[78-L] Alec Templeton...

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Templeton's music was clever. Did he write any "serious" music?

BG did a version of "Bach Goes to Town" with his band in the late 30s. 
E. Power Biggs also did a version on harpsichord on LP.

joe salerno


On 10/31/2012 4:10 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
>      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
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Joe Salerno