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Way Out Wednesday: Jodie Lyons, “Talkin’ Smokey”
One of the biggest American trends in the mid to late 1970s was CB radios. Originally used by truckers to communicate with each other, scads of other people decided to get into the act
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: The Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra, “The Unicorn”
As you can see, this children’s album is performed by the Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra, as opposed to just the Peter Pan Singers and Orchestra. I’m not sure when this came out.
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 5/28/10 — Doin’ It A Cappella Style!
A cappella is defined as music that is sung without instrumental accompaniment. According to the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, a cappella music was originally “composed to be performed in chapels which, unlike large churches,
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: “Things Go Better With …”
This is a fun album showing just how many recording artists were willing to plug a certain soft drink. It’s interesting to see the different approaches taken. The cuts are short, so I’m including
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: Matt Robinson, “My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin”
One of the most fondly remembered Muppets from the early days of Sesame Street was Roosevelt Franklin. He was voiced by Matt Robinson, who played Gordon on the show. (In fact, this album was
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: Father Guido Sarducci, “Breakfast in Heaven”
Comedian Don Novello has been portraying the part of chain-smoking priest Father Guido Sarducci ever since he bought the outfit for the character in 1974. Probably best known from his appearances on Saturday Night
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: “My Son, the Hun”
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
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 4/9/10
As you know if you follow my quasi-weekly column “Way Out Wednesday,” I also run a blog called “Way Out Junk.” (It is, in fact, what got me the Popdose gig in the first
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: Rowlf the Dog, “Ol’ Brown Ears Is Back”
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
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye the Sailor Man and His Friends”
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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