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Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon; or Allan Gerald Copelon; 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.
Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon) was a television producer and song parodist. Many of his songs were reworkings of folk songs, popular standards, and classical music – often.
(A Letter from Camp)" is a novelty song recorded by Allan Sherman released in 1963. The melody is taken from the ballet Dance of the Hours from the opera La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, while the lyrics were written by Sherman and Lou Busch.
Pop humourist Allan Sherman, was the creator of the famous compilation of parodies ‘My Son, the Folk Singer’, ‘My Son, the Celebrity’ and ‘My Son, the Nut’. To read more about his childhood, profile, timeline and career read on.
Allan Sherman was born on 30 November 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Fired Up! (2009), The Cat in the Hat (1971) and Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973). He was married to Dee Chackes. He died on 20 November 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Jun 3, 2013 · A new biography, Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman, explains how the performer's 1960s crossover fell in line with a collective awakening to ethnic identity in America.
Enjoy the hilarious parodies and original songs of Allan Sherman, the master of musical comedy, in this playlist of his greatest hits.
Nov 26, 2013 · In the early 1960s Allan Sherman turned a minor comic art — the song parody — into a showbiz phenomenon. Between the fall of 1962 and the summer of 1963, he released three long-playing albums: My Son, The Folk Singer ; then My Son, The Celebrity ; and finally My Son, The Nut .
Jun 3, 2013 · A new biography, Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman, explains how the performer's 1960s crossover fell in line with a collective awakening to ethnic identity in America.
Mar 14, 2006 · Forty years ago, Allan Sherman topped the pop charts by replacing the lyrics of folk songs with satires of Jewish American life.
