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The Sherman Brothers

Künstlerbiographie The Sherman Brothers

The Sherman Brothers Are Academy Award-Winning American Songwriters Who Specialize In Musical Films. They Are Robert B. Sherman Born December 19 1925 And Richard M. Sherman Born June 12 1928 . The Sherman Brothers Wrote More Motion Picture Musical Song Scores Than Any Other Songwriting Team In History 1 Working For Walt Disney During The Last Six Years Of His Life. Film Scores Of The Sherman Brothers Include Mary Poppins Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Jungle Book The Aristocats And The Tigger Movie. Life And Work Robert And Richard Sherman Began Writing Songs Together In 1951 On A Challenge From Their Father Tin Pan Alley Songwriter Al Sherman. The Brothers Wrote Together And With Different Songwriting Partners Throughout The Rest Of The Decade. In 1958 Robert Founded The Music Publishing Company Music World Corporation Which Later Enjoyed A Landmark Relationship With Disney's BMI Publishing Arm Wonderland Music Company. That Same Year The Sherman Brothers Had Their First "Top Ten" Hit With "Tall Paul" Sung By Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. The Success Of This Song Yielded The Attention Of Walt Disney Who Eventually Hired The Sherman Brothers As Staff Songwriters For Walt Disney Studios. While At Disney The Sherman Brothers Wrote More Motion Picture Musical Scores Than Any Other Songwriters In The History Of Film. They Also Wrote What Is Perhaps Their Best-Loved Song "It's A Small World After All " For The 1964 New York World's Fair. Since Then "Small World" Has Become The Most Translated And Performed Song On Earth. In 1965 The Sherman Brothers Won 2 Academy Awards For Mary Poppins Which Includes The Songs "Feed The Birds" "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" And The Oscar Winner "Chim Chim Cher-Ee". Since Mary Poppins' Premiere The Shermans Have Subsequently Earned 9 Academy Award Nominations 2 Grammy Awards 4 Grammy Award Nominations And An Incredible 23 Gold And Platinum Albums. Robert And Richard Sherman Worked Directly For Walt Disney Until Disney's Death In 1966. Since Leaving The Company The Brothers Have Worked Freelance As Songwriters On Scores Of Motion Pictures Television Shows Theme Park Exhibits And Stage Musicals. Their First Non-Disney Assignment Came With Albert R. Broccoli's Motion Picture Production Chitty Chitty Bang Bang In 1968 Which Garnered The Brothers Their Third Academy Award Nomination. In 1970 The Shermans Returned To Disney For A Brief Stint Where They Completed Work On The Aristocats And Bedknobs And Broomsticks. The Latter Film Garnered The Brothers Their Fourth And Fifth Oscar Nominations Respectively. 1972 Saw The Release Of Snoopy Come Home For Which The Brothers Received A Grammy Nomination. In 1973 The Sherman Brothers Also Made History By Becoming The Only Americans Ever To Win First Prize At The Moscow Film Festival For Tom Sawyer For Which They Also Authored The Screenplay. Left To Right Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman On The Cover Of The 1991 Publication The Sherman Brothers Songbook Published By Hal Leonard Music. Left To Right Richard M. Sherman And Robert B. Sherman On The Cover Of The 1991 Publication The Sherman Brothers Songbook Published By Hal Leonard Music. In 1976 The Slipper And The Rose Was Picked To Be The Royal Command Performance Of The Year. The Performance Was Attended By Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. A Modern Musical Adaptation Of The Classic Cinderella Story "Slipper" Also Features Both Song-Score And Screenplay By The Sherman Brothers. Two Further Academy Award Nominations Were Garnered By The Brothers For The Film. That Same Year The Sherman Brothers Received Their Star On The Hollywood "Walk Of Fame" Directly Across From The Chinese Theater. The Sherman Brothers' Numerous Other Disney And Non-Disney Top Box Office Film Credits Include The Jungle Book 1967 The Aristocats 1970 The Parent Trap 1961 The Parent Trap 1998 Charlotte's Web 1973 The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh 1977 Snoopy Come Home 1972 Bedknobs And Broomsticks 1971 And Little Nemo Adventures In Slumberland 1992 . Outside The Motion Picture Realm Their Tony Nominated Smash Hit Over Here! 1974 Was The Biggest-Grossing Original Broadway Musical Of That Year. The Sherman Brothers Have Also Written Numerous Top Selling Songs Including "You're Sixteen" Which Holds The Distinction Of Reaching Billboard's #1 Spot Twice First With Johnny Burnette In 1960 And Then With Ringo Starr Fourteen Years Later. Other Top-Ten Hits Include "Pineapple Princess" "Let's Get Together" And More. In 2000 The Sherman Brothers Wrote The Song Score For Disney's Blockbuster Film The Tigger Movie 2000 . This Film Marked The Brothers' First Major Motion Picture For The Disney Company In Over Twenty Eight Years. In 2002 Chitty Hit The London Stage Receiving Rave Revues. