Word: freberg
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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...
...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...
...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...