Currently at work on a new album, a book, two syndicated radio shows stan freberg here and when radio was, both of which he took on in the early nineties hes also featured as narrator in the new. Stan frebergs best known album also ranks as one of his biggest successes, stan freberg presents the united states of america, volume one. August 7, 1926 april 7, 2015 was an american author, recording artist, voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, whose career began in 1944. The middle years and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Mumbling through shboom, freberg drags the great pretender snarling to the heartbreak hotel, snares the yellow rose of texas, and takes harry belafontes famous banana. Check out the great pretender by stan freberg on amazon music. Demento presents the greatest christmas novelty cd of all time, and st. If you dont know his name, you should, and if you do a search online you may find yourself an instant fan. Oh yes, im the great pretender pretending that im doing well my need is such. In todays ever growing world of visual rather than auditory stimulation, stan freberg would be the first to admit his humor belongs to any generation who practices portraying intelligence. Birthdeath stan freberg was born on august 7, 1926.
Just love this version of the great pretender and stan freberg and wanted to share. George and the dragonet, stan freberg presents the united states of america, his role on the television series time for beany 19501955, and a number of classic television commercials. August 7, 1926 is an american author, recording artist, animation voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, whose career began in 1944. By the 50s, stan freberg had firmly established himself in radio.
Oh yes, im the great pretender a drift in a world of my own i play the game. Get all the lyrics to songs on stan freberg presents. To appreciate the humor of stan freberg one must have a knowledge of past and current events. Stan freberg is one of the greats in musical comedy history. He is still alive and working on projects and advertisement. Occupationtitle radio comic, voice actor, advertiser. The arrangement featured a repeated sequence on the piano which was popular in slow rock. He remained active in the industry into his late 80s, more than 70 years after entering it. Stan freberg the great pretender 78rpm 1956 youtube. The great pretender is a popular song recorded by the platters, with tony williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on november 3, 1955. The very best of stan freberg by stan freberg on amazon.
Stan freberg the great pretender lyrics genius lyrics. Ivoriesman and roland rock present stan frebergs hilarious sendup of the platters great pretender. Combining tom lehrer with spike jones would that make tom jones. He is known as the last network radio comic who changed comedy forever. He is still active in the industry in his mid80s, nearly 70 years after entering it. August 7, 1926 april 7, 2015 was an american author, actor, recording artist, voice artist, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, whose career began in 1943. Stan freberg, the toads, billy may the great pretender. Although i didnt love it as much as tgb, it was an amazing story that intrigued me from beginning to end. But not only do you get his crazy renditions of popular songs of his time the banana boat song, yellow rose of texas, you also get great radio play take offs on dragnet and lawrence welk, among others. Stan freberg vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. The best of stan freberg the capitol years discogs. Stan freberg made his name as a voice actor in animation, initially with warner brothers in 1944 and later walt disney, and was still providing the.
In 1950, he scored a huge success with his first recording for capitol records, john and marsha, a soapopera parody that consisted of the title characters both played by freberg. The stan freberg show was a weekly radio comedy show that ran on the cbs radio network for only fifteen episodes in 195758. Vinyl 7 stan freberg the great pretender 1956, vinyl discogs. Listen in as dennis daily once a producer for the usda leads stan freberg and peter leeds through the recording of a national radio spot. I pretend too much im lonely but no one can tell oh yes, im the great.
International lampoon by stan freberg on amazon music. Apr 10, 2015 images ive shared through my radio show the movie music spotlight. In a followup he used pedal steel guitarist speedy west. His humor might best be described as topical satire. The book is designed by and produced under the watchful supervision of walts daughter, carolyn kelly. See more ideas about stan freberg, elmer fudd and donald duck comic. After listening to the amazing audiobook the great betrayal by millenia black i knew i wanted to listen to her first book the great pretender. In 1950, he scored a huge success with his first recording for capitol records, john and marsha, a soapopera parody that consisted of the title characters both played by freberg repeating each others names. He was blessed with the double abilities of being an amazing mimic and possessing a razorsharp satirical mind.
Stan freberg was one of americas foremost satirists during the 1950s and his sublime parodies of then current pop music hits are almost as wellknown as some of the hits he lampooned. Done in the format of musical theatre, the album parodied american history from 1491 to the end of the american revolution in 1783. Check out international lampoon by stan freberg on amazon music. In the early 1940s he began to do voice work for both the warner brothers cartoons some of his characters included junyer bear and. The show, starring comedian stan freberg and featuring the vocal talents of daws butler, june foray, and peter leeds and the musical direction of billy may, ran in the 7 p. Stan freberg the great pretender 1956, vinyl discogs. The words and music were written by buck ram, 1 the platters manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before. Ivoriesman and roland rock present stan freberg s hilarious sendup of the platters great pretender. Well, he could run down to carnegie wigwam on sunday afternoons and listen to flying birdstein explain the ceremonial dances.
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