![]() ![]() ![]() That same year, the Sherman Brothers had their first top-ten hit with " Tall Paul", sung by Mouseketeer Judy Harriet on the Surf Records label and then covered by Mouseketeer Annette Funicello. In 1958, Robert founded the music publishing company Music World Corporation, which later enjoyed a landmark relationship with Disney's BMI-affiliated publishing arm, Wonderland Music Company. The brothers wrote together and with different songwriting partners throughout the rest of the decade. Sons of Russian-Jewish immigrants, Robert and Richard Sherman began writing songs together in 1951 on a challenge from their father, Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman. According to Time Magazine, the latter song is the most performed song of all time. Among their most famous works include the theme park songs There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow and It's A Small World (After All). Their work includes the live action films The Parent Trap (1961), Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) and the animated films The Sword in the Stone (1963), The Jungle Book (1967), Charlotte's Web (1973), The Aristocats (1970), and The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977). The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. In 1976 they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the National Medal of the Arts in 2008. They received nominations for an Laurence Olivier Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. Together they received various accolades including two Academy Awards, and three Grammy Awards. Sherman (Decem– March 6, 2012) and Richard M. The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman at the London Palladium in 2002 during the premiere of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Stage Musical ![]()
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