Sheldon Allman

Sheldon Allman was not exactly a household name in the music business -- not unless your household happened to have lots of kids in it, that is, and even then his songs and his singing were probably more familiar than his name. Allman was born in Chicago but raised in Canada. After earning a degree from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, he did a stint in Canadian defense forces during the Second World War and later established himself as a singer and actor. He also showed some considerable ability as a songwriter, both in "straight" compositions and as a creator of novelt...