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Joseph Daniel Sherman (September 25, 1926 – March 17, 2017) was an American songwriter, conductor, arranger, publisher and producer.
Career
Sherman was born in
Brooklyn,
New York, United States.
Joe Sherman's chief collaborators included his brother,
Noel, as well as
George David Weiss,
Sid Wayne,
Langston Hughes, and
Abby Mann. With his brother as lyricist, he composed "
To the Ends of the Earth and "Eso Beso" for
Paul Anka and "
Juke Box Baby" for
Perry Como. The brothers joint composition, "
Ramblin' Rose", was a hit for
Nat King Cole among others.
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His brother, Noel, died in 1972. Joe Sherman died on March 17, 2017.
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Partial discography
Joe Sherman and the Arena Brass
Nancy Ames
- Latin Pulse (Epic Records, 1966)
Singles & EPs
Connie Francis
Guy Mitchell
References
Bibliography
-
Billboard (June 24, 1972).
"Sherman Dies; A Capitol Exec". Vol. 84, no. 26. p. 70. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via
Google Books. "Among the standards that Sherman composed are "
Ramblin' Rose," "
Graduation Day," "Eso Beso" and "
To the Ends of the Earth".
- Langer, Arthur (April 12, 2012).
Songs at Twilight: Stories of My Time.
Bloomington, Indiana:
AuthorHouse. p. 187.
ISBN
978-1-4634-3202-7.
LCCN
2011911546.
OCLC
1124414814. Retrieved January 1, 2021 – via
Google Books. "Joe had already built an outstanding reputation as a songwriter, having written such hits as "
Ramblin' Rose" and "
That Sunday, That Summer" for
Nat "King" Cole, "Eso Beso" for
Paul Anka, and others like "
To the Ends of the Earth" and "
Graduation Day".
- "Sherman, Joseph D." (biographical entry) (1980).
Jaques Cattell Press (ed.).
ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (4th ed.).
New York:
R.R. Bowker. p. 461.
ISBN
0-8352-1283-1.
LCCN
80-65351.
OCLC
1147715021 – via
Internet Archive.
External links