[Dixielandjazz] "Sh-Boom (was Need lead sheet - "Who Are You?")

[Don Robertson]

I still had most of the Freberg singles on '45's, so I made a "satire" 
CD for my grandson.  Several of the "original" recordings followed by 
the Freberg version.  His "History of the United States" is still my 
favorite.  My son and I still trade lines from it.  The Yankee Doodle 
bit was wonderful with the hip drummer.  Part 1 was great.  I've always 
thought he "jumped the shark" with part 2.

Don Robertson
Napa, CA

On 7/9/2010 3:00 PM, Bill Haesler wrote:
> Harry Callaghan wrote (in part):
>    
>> To think that some people were critical of the lyrics to "Sh-Boom" back in
>> the 50s.....
>>      
> Dear Harry,
> The Freberg can be heard at:
>    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSmLO6pmYcI&feature=related
> Not the greatest HiFi, but it's there along with the Crew Cuts' original at:
>     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsWpeShAvoo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
>
> For anyone interested in the wunnerful Stan Freberg 45s they shouldn't overlook a US$20 hidden gem still available at Worlds Records:
>
> A  DRG (91512) 2-CD set. Here are the very singles that Stan Freberg recorded for Capitol Records throughout the early part of his illustrous career. Hip and irreverent, Stan Freberg was the last network radio comic, a trailblazing satirist whose work greatly expanded the vocabulary of the comedy form. While most comedians use radio and records merely as a springboard for more lucrative film and television gigs. Freberg pushed the envelope in both mediums, creating high-concept musical comedies and sound collages which revolutionized the audio format while sending the stage for hallucinatory sonic visions of the Firesign Theater and the National Lampoon troupe."
>
> All the favourites, including "C'est Si Bon (It's So Good), A Dear John&  Marsha Letter, Sh-Boom, The Yellow Rose Of Texas, Rock Around Stephen Foster, St. George&  The Dragonet, The Great Pretender, Heartbreak Hotel, Rock Island Line, Banana Boat (Day-O), Tele-Vee-Shun, Ya Got Trouble, Green Christmas........."
> I couldn't resist buying the set when it came out last year.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
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