save Your Sorrow’,…. Read Full Biography.
Al Sherman was a prolific songwriter and pianist who composed for silent films, Broadway shows and famous singers. He was the father of the Sherman Brothers, who wrote songs for Disney movies.