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Edwards, Sherman
1919 - Born in New York City on the 4th of April.
1955 - "Dungaree Doll!, a hit for Eddie Fisher.
1957 - "Wonderful, Wonderful", a success for Johnny Mathis.
1959 - Broken Hearted Melody", a hit for Sarah Vaughan.
1960 - "Flaming Star", the theme song for the Elvis Presley film
1962 - "Johnny Get Angry", a hit for Joanie Sommers.
1966 - "See You In September", a hit for The Happenings.
1969 - It opened at the 46th Street Theatre on the 16th of March and ran for 1217 performances.
1776 - Edwards' crowning achievement was the musical for which he wrote both lyrics and music.
- The show depicts the meeting of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia culminating with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- Won a Tony Award for Best Musical.
1981 - Died on the 30th of March.
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1776: A Musical Play (Penguin Plays) by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone (Paperback - Nov 18, 1976)  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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1776: P/V/G Vocal Selections (Paperback - May 1, 2005) 11 songs from the Broadway production of this story of the Founding Fathers of the United States and their courageous fight for independence. Includes: Sit Down, John * The Lees of Old Virginia *... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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1776: America's award winning musical by Sherman Edwards (Unknown Binding - Sep 7, 1969) |
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1776. Easy-to-play piano selection. Music and lyrics by S. Edwards. Arranged by Carl Miller, etc by Sherman Edwards (Unknown Binding - Sep 7, 1969) |
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A collector's view of nineteenth-century Winchesters, 1860-1900 by Edward Sherman Brown (Unknown Binding - Sep 7, 1991) |
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Joint thesis upon Maidstone Cave, by Edward Sherman Miller (Unknown Binding - Jan 1, 1970) |
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