[78-L] Alec Templeton...

[David Lennick]

A few serious works (probably more than a few)..I have a couple of chamber 
pieces that were recorded on Concert-Disc or one of those small labels that 
ended up as part of Everest.

George Malcolm also did "Bach Goes to Town" on harpsichord.

dl


On 10/31/2012 6:44 PM, neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com wrote:
> 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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>> Aberdeen, SD 57401
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