[78-L] Norman Brooks photo

[David Lennick]

Canadian boy. He did a couple of albums with Al Goodman conducting for those 
cheapo labels in the late 50s.

Jolson imitators..Elvis imitators..Glenn Miller imitators..sigh..whoops, forgot 
about the Judy Garland imitators (of all sexes)..

dl

On 3/6/2011 10:30 PM, DanKj wrote:
>   A search brought up a few pics used in youtube videos , one of which probably isn't THE worst song I've ever heard, but...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZWaiBiSni4   Hello Sunshine.  Click at your own peril.  (Listening a second time .. it's
> like a bloody accident! I can't look, but can't look away! aahh!)
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>   oh wait, there it is aGAYNE in a 4-song comingled catastrophe -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH_DWKtVouM   . Gosh oh
> golly. I've got those alternating from hot to cold shivers along my spine.   Archie Rice,  I've got an opening act for you.
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> and several photos in this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHmLVwaizE8
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Biel"<mbiel at mbiel.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 7:23 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Norman Brooks photo
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>> I have never before come across a photo of Norman Brooks, the Al Jolson
>> imitator (did he ever do anything else?)  There is one on page 89 of the
>> November 15, 1955 Billboard.  It should be able to be accessed thru
>>
>> http://books.google.com/books?id=yCEEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false
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