Sixty-two years ago, Allan Sherman was all the rage. Sherman, the singer and comedian who specialized in wry song parodies rife with references to Jewish culture, released three albums that all topped ...
The summertime novelty tune "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" has been pouring out of radios for 50 years now. In late July of 1963, Billboard magazine reported that fans were "actually breaking down doors ...
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Sherman worked a tight niche: classic songs rewritten to tickle a Jewish audience's funny bone. A new biography, Overweight Sensation: The Life... Hello Muddah, Hello Drama: The Brief Bloom Of ...