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Way Out Wednesday Mixtape Special: Do I Have to Spell It Out?
Way Out Wednesday returns for a spell with a mixtape of songs commemorating the Scripps National Spelling Bee!
Read More »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 »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: “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 »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
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: “Modern Barbershop Quartet”
What happens when you get Way Out...in barbershop harmony
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: “Popeye’s Zoo”
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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