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Dates: during 1952-1952
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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: It's the Style | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: It's the Style | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: It's the Style | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: It's the Style | 3/31/1952 | See Source »

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