Al Sherman

Al Sherman was born into a Jewish musical family in what is now, modern day Ukraine. His songwriting career began in 1918 while working as a staff pianist at the Remick Music Company. At Remick he worked alongside the likes of future songwriting greats George Gershwin and Vincent Youmans. During this time Al also organized and directed a small orchestra that played in New York and Miami Beach. In 1921, Al met silent film actress, Rosa Dancis. They were married in 1923. During the last days of Vaudeville, Al and several of his fellow hitmakers formed the revue "Songwriters on Parade", performing on the Loews and Keith circuits. Throughout the 1920s, 30s and 40s, Al was one of the most sought after songwriters on Tin Pan Alley.

Some of Al Sherman's most well known songs also include, "Wanita", "Save Your Sorrow", "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)", "Pretending", "On the Beach at Bali-Bali", "Over Somebody Else's Shoulder", "No! No! A Thousand Times No!!", "For Sentimental Reasons", "(What Do We Do On A) Dew Dew Dewey Day", "Nine Little Miles from Ten-Ten-Tennessee", "Ninety-Nine Out Of A Hundred (Wanna Be Loved)", “On A Little Bamboo Bridge”, "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight”, “You Gotta Be A Football Hero" and "Got the Bench, Got the Park".