Word: freberg
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...burlesque of Johnny Ray's bestseller Cry, is the work of Stan Freberg, 25, an exponent of the Al Capp-Henry Morgan school of humor, who is otherwise known to Los Angeles' junior TV fans as Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent on the Time for Beany show...
...Freberg, who first hit the satirical record big time with his John and Marsha take-off on soap operas, got the idea for Try while eating in a Hollywood restaurant. The jukebox kept droning Johnny Ray records-"and pretty soon I'm up to my hips in tears...