Allan Sherman links: The Starter Kit
Here is a starter kit of links to information about Sherman.
Trouble is, nearly all of the articles have a single source: Sherman’s autobiography, A Gift of Laughter. I’ve done original research for a Sherman biography that goes well beyond this and I plan to share it.
Here is a good overview of what’s on the record now,
“My Fair Sadie: Allan Sherman and a paradox of American Jewish culture.” Don’t let the title scare you. My peer-reviewed article on Sherman is readable. Really. (The link is only to the first few hundred words.)
Wikipedia entry on Sherman
Official Allan Sherman Website includes lyrics to many Sherman songs.
Rhino Records’ Allan Sherman page has everything for sale
Allan Sherman Discography (with song lyrics). Excellent site.
Another discography and biographical overview. Very extensive.
Allan Sherman, The Internet Site — excellent site.
Good article about the demise of Jewish parody masters such as Allan Sherman
Hail to Thee Fat Person — blog post about six-CD boxed set of Sherman’s songs, My Son, The Box
Review of My Son, The Box in Playbill
NPR reviews My Son, The Box. Also available on Tablet.com
boingboing review of My Son, The Box
Bill Marx on Harpo — In this video interview, Harpo’s son talks about his father’s friendship with Sherman
I’ve Got a Secret — description of the show from the Museum of Broadcast Communications mentions Sherman as a producer but not a creator of the show.
My Son, The Litigious Parody Writer is an article about how the author, when in junior high school, was almost sued by Sherman.
The Boy at Camp Granada is a feature article from the LA Times about Sherman’s “Hello Muddah” song and the connection to Sherman’s son Robert, who went to summer camp with the article’s author.
Shticks of One and Half a Dozen of the Other is a brief overview of Sherman’s life and career.
My Son, The Folksinger celebrates Sherman’s first album and Sherman as a “perceptive observer of the American Jewish experience.”
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