Allan Sherman

Allan Sherman
Born: Nov 30, 1924 in Chicago, IL
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Died: Nov 21, 1973 in Hollywood, CA
Genre: Comedy
Styles: Novelty, Standup Comedy, Song Parody
Biography: Arguably the most successful musical humorist in pop history, song parodist Allan Sherman was born Allan Copelon in Chicago on November 30, 1924. After entering show business as writer for the likes of Jackie Gleason and Joe E. Lewis, Sherman attempted to mount his own career as a performer, but initially ...Read full biography
My Son, the Nut
Released: 1963
Label: Warner Bros.
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Allan Sherman began moving cautiously away from the explicitly Jewish humor of his debut album on its follow-up, My Son, the Celebrity, and he all but abandoned it for his third long-player, 1963's My ...Read full review
My Son, the Folk Singer
Released: 1962
Label: Warner Bros.
Critics' Rating:
At his best, Allan Sherman was as perceptive an observer of the American Jewish experience as Philip Roth or Saul Bellow, and when he was on a roll he was a lot funnier than either, and that's certainly ...Read full review
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