Word: freberg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Wide-Screen Mama Blues (Stan Freberg; Capitol). The top-tune business, particularly that muscular field called "rhythm and blues," gets a heartfelt razzing. "WideScreen Mama," bellows Funnyman Freberg (under the screaming riffs), "don't you Cinerama...
That's Rich (Fri. 9:30 p.m., CBS radio) stars Stan Freberg, known to televiewers as the voice of Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent on Time for Beany, and to record fans as the author and star of the bestselling Dragnet parody, St. George and the Dragonet. In his new show, Freberg plays the part of Richard E. Wilt ("When you think of wilted lettuce, think of me"), a gentle bird watcher and shipping clerk, whose lack of aggressiveness makes Wally Cox's Mr. Peepers seem like a pushing extrovert. Scriptwriters Frank and Doris Hursley have supplied Freberg...
...George and the Dragonet (Stan Freberg; Capitol). A parody of the portentous theme song of the radio and TV crime show, Dragnet, which comes on the heels of Ray Anthony's bestselling record of the same theme song (TIME, Sept. 28). The deadpan private eye, in this case St. George himself, sets out to haul in a dragon which has been devouring maidens out of season. On the reverse, Funnyman Freberg mimics the same crime-show mannerisms in telling the story of Little Blue Riding Hood ("the color has been changed to prevent an investigation...
...Composer Freberg thought to himself, "The whole [pop music] industry is turning into one big wailing wall . . . Somebody ought to do a take-out on it." He called in his collaborator, a melancholy little man named Ruby Raksin, who has contributed to the literature of music such gems as When It's Pickle Picking Time Down in Dixie, Dixie Pick a Pickle for Me!, and went to work...
...that Try is spinning its way to momentary fame, Freberg is already at work on another situation that he believes needs some taking-off. Excerpt from his newest, Abe Snake for President...