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product_id: 20519275
title: "My Son the Folk Singer"
brand: "allan sherman"
price: "447 som"
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reviews_count: 10
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# My Son the Folk Singer

**Brand:** allan sherman
**Price:** 447 som
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

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- **What is this?** My Son the Folk Singer by allan sherman
- **How much does it cost?** 447 som with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
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## Description

Digitally remastered edition. In 1951 Allan Sherman recorded a single with Sylvia Froos, a parody of 'A Bushel And a Peck' from Guys And Dolls. The single did little, but Allan enjoyed creating parodies and would often drop them into the proceedings when he was with friends or family. One such fan of the parodies was Harpo Marx, who regularly invited Allan round to his parties to entertain the guests. One such guest was George Burns, who was equally impressed and called Warner Brothers and persuaded them to sign Allan to a recording contract. The first such fruits were MY SON, THE FOLK SINGER, a nine track album (briefly released with ten tracks, until it was discovered one of the songs parodied was still in copyright) featuring well known songs such as 'Greensleeves' and 'Matilda' given a distinctive Jewish flavor when they became 'Sir Greenbaum's Madrigal' and 'My Zelda' respectively. The album proved a major success, topping the US album chart and becoming one the quickest selling albums of the time on it's way to a million plus sales.

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## Customer Reviews

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    Folk Singer, Celebrity, and Nut - the John Belushi of the 1960s
  

*by E***E on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 2, 2015*

I grew up with Allan Sherman's silly songs and Bill Cosby's storytelling standup.  Although I didn't have this album (Allan's first) until the 1980s, I had the later two and memorized the lyrics to many of the songs.  "Folk Singer" was a sensation in its time and had the distinction of knocking Vaughn Meader's "First Family" off the top of the charts.  Alas Meader's fortunes faded after JFK's assassination and Sherman's followed after.  I'm reading a new bio, and it seems Mr. Sherman - who came across as a bit of a square in the 60s, appealing to parents more than kids - had more in common with John Belushi than some of the other squares of the era.  The three "My Son" albums (Folk Singer, Celebrity, and Nut) are essential Sherman.

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    What was lost can be found.
  

*by A***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 26, 2021*

My family had the record album in the 60's and got a lot of laughs from it.

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    The first Allan Sherman Album
  

*by N***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 13, 2019*

This CD replaces the vinyl album I purchased in 1962.  (It still plays, with a few minor pops but my "better" receiver has no hook-up for a turntable...)  Sherman is the best of the parodists; a one of a kind character who died too young.  A fun way to hear a bit of Yiddish, too.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-20*