Richard Sherman and his brother, Robert, wrote two hit songs — "Tall Paul" and "You're Sixteen, You're Beautiful (And You're Mine)" — before Walt Disney hired them to write exclusively for him.

In 1965, they won an Oscar for Best Original Score for the film "Mary Poppins." The score included "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Chim Chim Cher-ee." The latter also won Best Original Song.

The Sherman Brothers also wrote "It's a Small World" for a 1964 New York World's Fair ride that later became a Disneyland attraction. It's been deemed the most played song ever. Here's a not-quite 2-minute version, appropriately starring kids.

If you'd like to hear Disney's first big star Annette Funicello singing "Tall Paul," go here. And here's Johnny Burnette singing "You're Sixteen" in 1960.

Finally, for a fun and sweet diversion, check out this MsMojo video of "Top 10 Best Mary Poppins Moments." If you lean toward nostalgia, you might get a little teary during some of those moments.

The image in the thumbnail and closing remarks for this episode is of Richard Sherman in 2014. In the chapters, you'll see a photo of the Sherman Brothers receiving the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush in November 2008.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

Vocalist and keyboardist Doug Ingle is known for writing Iron Butterfly's iconic rock song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida," originally over 17 minutes long. The song, which had only 30 words, turned out to be a happy accident for the band. It reached number four on the Billboard 200 chart.

You can go to this video to hear the 1968 original full version of the song with "CD sound and 3D" visuals. Below the video, there are a lot of fond remembrances, including this one: "My dad showed me this song when I was a wee gal, I still remember a time he played this, my mum was gone & had it on high volume, he was dancing & vibing & I just remember being so grateful for life & him. He passed away today, 5 years ago. He was my bestest friend, & this song always warms my heart."

For a much shorter version of the song, you can listen here.

The photo in the thumbnail is of Iron Butterfly with Ingle at the far left and drummer Ron Bushy, who's mentioned in the tribute, second from left. It was used in a 1969 trade ad for the band's single "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" and is credited to Atco Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

David Sanborn learned to play the alto sax at age 11; by his early teens, he was playing in blues clubs. As a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, he performed at Woodstock; in the '70s and '80s, he collaborated with such major artists as Stevie Wonder, David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen.

Sanborn also released his own albums, 17 of which made Billboard's 200 chart, and four reached number two on the jazz chart. His single "Bang Bang" peaked at number 53 on Billboard's Hot 100.

You can go here to watch him perform "Bang Bang" with Paul Shaffer's band on one of Sanborn's many guest appearances with David Letterman. I love how Shaffer really gets into banging on the piano keys and singing along. The comments below the video are good too. Here's one of them: "Caught his show at the Music Mill of Indianapolis in the spring of 2008. He hung out with fans during intermission. One of my best memories. Incredible music legacy, for sure."

The image in the thumbnail is from the cover of "David Sanborn Saxophone Play-Along Volume 8," published by Hal Leonard and available on Amazon and on the publisher's website.

In the chapters, you'll also see a Down Beat magazine from 1983 with Sanborn on the cover, as well as a picture of Sanborn performing at the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in 2008.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

Guitarist Duane Eddy, whose signature sound was known as twang, began playing guitar at age five and later became an early rock music influencer.

John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival referred to him as "the first rock and roll guitar god."

Eddy recorded "Rebel Rouser" in 1958. The song, which really shows off that signature twang, reached number six on Billboard's Hot 100. His highest charting song was "Because They're Young," which peaked at number four.

This episode's thumbnail photo is of Eddy performing in 2018. It's attributed to Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0. In the chapters, you'll see a Duane Eddy trading card from 1960. It was one of a series of recording artist cards issued by the gum manufacturer Frank C. Fleer Corporation. Both images are available on Wikimedia Commons.

To hear "Rebel Rouser," you can go to this video of Eddy performing with Paul Shaffer's band on "Late Night with David Letterman" in 1985. The comments are great. Here's one of them: "As soon as you hear that guitar you know who it is. An American legend. May he rest in peace."

