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Garry Sherman
Born (1933-12-28) December 28, 1933 (age 90)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Musician
  • arranger
  • composer
  • sports podiatrist
Years active1950s–present

Garry Sherman (born December 28, 1933) is an American musician,

film soundtracks and advertising campaigns. He has also maintained a successful parallel career as a sports podiatrist
.

Early life

Born in

Illinois College of Podiatry.[1][2]

Music career

After setting up a podiatry practice in

Jay & the Americans ("She Cried", 1962), Solomon Burke, Frankie Avalon, Gene Pitney, Bessie Banks ("Go Now", 1964), Bobby Goldsboro, Erma Franklin, Kai Winding, Herbie Mann, Lorraine Ellison ("Stay with Me", 1966) and Tony Orlando.[3] He also recorded under his own name for Epic Records
in the mid-1960s.

Sherman had a close association with songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, for whom he was his first choice arranger. Sherman played keyboards and arranged Van Morrison's 1967 solo hit "Brown Eyed Girl", produced by Berns, and in total is credited with work on over thirty hit records.[3][4]

He arranged and composed soundtracks for movies, including

Löwenbräu, winning several Clio Awards.[3][4][7]

He came out of musical retirement as music supervisor and arranger for Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story, in 2014.[8]

Podiatry

Sherman left his musical career in the 1980s and became a full-time podiatrist. He has specialized in treating athletes, developing his own techniques using computer models to examine how feet distribute weight in different sports. He was team physician for

New Jersey Stars, and was a researcher for U.S. Figure Skating at the Olympic Training Center. He is also Biomechanical Sports Podiatrist at Rutgers University.[1][7]

He continues to operate a sports podiatry practice based in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "NJ Podiatrist is Also Famed Musician and Composer", Podiatry Management Online, February 19, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2020
  2. ^ a b Liner notes, Percussion Goes Dixieland, Columbia CL1537, 1960. Discogs.com, Retrieved August 3, 2020
  3. ^ a b c d ‘’Amen Corner Playbill’’, November 10, 1983. Playbill.com, Retrieved August 3, 2020
  4. ^ a b Press notes for Bang! The Bert Berns Story, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020
  5. ^ Garry Sherman, Playbill.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020
  6. ^ ""Sherman Cantata at Town Hall", Record World" (PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. November 14, 1970. p. 33. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Garry Sherman, Piece of My Heart. Retrieved August 3, 2020
  8. ^ Garry Sherman, Piece of My Heart Musical, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2020
  9. ^ Dr. Garry Sherman, Sports Medicine DPM. Retrieved August 3, 2020

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