[78-L] Red Scare - McCarthy era songs. Lennick replies

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Lest we think that this occurred only during the reign of the Junior Senator 
from Wisconsin (and did anyone ever hear the tale that Orson Welles was once 
tapped to run for that office but declined..paving the way for......), the late 
30s sketch "Private Jives" refers to the actors appearing with the approval of 
the Dies Committee.

dlennick

On 5/14/2014 4:08 PM, 78-L Mail List wrote:
>
> Just now seeing the Freberg stuff. Don't forget that in The History of
> The United States, Part One: The Early Years, there's a sketch and song
> wherein Thomas Jefferson visits Ben Franklin at night and tries to
> persuade him to sign the Declaration of Independence. Halfway through
> the song (titled "A Man Can't Be Too Careful What He Signs These Days"),
> there's this:
>
> Tom: You're so skittish! Who possibly could care if you do?
> Ben: The UnBritish Activities Committee, that's who!
>
> Michael Shoshani
>
>
> On 5/14/2014 14:19, 78-L Mail List wrote:
>>
>> "I'm No Communist" by Lulu Belle&  Scotty (Mercury 6400) and also by Carson Robison&  his Pleasant Valley Boys (M-G-M 11293)
>>
>> Cary Ginell
>>
>>
>> On May 14, 2014, at 3:03 PM, 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> THE RED BOOGIE..MORRIE GOODSON&  SONNY VALE (on Charter, I recall)
>>> (It's in the big Bear Family box..probably lots of other appropriate ones as well)
>>>
>>> And the opening to Stan Freberg's LITTLE BLUE RIDING HOOD (Only the color has
>>> been changed to prevent an investigation).
>>>
>>> For that matter, Freberg's "Point of Order" lampooned the whole McCarthy/Army
>>> Hearings.
>>>
>>> dlennick
>>>
>>> On 5/14/2014 1:39 PM, 78-L Mail List wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A friend sent me this request and of course I open it up to discussion.
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>> I'm looking for a song from the Red Scare" era about
>>>> either McCarthy himself or ,HUAC. There are 2 verses in "Wasn't that a
>>>> Time?" and a verse in Malvina Reynolds' "Quiz Show," but I can't think
>>>> of any others. What am I not remembering?
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