Joe Sherman (songwriter)
American composer, producer, and arranger
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Joseph Daniel Sherman (September 25, 1926 – March 17, 2017) was an American songwriter, conductor, arranger, publisher and producer.[1]
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.[1] 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.[2] The brothers joint composition "Ramblin' Rose" was a hit for Nat King Cole, among others.[3]
His brother, Noel, died in 1972.[4] Joe Sherman died on March 17, 2017.[5]
Partial discography
Albums
Joe Sherman and the Arena Brass
- Promise Her Anything (Epic Records, 1966)
Nancy Ames
- Latin Pulse (Epic Records, 1966)
- Live at the Americana (Epic Records, 1968)
Singles & EPs
- "Malagueña" (1960)
- "Heartaches by the Number" (1960)
