THE SHERMAN BROTHERS

Sherman Brothers

Music and Lyrics

Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman are leading composer-lyricists in family entertainment. Their career spans five decades and includes winning two Academy Awards for “Mary Poppins”(best score) and “Chim Chim Cher-ee” (best song). The Sherman Brothers also composed the world’s most translated and performed song, “It’s A Small World” (After All).

Musical honors include nine Oscar nominations, three Grammy Awards, twenty-four Gold and Platinum albums, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

The Sherman’s first gained recognition in popular music with such top-ten hits as “You’re Sixteen”, “Let’s Get Together” and “Tall Paul”. 1960 marked the start of their ten-year exclusive association with Walt Disney. As his staff songwriters, they wrote over 200 songs for his films, TV shows and Theme Parks. Their 36 feature Disney film credits include Jungle Book, The Parent Trap, The Aristocats, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Happiest Millionaire, The Family Band, The Sword in the Stone, and the Winnie the Pooh series.

They went on to write song scores for Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte’s Web, the fantasmagorical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Broadway hit musical Over Here! – the biggest grossing Broadway musical of 1974. The brothers then created both the screenplays and song scores for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The Magic of Lassie, and The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the 1976 Royal Command film. More recently, they wrote the songs for the Disney animated feature, The Tigger Movie, Beverly Hills Cop 3, and the stage musical, Busker Alley.

Currently, the Sherman Brothers have two hit shows on the boards. After an almost four year record-breaking run in London, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is currently on an English national tour, and the stage production of Mary Poppins is one of the biggest hits on Broadway.

		THE SHERMAN BROTHERS Music and Lyrics Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman are leading composer-lyricists in family entertainment. Their career spans five decades and includes winning two Academy Awards for “Mary Poppins”(best score) and “Chim Chim Cher-ee” (best song). The Sherman Brothers also composed the world’s most translated and performed song, “It’s A Small World” (After All). Musical honors include nine Oscar nominations, three Grammy Awards, twenty-four Gold and Platinum albums, a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Sherman’s first gained recognition in popular music with such top-ten hits as “You’re Sixteen”, “Let’s Get Together” and “Tall Paul”. 1960 marked the start of their ten-year exclusive association with Walt Disney. As his staff songwriters, they wrote over 200 songs for his films, TV shows and Theme Parks. Their 36 feature Disney film credits include Jungle Book, The Parent Trap, The Aristocats, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Happiest Millionaire, The Family Band, The Sword in the Stone, and the Winnie the Pooh series. They went on to write song scores for Snoopy Come Home, Charlotte’s Web, the fantasmagorical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the Broadway hit musical Over Here! – the biggest grossing Broadway musical of 1974. The brothers then created both the screenplays and song scores for Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, The Magic of Lassie, and The Slipper and the Rose, which was chosen as the 1976 Royal Command film. More recently, they wrote the songs for the Disney animated feature, The Tigger Movie, Beverly Hills Cop 3, and the stage musical, Busker Alley. Currently, the Sherman Brothers have two hit shows on the boards. After an almost four year record-breaking run in London, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is currently on an English national tour, and the stage production of Mary Poppins is one of the biggest hits on Broadway.
Photos from the York Theatre Benefit. Copyright © 2006 by Douglas Craib.
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