Tony Sherman

Tony Sherman
Birth name	Renold Shearman
Also known as	Tony Shearman
Origin	Curaçao, Holland
Genres	Soul, funk, pop
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Voice
Labels	BASF, Red Nose, Hansa International, International AZ, Music International Records, Trova Records, Bovema Negram, Discophon, Disc' AZ International, Ariola, IMC, High Fashion Music, Dureco
Formerly of	Reality, Tony and Reality, The Sherman Brothers

Tony Sherman is a Dutch singer who had a string of hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He began with the top ten hit "Tonight".

Background

Tony Saunders was originally from Curaçao.^[1] From the 1970s onwards, he was based in Holland.^[2] He was a member of the early 1970s funk group Reality. On their record album he was billed as Renold Shearman. Going solo, he released his album in 1973. His song "Tonight" which was released on the BASF label was a hit for him.^[3][4]

He is the father of musical artist Andy Sherman who was the lead singer of the group Artful Dodger.^[5] His son Andy along with daughter Dorothy make up the duo Shermanology.^[6]

Solo career

1970s to 1980s

Tony Sherman's first hit in the Netherlands was "Tonight" which got to no. 10 in 1974 and spent a total of nine weeks in the chart.^[7] Competing with a song of the same name by The Rubettes, it got into the Top Ten in Belgium where it peaked at no. 6 in September.^[8][9] Also that year he released a disco single "I Wrote You a Letter".^[10] It peaked at no. 12 and spent a total of seven weeks in the Dutch Top 40.^[11]

In 1975 he released the single "Sing With Me" b which entered the Dutch charts on 24 May 1975 It peaked at no. 11 and spent a total of five weeks in the chart.^[12] It also made the Top Ten in Belgium where it got to no. 9 in July.^[13][14] With the song being his third hit, he also had his first album released which got a good reception. He had also acquired the nickname the Dutch Stevie Wonder.^[15]

In 1978 he had a single, "You Love Me Too" issued on the Demand label (cat# 45-003), a small label which also issued recordings by Johnny Porrazzo, Brown Sugar, Freddie Cole and Anita Ortez.^[16][17]

In 1982, he had a hit with "Ellovee-Ee" which got to no. 49 and spent a week in the Dutch charts.^[18] It would later be used in The Really Wild Show.^[19]

1990s to 2000s

He had a maxi single, "Who's the One for Me" released in 1990.

In 2009, he had a maxi single, "Only Love Can Save Me" released.^[20]

The Sherman Brothers

The group had an album The Best of Tony Sherman & the Sherman Brothers released in 1976.^[21]

A single "I Wrote a Letter" bw "Tonight" credited to Tony Sherman & the Sherman Brothers was released in 1978. It was also released in Australia on the M7 label, cat# MS 268.^[22]

One of their albums, a self-titled release on the Mir label was issued in Venezuela, cat# 18443 in 1986.^[23]

References

1. Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Tony Sherman
2. Cash Box, August 31, 1974 - Page 45 cash box/ international news, Belgium
3. Freenotes - Sherman, Tony
4. Cash Box, August 31, 1974 - Page 45 cash box/ international news, Belgium
5. ADE - Andy Sherman (NL)
6. About Time, - ABOUT TIME: YOU MET ELECTRONIC DUO SHERMANOLOGY BY ANGELICA MALIN
7. Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles
8. Cash Box, September 28, 1974 - Page 53 cash box / international bestsellers, Belgium, TW 6, LW 6
9. Cash Box, October 5, 1974 - Page 35 cash box / international bestsellers
10. Disco Savvy - Disco Music released during 1974: Tony Sherman (a.k.a. Renold Shearman) - "I Wrote You A Letter"
11. Nederlandse Top 40 - I WROTE YOU A LETTER, tony sherman
12. Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles
13. Cash Box, July 12, 1975 - Page 43 cashbox / international bestsellers, Belgium, TW 9, LW 12
14. Cash Box, July 19, 1975 - Page 32 cashbox/international bestsellers, Belgium
15. Cash Box, July 5, 1975 - Page 39 cashbox / international news, Belgium
16. Record World, March 25, 1978 - Page 81 DEMAND RECORDS
17. Discogs - Demand (5)
18. Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN, TONY SHERMAN IN DUTCH CHARTS, Singles
19. Gadget Show Competition Prizes - The Really Wild Roadshow, Theme
20. Freenotes - Sherman, Tony
21. .Offizielle Deutsche Charts - TONY SHERMAN &THE SHERMAN BROTHERS, THE BEST OF TONY SHERMAN & THE SHERMAN BROTHERS
22. NFSA - Page 343 Australian Popular Music Catalogue – Vinyl Records, Collection guide: N-T, Tony SHERMAN & The Sherman Brothers
23. Popsike - THE SHERMAN BROTHERS- DUTCH PRIVATE FUNK SOUL LP- (REALITY)

External links

• 45Cat - Tony Sherman - Discography
• Discogs - Tony Sherman
• Dutch Charts - TONY SHERMAN
• TopPop channel, Mar 28, 2013 - TOPPOP: Tony Sherman - Tonight (video)
• Danno Five-O channel, Jun 26, 2022 - Tony Sherman - Sing With Me (video)
• Tony Sherman TV channel, Apr 14, 2021 - Tony sherman Ft Rey John- "I just called to say I love you" (video)
• Tony Sherman TV channel, Dec 22, 2023 - Pasku Sin Bo - Tony Shearman (video)