"On a Little Bamboo Bridge" was a hit song in 1937 for iconic band leader Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....

. Music and Lyrics were written by Al Sherman

Al Sherman

Al Sherman was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter from the first half of the twentieth century. Sherman is a link in a long chain of musical Sherman family members.-Early life:...

 and Archie Fletcher

Archie Fletcher

Archie Fletcher was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter and music publisher, who made his mark during the first half of the 20th century.-Songwriting credits:...

 who were frequent collaborators. The copyright is held by Joe Morris Music Company, Incorporated.

Trivia

Years later, in the 1960s, Armstrong recorded two songs written by Al Sherman's sons, Richard and Robert Sherman

Sherman Brothers

The Sherman Brothers are an American songwriting duo that specialize in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman ....

. Those songs were "'Bout Time" and "Ten Feet off the Ground", originally from the Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

 musical film

Musical film

The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...

, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band is a 1968 musical film based on a biography by Laura Bower Van Nuys, directed by Michael O'Herlihy, with original music and lyrics by the Sherman Brothers...

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Literary Sources

• Sherman, Robert B. Walt's Time: from before to beyond
  Walt's Time: from before to beyond
  Walt's Time: from before to beyond is a 252-page autobiographic, full color book by Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman. It was edited by Imagineers Bruce Gordon, David Mumford and Jeff Kurtti and was published in 1998 by Camphor Tree Publishers who are out of Santa Clarita, California...
  
  , Santa Clarita: Camphor Tree Publishers, 1998.