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As far as musicians are concerned, especially the ones that lug lots of equipment around, the harmonica player tends to be an envied fellow or gal, the assumption being that such a player will still be going strong when many drummers, bassists or whatever have long since collapsed from tendanitis, bad backs, hernias or other physical problems related to lifting stuff harmonica players don’t have to lift
Frank Cappelli established himself among the most popular children’s entertainers of his day with a series of successful albums and home videos Born in 1952, he made his debut with 1987’s You Wanna Be a Duck; other albums included Look Both Ways, Good, and Pass the Coconut, while his video releases featured Slap Me Five and All Aboard the Train and Other Favorites
One of the first urban cowboys, Frank Luther made a career out of supplying urban listeners with their fix of traditional country music A Kansas native, Luther was a professionally trained pianist who played in several vocal groups in his home state before moving to New York in 1928 and meeting fellow Kansas transplant Carson Robinson
When it comes to the subject of Spike Jones and the City Slickers, there is what one sees as well as what one hears Born Pasquale Scalici at the turn of the 20th century, Frankie Little was a badly height-challenged fellow who represented the visual aspect of the Jones insanity
This wrestler-turned-crooner warps music and message I Bite the Songs is a picture disc ~ Larry Lapka, All Music Guide
Fred Koch has had a steady career singing simple yet appealing folk songs for kids In addition, Koch has contributed to a great variety of efforts for children — as a composer, producer, performer, and teacher
One of the premier children’s entertainers of his era, Fred Penner was a popular singer as well as the host of his own long-running television series A native of Canada, he often made up his own songs as a child, and after teaching himself how to play the guitar regularly performed in school choirs and pageants
Born Philip Fred Morganstern, this banjo player became one of the funniest members of Spike Jones and the City Slickers, appearing with the band throughout the so-called golden age of television as well as on many road tours and recordings
Flagg has been a guest on a number of comedy concept records including Our Wedding Album, or the Great Society Affair (1966) It took her a quarter-century to hit her stride, though; the film Fried Green Tomatoes is based on her best-selling book
The fame of vaudeville legend Fanny Brice has been largely carried on in a biographical adaptation of her life that has almost nothing to do with the facts of the case, the musical Funny Girl, a star vehicle designed for Barbra Streisand