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Way Out Wednesday: “My Son, the Hun”

Way Out Wednesday: “My Son, the Hun”

Tony Redman April 14, 2010 0

Here’s an interesting album that I know next to nothing about. As I mention in the entry on my blog: All I know about this album is what’s on the front cover that you

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Way Out Wednesday: Rowlf the Dog, “Ol’ Brown Ears Is Back”

Way Out Wednesday: Rowlf the Dog, “Ol’ Brown Ears Is Back”

Tony Redman April 7, 2010 2

When I was younger, I loved Sesame Street, especially the Muppets. I still have cassette tapes (that’s audio, not video) of bits from the show. I’d spend the night at my best friend’s house

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Way Out Wednesday: The Peter Pan Singers and Orchestra, “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window”

Way Out Wednesday: The Peter Pan Singers and Orchestra, “How Much Is That Doggie in the Window”

Tony Redman March 31, 2010 1

This album is very similar to a number of children’s albums I have, where the material is taken from a number of different sources that fall under the general artist name of “The Peter

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Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye the Sailor Man and His Friends”

Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye the Sailor Man and His Friends”

Tony Redman March 24, 2010 1

Here’s another album featuring that ever-popular sailor man, Popeye. This one does expand things a bit, since not only do we have Jack Mercer as Popeye, we also have Mae Questel as Olive Oyl

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Way Out Wednesday: “Modern Barbershop Quartet”

Way Out Wednesday: “Modern Barbershop Quartet”

Tony Redman March 17, 2010 3

What happens when you get Way Out...in barbershop harmony

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Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye’s Zoo”

Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye’s Zoo”

Tony Redman March 3, 2010 1

This week, we have an unusual album featuring Popeye the Sailor Man singing songs and telling stories about his desire to create a zoo. I’m guessing this record came out around 1959, because the

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Way Out Wednesday: “Tomorrow on the Children’s Corner” with Josie Carey and Fred Rogers

Way Out Wednesday: “Tomorrow on the Children’s Corner” with Josie Carey and Fred Rogers

Tony Redman February 24, 2010 2

In 1954, before Mister Rogers brought his Neighborhood to national television, he was a part of a local show in Pittsburgh called The Children’s Corner. A woman named Josie Carey was the host, and

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Way Out Wednesday: The Big Top Singers, “Let’s All Go to the Circus”

Way Out Wednesday: The Big Top Singers, “Let’s All Go to the Circus”

Tony Redman February 17, 2010 1

In honor of the Winter Olympics taking place in Canada, Way Out Wednesday (sort of) salutes our buddies up north (or whatever direction gets you to Canada) with this album of circus songs published

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Way Out Wednesday: The Stars of Gentle Ben, “The Bear Facts”

Way Out Wednesday: The Stars of Gentle Ben, “The Bear Facts”

Tony Redman February 10, 2010 2

Remember the 1967 television show Gentle Ben? It was a heartwarming adventure about a boy and his bear, sort of like if Lassie was a grizzly and Timmy was Ron Howard’s brother. I would

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Way Out Wednesday: “Why, Mommy…?”

Way Out Wednesday: “Why, Mommy…?”

Tony Redman January 27, 2010 2

It’s time to dig way back in the Way Out Junk archives for this children’s album. I’m not sure how old this one is, but the cover seems to indicate early 1960s at the

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