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Way Out Wednesday Mixtape Special: Do I Have to Spell It Out?

Tony Redman June 1, 2011 9

Way Out Wednesday returns for a spell with a mixtape of songs commemorating the Scripps National Spelling Bee!

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Way Out Wednesday: Jodie Lyons, “Talkin’ Smokey”

Tony Redman June 30, 2010 2

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

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Way Out Wednesday: The Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra, “The Unicorn”

Tony Redman June 9, 2010 2

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.

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Way Out Wednesday: “Things Go Better With …”

Tony Redman May 26, 2010 5

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

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Way Out Wednesday: Matt Robinson, “My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin”

Tony Redman May 12, 2010 6

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

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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”

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: “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”

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”

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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