Joe Sherman (songwriter) explained

Joseph Daniel Sherman (September 25, 1926 – March 17, 2017) was an American songwriter, conductor, arranger, publisher and producer.

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. 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. The brothers joint composition, "Ramblin' Rose", was a hit for Nat King Cole among others.^[1]

His brother, Noel, died in 1972. Joe Sherman died on March 17, 2017.^[2]

Partial discography

Joe Sherman and the Arena Brass

• Promise Her Anything (Epic Records, 1966)

Nancy Ames

• Latin Pulse (Epic Records, 1966)

Singles & EPs

Connie Francis

• Malagueña (1960)

Guy Mitchell

• "Heartaches by the Number"(1960)

Bibliography

• . Billboard . June 24, 1972 . Sherman Dies; A Capitol Exec . 84 . 26 . 70 . January 1, 2021 . . Billboard (magazine) . "Among the standards that Sherman composed are "Ramblin' Rose," "Graduation Day," "Eso Beso" and "To the Ends of the Earth".

• Book: . Langer . Arthur . April 12, 2012 . Songs at Twilight: Stories of My Time . en-US . . . 187 . 978-1-4634-3202-7 . 2011911546 . 1124414814 . January 1, 2021 . . "Joe had already built an outstanding reputation as a songwriter, having written such hits as "Ramblin' Rose" and "That Sunday, That Summer" for Nat "King" Cole, "Eso Beso" for Paul Anka, and others like "To the Ends of the Earth" and "Graduation Day".

• Book: . "Sherman, Joseph D." (biographical entry) . 1980 . . ASCAP Biographical Dictionary . registration . en-US . 4th . . . 461 . 0-8352-1283-1 . 80-65351 . 1147715021 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Hot 100 Chart. Billboard.com. 18 January 2021.
2. Web site: Joseph Sherman Obituary. June 4, 2017. November 22, 2022. The New York Times.