My Son, The Folk Singer (studio album)
by Allan Sherman

My Son, The Folk Singer by Allan Sherman
Year: 1962
Overall rank: 75,881st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1962 (317th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (4,052nd)
Award Best albums of all time (75,881st)

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Allan Sherman bestography

My Son, The Folk Singer is ranked 4th best out of 5 albums by Allan Sherman on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Allan Sherman is My Son, The Nut which is ranked number 39850 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18.

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Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1963 Grammys. Album of the Year for that year was The First Family by Vaughn Meader
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Best Albums of 1962
1. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music by Ray Charles
2. Howlin' Wolf by Howlin' Wolf
3. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans Trio
4. Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
5. Green Onions by Booker T. & The M.G.'s
6. Go by Dexter Gordon
7. Françoise Hardy (Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles) by Françoise Hardy
8. Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus
9. The Bridge by Sonny Rollins
10. Jazz Samba by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd
11. Oh Yeah by Charles Mingus
12. Crying by Roy Orbison
13. Coltrane "Live" At The Village Vanguard by John Coltrane
14. Takin' Off by Herbie Hancock
15. Surfin' Safari by The Beach Boys
16. Peter, Paul And Mary by Peter, Paul And Mary
17. Mosaic by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
18. Coltrane by John Coltrane Quartet
19. Sentimentally Yours by Patsy Cline
20. Burnin' by John Lee Hooker
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