Save Your Sorrow
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"Save Your Sorrow" is a popular song first published in 1925
written by Tin Pan Alley
tunesmiths, Al Sherman
and B.G.DeSylva. The publisher was Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, based in New York City
. Songwriter, Al Sherman
's son, Robert
(a future Academy Award winning songwriter) was just born and Al did not have the money to pay the hospital bill. Upon arriving home from the hospital, Al discovered the first royalty check from "Save Your Sorrow" in his mailbox and was therefore able to pay the bill.
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1925 in music
-Events:* February 25 - Art Gillham - The Whispering Pianist records the first electrical recordings to be released for Columbia using the Western Electric system ....
written by Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century...
tunesmiths, Al Sherman
Al Sherman
Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...
and B.G.DeSylva. The publisher was Shapiro, Bernstein & Company, based in New York City
New York City
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. Songwriter, Al Sherman
Al Sherman
Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...
's son, Robert
Robert B. Sherman
Robert Bernard Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman...
(a future Academy Award winning songwriter) was just born and Al did not have the money to pay the hospital bill. Upon arriving home from the hospital, Al discovered the first royalty check from "Save Your Sorrow" in his mailbox and was therefore able to pay the bill.
Excerpt from Walt's Time
The following is an excerpt from the book Walt's Time which is a joint autobiography by brothers, Robert and Richard Sherman (sons of songwriter Al ShermanAl Sherman
Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...
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In 1925, Dad got a $500 advance for "Save Your Sorrow." Having five hundred dollars was like a miracle to him- Just the day before, he had borrowed a dollar from his mother-in-law so that he and Mom could eat. Dad went to the bank and cashed the advance into ten dollar bills, fifty of them. He took them home and spread them all out on the bed. When Mom got home he told her she looked a little tired, and suggested she take a nap. At the sight of all that much needed money, and with son RobertRobert B. ShermanRobert Bernard Sherman is an American songwriter who specializes in musical films with his brother Richard Morton Sherman...
due in a couple of months, Mom burst into happy tears. In fact they both did. But when Bob was born, the advance didn't stretch far enough to pay all the hospital bills. Mom and Dad's worries turned to happy tears once again when another miracle occurred– Dad's first royalty check for "Save Your Sorrow" arrived just in time to let them bring Bob home.
Recorded by
- Dave Caplan (1925)
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amongst others
Literary Sources
- Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyondWalt's Time: from before to beyondWalt's Time: from before to beyond is a 252-page autobiographic, full color book by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. It was edited by Imagineers Bruce Gordon, David Mumford and Jeff Kurtti and was published in 1998 by Camphor Tree Publishers who are out of Santa Clarita, California...
. Chapter 2; "Al's Time", Pages 88-141. Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.