Released 1962 Artist Allan Sherman Label Warner Bros. Records | Length 37:37 Release date 1962 Genres Comedy, Comedy music | |
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My Son, the Folk Singer
(1962) My Son, the Celebrity
(1963) Nominations Grammy Award for Album of the Year Similar Allan Sherman albums, Other albums |
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My Son, the Folk Singer is an album by Allan Sherman [monophonic W-1475/stereophonic WS-1475], released by Warner Bros. Records in 1962. On the album sleeve, the title appears directly below the words "Allan Sherman's mother presents."
Contents
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- Side One
- Side Two
- Songs
- References
The album, recorded before a live audience, is filled with Jewish culture references and in-jokes. His second album followed suit, while later albums' parodies were more generic.
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Side One
- "The Ballad of Harry Lewis" ("The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
- "Shake Hands with Your Uncle Max" ("Dear Old Donegal", a.k.a. "Shake Hands with Your Uncle Mike")
- "Sir Greenbaum's Madrigal" ("Greensleeves")
- "My Zelda" ("Matilda")
- "The Streets of Miami" ("The Streets of Laredo")
Side Two
- "Sarah Jackman" (with Christine Nelson) ("Frère Jacques")
- "Jump Down, Spin Around (Pick a Dress o' Cotton)" ("Pick a Bale of Cotton")
- "Seltzer Boy" ("Waterboy")
- "Oh Boy" (Chiapanecas a.k.a. "The Hand Clapping Song")
- "Shticks and Stones" (medley)
Songs
Almost all the songs on the album contain some Jewish reference, or at least a main character or characters with apparently Jewish names.
Songs
1The Balled of Harry Lewis3:43
2Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max2:46
3Sir Greenbaum’s Madrigal3:44
References
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