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June 23, 2006
Well Deserved
He's not nearly as well known as he should be these days, but it's always good to see Stan Freberg recognized for his outstanding careers. Yes, I have to say more than one, as we are talking about a man famous for pupettering ("Time for Beany"), voice-acting in animation (mostly with Warner Brothers, including the only classic WB 'toon I can think of where Mel Blanc isn't given solo voice credit, "Three Little Bops") , recorded parody and comedy (I especially like the Dragnet parodies and his rip on Elvis singing Heartbreak Hotel), radio comedy (my step-father had two albums of sketches selected from "The Stan Freeberg Show" that were my introduction to his work, some 25 years ago; now I own the complete series on CD), radio and television advertising (IMO, La Choy brand chinese food and Jeno's Pizza pretty much owe their existence to his work blazing their brand into people's mind).
If you don't know Freberg's work, I can't recommend it highly enough. The 1961 "Stan Freeberg Presents The United States of America" album is an absolute scream (though, sadly, the 1996 "Part Two" material isn't nearly as strong).
[Originally spotted at Mark Evanier's blog, though I searched up a slightly more detailed article to link to.]
Posted by ghoul at June 23, 2006 07:10 AM
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