Sherman Edwards

Sherman Edwards (April 3, 1919 – March 30, 1981) was an American composer, jazz pianist, and songwriter, best known for his songs from the 1969 Broadway musical 1776 and the 1972 film adaptation.

[2] Throughout college, Edwards moonlighted, playing jazz piano for late night radio and music shows.

[4][5] After a few years as a band leader and arranger for artist Mindy Carson, Edwards started writing pop songs at the Brill Building with writers including Hal David, Burt Bacharach, Sid Wayne, Earl Shuman and others.

[6] Edwards also wrote the score for a children’s musical “Who’s Afraid of Mother Goose?” With lyrics by Ruth Batchelor, this one-hour show was broadcast on ABC-TV on October 13, 1967.

Edwards died of a heart attack in Manhattan at age 61 in 1981 and was interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.