tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post6652586190911357169..comments2024-03-28T16:36:44.544-07:00Comments on Yowp: The Musical Stylings of Charles Dawson ButlerYowphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-70276715276697544322010-05-16T16:33:07.722-07:002010-05-16T16:33:07.722-07:00Gilbert Mack was a New York stage and radio actor,...Gilbert Mack was a New York stage and radio actor, perhaps best remembered from being a frequent actor on the CBS Mystery Theater. He did many Golden Records in addition to the Hanna-Barbera titles.<br /><br />As to why they didn't use the "real voices," as I used to call them when I was a kid and yes, I noticed no matter how young I was, has more to do with budget and contracts than anything else. I have heard that Daws has a contract with Colpix at the time, but I don't know the facts behind that.<br /><br />What I can surmise is that Golden also had a limited budget that did not allow them to fly Daws Butler to NYC or their staff to LA. I also think that the Golden "Songs of the Flintstones" and "Magilla Gorilla" LP's may have been produced by Hanna-Barbera and released by Golden, much like Disney's Mickey Mouse Club records were.<br /><br />It's probably a safe bet that Gil Mack had little or no reference audio for the many voices that he had to do in what was likely a recording session with a limited time for preparation. They could play a few soundtracks for him, but it's unlikely that they showed 16mm prints for the hours needed to get the voices down. That's not an excuse for the relative quality of his impressions, but is more likely the reality of making a children's record that sells for one or two dollars.<br /><br />What was even odder was when Charles Shows cast anyone the HB characters for the HBR records using pretty much whoever could make the session. It is very interesting to hear Paul Frees' take on Mister Jinks and Allan Melvin as Yogi Bear. Not like the original, mind you, but interesting.Greg Ehrbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516372889921545213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-81405158661676167082010-05-14T14:44:21.317-07:002010-05-14T14:44:21.317-07:00Thank you for all these gems. I love Daws' wor...Thank you for all these gems. I love Daws' work with Freberg as much as I love his HB stuff.RJFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657761310441031606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-69028604461130432012010-05-13T21:28:02.343-07:002010-05-13T21:28:02.343-07:00My favorite Daws voice, Mr. Jinx, kinda reminds me...My favorite Daws voice, Mr. Jinx, kinda reminds me of a hipster character Ernie Kovacs used to do.David Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063048211953520935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-24391879099636485672010-05-13T05:01:49.509-07:002010-05-13T05:01:49.509-07:00James, the reindeer single was on Dico. It was a l...James, the reindeer single was on Dico. It was a label founded in mid 1959 by Lou Busch after a ten-year career at Capitol. Dico was one of all kinds of small labels released by Allied. Ned Herzstam was working for Allied in the late 50s so these guys all seem connected somehow. I believe the 'B' side was a Backus piece called "The Office Party."<br /><br />Errol, archive.org has the Mel-O-Toons consecutively in one long file. The animation makes Filmation look like 'Fantasia' but if you love children's records voiced by Don Wilson, they're interesting to listen to. Capitol had classy kids records, thanks to Billy May and Alan Livingstone.<br /><br />Zartok, I'm presuming exclusive contracts must have been the reason Golden used Mack. He may have talent, but not as a Daws Butler mimic. He's Dave Barry-as-Elmer Fudd bad at times.Yowphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264605351878574044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-1266486848223076852010-05-12T16:33:52.790-07:002010-05-12T16:33:52.790-07:00"Yowp-Yowp" Dodsworth,
We cannot forge..."Yowp-Yowp" Dodsworth, <br /><br />We cannot forget that Colpix Records (Columbia Pictures' phonographic arm) ended turning into Colgems Records, Bell Records and nowadays Arista Records (which's linked to the Sony BMG conglomerate).rodineisilveirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751345474415214163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-65751510603597559162010-05-12T16:33:52.789-07:002010-05-12T16:33:52.789-07:00Wow, that Gil Mack was really bad news when it cam...Wow, that Gil Mack was really bad news when it came Hanna Barbera, wasn't he?Zartok-35https://www.blogger.com/profile/00449976580118722879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-21463558334497779492010-05-12T08:34:26.735-07:002010-05-12T08:34:26.735-07:00I like dug that teenage reindeer the most dad! Wha...I like dug that teenage reindeer the most dad! What was on the flip of that hip vinyl biscuit? And what biscuit maker put out that slice of xmas cheer?James Cimarustinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-26595700273476403942010-05-12T08:02:07.724-07:002010-05-12T08:02:07.724-07:00Great Stuff!!! I knew Daws did some recordings, bu...Great Stuff!!! I knew Daws did some recordings, but had no idea he did this many. I have a bunch of the old " Mel-O-Toons " where Capitol and RCA recordings were turned into cartoons, but sadly, not " Peppy Possum ". I have one of the Freberg albums, " Stan Freberg with the original cast ". Has a picture of Stan holding a script, and wearing a cast. Daws does some great work on those albums.Errolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-43494444490461005082010-05-12T07:32:55.407-07:002010-05-12T07:32:55.407-07:00Butler, as you may also know, co-wrote "The H...Butler, as you may also know, co-wrote "The Humphrey Hop" with George Bruns in 1956. The song was a variation of the song "In The Bag" from the Disney cartoon of the same name, with different lyrics by Butler. There is a recording of it but I don't believe Butler was directly involved.Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454782108761662940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403931334822730200.post-85598936914645051172010-05-12T03:02:00.115-07:002010-05-12T03:02:00.115-07:00You're overlooking "i was a teenage reind...You're overlooking "i was a teenage reindeer," a Christmas-Beatnik novelty featuring Daws and Jim Backus!<br /><br />http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=6074348&song=I+Was+A+Teenage+ReindeerBob Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173098298949183691noreply@blogger.com