Disney Legend, Robert Sherman, Dead at 86

[The Sushi Bandit]

Source: DisneybyMark, AP.

Disney Legend, Robert Bernard Sherman passed away yesterday in London at the age of 86. He was one half of the multi-award winning songwriting team, the Sherman Brothers.

During Roberts long career he along with his brother Richard, received nine Academy Award nominations, winning two. He also received 2 Grammy Awards, 4 Grammy Award nominations, a Tony nomination, and 23 gold and platinum albums. He wrote more than 200 songs for 27 films and two dozen television productions. He also wrote music for a number of theme park attractions, including the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and Meet the World for Tokyo Disneyland.



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[onehandle]

1. I love the Tiki Room. They recently restored it to about 95% original.

Godspeed Robert.

[Kolesar]

3. I enjoyed it when I was 16

The one in Florida, of course. The trees started singing along.

[flamingdem]

2. The "It's a Small World" creator!

In the studio mixing their CD titled, “The Sherman Brothers: Disney’s Supercalifragilistic Songwriting Team” also known as the “White Album.” Richard Sherman, Mark Hickson, and Robert Sherman 1992. Photo: Scott Wolf

Some of my favorite songs on this album include:

“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins
“I Wan’na Be Like You” from The Jungle Book
“A Spoonful of Sugar” from Mary Poppins
“Tall Paul” Annette Funicello Single
“Let’s Get Together” Hayley Mills single from the Parent Trap
“The Monkey’s Uncle” Annette Funicello with the Beach Boys
“Feed the Birds” from Mary Poppins
Some of Robert’s theme park musical credits include:

“There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” for Carousel of Progress
“it’s a small world (after all)”
“Miracles from Molecules” for Adventure Thru Inner Space
“The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room” for Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
“One Little Spark” for Journey Into Imagination
“Winnie the Pooh” for the attraction The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
“The Astuter Computer Revue” for the 1982 premiere of the CommuniCore Exhibit
“Magic Highways” for Rocket Rods
“Makin’ Memories” for Kodak exhibit
“Magic Journeys” for Magic Journeys film
“We Meet the World with Love” for Meet the World - Tokyo Disneyland

[itsrobert]

4. I think there is a documentary of the brothers

on Netflix.

[MuseRider]

6. There is,

I watched it a while back. Interesting.

[MrSlayer]

5. R.I.P. Mr. Sherman.

And thanks.

[liberal N proud]

7. That link just took me on a diversion.

Thanks for the link and RIP Robert.