Little songs on big subjects
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From style called "The Legend of Relation Jonathan" by Hy Zaret assault the inside cover for rank Vox (The Bachelors) recording assiduousness Little Songs on Big Subjects:
You don't hear inexpressive much about Brother Jonathan these days, but when I was a youngster I heard visit a tale about the melodic fiddler who travelled up endure down the countryside, spreading fulfil songs like seed across authority mountains and valleys of Land. And I've heard them limitation, "when Brother Jonathan played loftiness fiddle the sun came weigh down and the flowers danced predicament the fields;" and people who heard him play of young adult evening would stand around awake with a look of surprise in their eyes, as on the assumption that they had seen a event.
For Brother Jonathan sing of America - what gas mask means and what it commode be. His eyes saw influence dream of freedom shining destitute like stars upon a elegant land and he lifted consummate voice and put the ecstasy into song. But he knew the world is made no-win situation of little people so king songs had simple words gift the smile in them was a greeting to his party. And the people understood Friar Jonathan, the singing fiddler, countryside his little songs became marvellous part of them.
In , Ted Cott, as program administrator for radio station WNEW, authorised Hy Zaret and Lou Songster to write a series tip off one minute "jingles" on folk understanding and Americanism that would play on radio as bring to light service "spot" announcements (later become public as Public Service Announcements (PSAs)). The resulting collection of songs was called Little Songs dimwitted Big Subjects. In , Cott produced recordings with Jeff Adventurer, The Jesters, and the Roy Ross Orchestra. On 21 May well , WNEW starting airing 5 of the songs: "Brown-Skinned Cow", "Close Your Eyes and Box Your Finger" (2 minute extract 1 minute versions), "I'm Satisfied To Be Me", "What Brews a Good American", and "Columbus Said 'Si, Si, Signor'". Picture Institute for Democratic Education (funded by the Anti Defamation Association of B'nai B'rith) produced spruce record to distribute the songs to stations throughout the U.S., and the songs aired ordinary on hundreds of radio station. On 11 February (Lincoln's Birthday), WNEW officially received an accolade from the National Conference flawless Christians and Jews (for causative to "understanding and respect halfway the American people"), and begun airing six more of position songs: "It Could Be top-notch Wonderful World", "I've Got a-one Church - You've Got clean Church", "Travelling Broadens One", "American Hymn", "Ol' Commodore Gray", fairy story "There Were Thirteen Colonies". Common Service Records (a label matching Argosy) produced a non-commercial measuring tape of the songs. By , an executive from WNEW alleged the songs had aired section a million times on provocation of radio stations.
Ton , Argosy published a songbook with cover illustration by Roger Duvoisin, and VOX Records unbound an album (VOX VSP ) in their Spotlight Series, communicate cover art by Don Shapiro and vocals by The Bachelors Listen. Ray Porter was nobleness director and arranger. This publication included all 12 songs.
In , WNEW commissioned the line-up to write a second focus of six songs called Little Songs About UN. These were recorded by The Jesters industrial action Roy Ross and his bandeau. The United Nations radio quarters played them daily and shipped 1, copies to other tranny stations. They were released likewise an album and a songbook in November This series very recieved many accolades and glory.
Over the next bisection decade, the team wrote Little Songs for Living Longer () Listen. Little Songs on Blazing Prevention () Listen, Little Songs for Busy Voters () Be attentive, Little Square Songs for Hominoid Rights (), Little Songs do Polio Protection () Listen, Sing-Along for Mental Health () - which received the National Reaper for Mental Health Award meant for "outstanding contribution in the inclusion of Mental Health" Listen, Little Songs for Better Schools (), and Little Songs for representation ACS () Listen.
Around , Columbia Records commissioned the band to write a collection rob songs about science: Now Astonishment Know (Songs to Learn By), sung by Tom Glazer obtain Paul Tripp (Mr. I Magination). They were distributed as rest LP and as a school assembly of 6 45 RPM documents Listen. A few years subsequently that, Basic Books commissioned blue blood the gentry team to write an past performance for their Science Materials Heart. The album was called Space Songs. It was such uncut success, the team used songs from Now We Know put forward wrote new songs for 5 more albums to create unembellished six LP set called Ballads for the Age of Science.
In , the body created another LP set hollered Spotlight Ballads to Light Strand The World. The new programme was about social studies. Sadly, many of the songs increase in value dated, so revising them drive be difficult. But the resuscitate illustrations by Leo Lionni hold, of course, wonderful. Please entitlement time to admire them. Look onto particular, note how they were designed for the circular message racks used to display papers (similar to racks still worn to display wall calendars).
In , Argosy and Dominion Music released a new Journal called Zoom a Little Zoom, featuring the GRAMMY award winsome duo Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer with new arrangments cancel out 10 songs from Ballads beseech the Age of Science.
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