Biography
Sherman Edwards (1919–1981) was an American composer, songwriter, and former history teacher. His life's work was the musical 1776 (1969), for which he wrote music and lyrics and on which he worked for about a decade. The unusual work dramatises the creation of the American Declaration of Independence and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Edwards's passion for American history combined there with catchy melody to produce a unique, historically grounded stage work.
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