[78-L] Alec Templeton...

[David Lennick]

On 10/31/2012 5:10 PM, Ted Kneebone wrote:
> Alec Templeton was a pianist.  He had his own
> radio program in the 1940s.  He was sort of like
> Victor Borge.  He was blind and put out a few
> 78s; I have the CD versions of some of them.
> Very funny guy, but his own style.  Not really
> like Borge but funny all the same.
>      Speaking of funny musicians, we should
> mention "The Rhine Maiden" lady -- she taught
> folk singing, too.  And her name was
ANNA RUSSELL. Naturalized Canadian (1943), lived between here and Australia 
till her death 6 years ago.  dl

>      Still doing musical humor is PDQ Bach.  "The
> Stoned Guest" and all the works of Vivaldi
> recorded on many handy 45 rpm discs.  If you won
> that prize, you had a job ahead of you.  Real name
> is Peter Schickele.
>
> Ted Kneebone
> 1528 S. Grant Street
> Aberdeen, SD 57401
> Old Time Radio catalog...
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