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Sherman, along with his late brother Robert, wrote hundreds of songs together, including songs for “Mary Poppins,” “The Jungle Book” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."NEW YORK — Richard M.
Their hundreds of credits as joint lyricist and composer also include the films"Winnie the Pooh,""The Slipper and the Rose,""Snoopy Come Home,""Charlotte's Web" and"The Magic of Lassie." Their Broadway musicals included 1974's"Over Here!" and stagings of"Mary Poppins" and"Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" in the mid-2000s.
President George W. Bush awarded them the National Medal of Arts in 2008, commended for music that"has helped bring joy to millions." The Shermans began a decade-long partnership with Disney during the 1960s after having written hit pop songs like"Tall Paul" for ex-Mouseketeer Annette Funicello and"You're Sixteen," later recorded by Ringo Starr.
The Shermans teased songs out of each other, brainstorming titles and then trying to top each other with improvements."Being brothers, we sort of short-cut each other," Richard Sherman said."We can almost look at each other and know, 'Hey, you're onto something, kiddo.'"
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