Sherman Edwards

Edwards was born in New York City and was raised in Weequahic, New Jersey, where he attended Weequahic High School. He lived in Parsippany, New Jersey from 1919-1981. He attended New York University, where he majored in history. Throughout college, Edwards moonlighted, playing jazz piano for late night radio and music shows. After serving in World War II, Edwards taught high school history for a brief period before continuing his career as a pianist, playing with some of history\'s most famous swing bands and artists, including Louis Armstrong, Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman.\n', '

After a few years as a band leader and arranger for artist Mindy Carson, Edwards started writing pop songs at the famous Brill Building with writers including Hal David, Burt Bacharach, Sid Wayne, Earl Shuman and others.[citation needed] He turned out numerous hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s. As Rock…