[Dixielandjazz] Stan Freberg Radio vs. TV

[David Richoux]

He actually did an ad for radio with that joke  ("que the 1,000 ton  
maraschino cherry") - I think it is on that 4 CD set, but I have it  
on a "for the radio industry " LP somewhere.

That set also has 2 versions of his 9 minute musical "Omaha" that is  
quite fantastic ;-)

I did a 4 hour radio show about Billy May soon after his passing so  
there was a lot of Stan Freberg - but I played a lot of Freberg on  
other shows as well - I guess my favorite is "Elderly Man  
River." (also in the collection.)

Dave Richoux
On Mar 3, 2007, at 5:44 AM, Steve Barbone wrote:

> I recall an interview with Stan Freberg many years ago. One of the  
> questions
> asked was why he concentrated on radio and not TV or movies.
>
> He answered by telling comedic story. Painted a word picture quite  
> vividly
> so that the listener was enthralled. After he was finished he said  
> something
> like; "Now how can you expect me to do that on film."
>
> He was a master of the spoken word and his descriptions reversed  
> the old saw
> that a picture is worth a thousand words. In his case, the opposite  
> was
> true.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
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