To hear "These Boots Are Made For Walking," which Eddy recorded with his producer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood, you can go to this video.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

Singer, songwriter and musician Mike Pinder co-founded the Moody Blues in 1964. The British band initially played R&B and covers before shifting direction toward original songs.

Pinder wrote 27 songs for the band, including "Melancholy Man," which appeared on the 1970 album "A Question of Balance." The song reached number one in France but was never released as a single in the U.S.

The photo in this episode's thumbnail was extracted from a photo of the entire band taken when they arrived at the Amsterdam Airport in The Netherlands in 1970. You can see the full picture in one of the chapters including my closing remarks. Both versions of the photo are available on Wikipedia.

You can watch the Moody Blues perform "Melancholy Man" in this video. The comments are worth checking out too. Here's one of them: "I heard this song on the Question album back in 1972 ... when I was 15 and it is one of my favorite Moody Blues songs. The Moody Blues was one of my favorite bands in college in the 1980's and today when I'm 65 the Moody Blues is still my favorite band. Anyone that values knowledge over the mundane are Melancholy men."

In Sheldon Zoldan's tribute, learn how the Mellotron®, a new instrument at the time, came to be featured on the Moody Blues' 1967 album "Days of Future Passed." (Fun side note from Wikipedia: Pinder introduced the Mellotron to his friend John Lennon, and the Beatles subsequently used one on "Strawberry Fields Forever.")

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

Dickey Betts, who played lead guitar for the Allman Brothers Band along with Duane Allman, was crucial in the development of Southern rock. After Duane's death in 1971, Betts became the band's leader. Betts also wrote the lyrics to their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," which reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

To hear "Ramblin' Man" and see some nice images, check out this lyric video. Or you can watch the Allman Brothers sing the song in concert at the University of Florida in 1982. Here's the link.

The public domain photo in the thumbnail is of Betts at the Pistoia Blues Festival in Italy in 2008. Attribution: Simone berna, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. In the chapters, there's a 1978 photo of Betts, also available on Wikipedia.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

Clarence "Frogman" Henry opened for the Beatles 18 times during their 1964 U.S. tour. He was known for his hit song "Ain't Got No Home," which he created extemporaneously while playing at a New Orleans club in 1956. The song reached number three on Billboard's R&B chart and number 20 on the Hot 100.

To find out how Henry got the nickname "Frogman," you can listen to this tribute. To watch him live singing "Ain't Got No Home," go to this video on YouTube. And check out the go-go boots on the dancers. The comments are worth a look too. Here's one of them: "Great clip of Clarence Frogman Henry!!!! Great tune and first time seeing this. NICE!!!! A real rockin dance tune. Rest In Peace Frogman."

Also, please check out Madeline Kahn's version of the song. Brilliant!

And last but not least, to watch Henry perform his other hit, "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do," which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, go to this video.

The image in this episode's thumbnail is the cover of one of Henry's best-of albums. In my closing remarks, there's a picture of Henry at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1997. (Attribution and license for the photo: Sumori, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.)

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.

C.J. Snare, frontman and main songwriter for Firehouse, wrote the hit "Love of a Lifetime" before joining the band. The song was Firehouse's most successful single, reaching number five on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1991.

To watch Snare performing the song with Firehouse, go to YouTube. The comments below the video are a really nice tribute to Snare as well. Here's one of them: "Rest In Peace CJ. Glad that I met you 3 years ago on the 30th anniversary of Firehouse debut album performance. Very cool guy!"

The photo in this episode's thumbnail is of Snare onstage in 2008. Here's the attribution and link to the license: By Kate Patten — originally posted to Flickr as IMG_3444, CC BY-SA 2.0.

In the chapters, you'll see a photo of Snare taken in 2009 by Snarebear with this link: Own work, CC BY 3.0. Both images are available on Wikipedia.

This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, wrote and recorded about the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. We'll have the 2022 tributes available later this year.

Sheldon also is the creator of Song of the Day, a story that he sends by email to a list of subscribers. To get on his subscriber list, email shzoldan@comcast.net with the subject line ADD ME TO SOTD.

This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.