[78-L] William Frawley records and the Cinnamon Bear

[David Lennick]

The Cinnamon Bear was still being syndicated in the 50s..check the FGRA website 
for label scans of all the versions I had (that was my transfer they issued). 
I've seen it on red vinyl, black vinyl, and laminated shellac. By the way, I 
still have one copy of the promo disc.

Bill Frawley..great album! 1957, mono only.
http://www.bsnpubs.com/dot/dotb.html
Google Bill and you'll find some interesting stories, including one that has 
him introducing "Melancholy Baby" to drunken requests..evidently "Sing 
Melancholy Baby" has historical truth to it.

dl

On 12/30/2011 4:39 PM, Sammy Jones wrote:
> Hello, all,
>
> I've just returned from my local Atlanta used record store (Wax 'n' Facts on
> Moreland AVE).  No 78s there, but a large selection of LPs.  I came away
> with the following treasure:
>
> Bill Frawley Sings the Old Ones, with the Jack Halloran Singers, and
> orchestra directed by Perry Botkin, Dot DLP 3061
>
> It's a collection with songs from his vaudeville days like "Moonlight Bay"
> and "Shine On, Harvest Moon."  Definitely recorded after "I Love Lucy" began
> in 1951, as it references Frawley being "made famous all over again as Fred
> Mertz."  Any recording details available?
>
> And more to the point, did William Frawley ever make any 78s or cylinders?
> He was born in the 1880s.
>
> On a Christmas-related note, I just got a complete set of the Cinnamon Bear
> on ET.  The discs have Bruce Ellis labels; not Transco...but I guess they
> could be pasteovers.  Anybody know if the Cinnamon Bear was ever repressed
> in the '50s?
>
> Sammy Jones
>
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