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Is Currently The Most Successful Stage Show Ever Produced At The London Palladium Boasting The Longest Run In That Century Old Theatre's History. On April 28 2005 A Second Chitty Company Premiered On Broadway New York City At The Hilton Theatre. The Sherman Brothers Wrote An Additional Six Songs Specifically For The New Stage Productions. A Successful Third Company Of Chitty Is Currently Touring Throughout The United Kingdom. In 2003 Four Sherman Brothers' Musicals Ranked In The "Top 10 Favorite Children's Films Of All Time" In A British Nationwide Poll Reported By The BBC. The Jungle Book 1967 _Ranked At #7 Mary Poppins 1964 Ranked At #8 The Aristocats 1970 Ranked At #9 And Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 Topped The List At #1. In Recent Years With Robert's Move To London England The Brothers Have Written Many New Songs For The Stage Musical Presentations Of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang And Mary Poppins Produced Collaboratively By Disney And Cameron Mackintosh. For Their Contributions To The Motion Picture Industry The Sherman Brothers Have A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame At 6918 Hollywood Blvd And Were Inducted Into The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame On June 9 2005. On November 16 2006 Mary Poppins Premiered At The New Amsterdam Theatre On Broadway. Collaboration From Afar Since 2002 Robert Sherman Has Lived In London England. He Moved From Beverly Hills While Richard Sherman Remained In California. Surprisingly However The Separation Did Not Impede The Brothers' Collaborative Process. The Brothers Have Credited This To The Technological Advents Of Fax Machines Email And Low Cost International Telephone Service. Also Both Brothers Travel Between Los Angeles New York And London Frequently Which Also Facilitates Their Work. Since Robert's Move The Brothers Have Continued To Collaborate On Various Musical Plays As Well As A Feature Animated Film Musical Which Incorporates Their Original Story Song Score And Screenplay. Major Scores * The Sword In The Stone 1963 * Big Red 1963 * Mary Poppins 1964 * The Happiest Millionaire 1967 * The Jungle Book 1967 * The One And Only Genuine Original Family Band 1968 * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 * The Aristocats 1970 * Bedknobs And Broomsticks 1971 * Snoopy Come Home 1972 * Charlotte's Web 1973 * Tom Sawyer 1973 * Huckleberry Finn 1974 * The Slipper And The Rose 1976 * The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh 1977 * The Magic Of Lassie 1978 * Magic Journeys 1982 * Winnie The Pooh And A Day For Eeyore 1983 * Little Nemo Adventures In Slumberland 1992 * The Mighty Kong 1998 * Winnie The Pooh Seasons Of Giving" 1999 * The Tigger Movie 2000 * Inkas The Ramferinkas 2008 Announced Stage Musicals * Victory Canteen 1971 Ivar Theatre L.A. * Over Here! 1974 Broadway NY * Dawgs 1983 Variety Arts Center L.A. * Busker Alley 1995 U.S. Tour * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2002 London * Mary Poppins 2004 London * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2005 Broadway NY * Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 2005 UK Tour * Busker Alley 2006 Broadway NY - *one Night Only * Mary Poppins 2006 Broadway NY Theme Park Songs * There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow For Carousel Of Progress * Miracles From Molecules For Adventure Thru Inner Space * One Little Spark For Journey Into Imagination * The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh Attraction * "it's A Small World" For The 1964 New York World's Fair Attraction Of The Same Name. * "The Astuter Computer Revue" For The 1982 Premiere Of The CommuniCore Exhibit At EPCOT. * Magic Highways For Rocket Rods * Makin' Memories For Magic Journeys * The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room For Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room * "We Meet The World With Love" And Meet The World For The Same Exhibit In Tokyo Disneyland