RIP Robert B. Sherman

*Guitar_Raph* · 03-06-2012, 07:19 PM

He was the other half of the songwriting team along with his brother, Richard M. Sherman. Robert B. Sherman died @ the age of 86.

They wrote many catchy tunes for Walt Disney, including It's A Small World.

Movies they wrote for...

Mary Poppins
Winnie The Pooh
The Jungle Book (except The Bare Necessities)
The Happiest Millionaire
The One & Only Geuinne Original Family Band
The Aristocats
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
The Parent Trap (1961)
Charlotte's Web (1972)
Snoopy Come Home

My favorite story about the Sherman Brothers was when every Friday around 1965 till Walt Disney's death in 1966, they would enter his office near lunch. While Richard went to the piano, Walt looked outside his office window & told them to play his favorite song, "Feed The Birds".

The brothers won an Oscar for Best Song for Chim Chim Cheree, to this day, remains the last Oscar winning tune in 3/4 waltz measure to win.

You will be missd. You lead a supercalifragilisticexpialidocuous life.

03-06-2012, 07:19 PM	#1
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	RIP Robert B. Sherman He was the other half of the songwriting team along with his brother, Richard M. Sherman. Robert B. Sherman died @ the age of 86. They wrote many catchy tunes for Walt Disney, including It's A Small World. Movies they wrote for... Mary Poppins Winnie The Pooh The Jungle Book (except The Bare Necessities) The Happiest Millionaire The One & Only Geuinne Original Family Band The Aristocats Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Parent Trap (1961) Charlotte's Web (1972) Snoopy Come Home My favorite story about the Sherman Brothers was when every Friday around 1965 till Walt Disney's death in 1966, they would enter his office near lunch. While Richard went to the piano, Walt looked outside his office window & told them to play his favorite song, "Feed The Birds". The brothers won an Oscar for Best Song for Chim Chim Cheree, to this day, remains the last Oscar winning tune in 3/4 waltz measure to win. You will be missd. You lead a supercalifragilisticexpialidocuous life. Last edited by Guitar_Raph; 03-20-2012 at 04:40 PM.