... Edison. But the name “Grammy” prevailed, backed by Academy governors such as Elmer Bernstein and StanFreberg. Television’s Emmy Awards get their moniker from a pioneer TV engineer and the third president of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He suggested “Immy,” a term commonly used around 1950 for the early image orthicon camera. The name stuck and was later modified to...
... the first big record hit of 1960 will concern rock ‘n’ roll, if my ears still ring true. StanFreberg, one of the world’s great satirists, has a can’t-misser in his new “Payola Roll Blues,” a huge slap at rock ‘n’ roll. . . . I only wish Stan had come along about five years sooner with this classic. David Rose’s remark about “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” was demonstrably wrong...
StanFreberg and Ray Bradbury (yes, THAT Ray Bradbury) hawking Sunsweet Pitted Prunes: And now, an extra-special treat; something I've been looking for on YouTube forever and IT'S FINALLY HERE!! Mom, this one's for you: This is the infamous "Lemon Cream Pie" sketch from Great American Dream Machine . If you're a member of the Most Hated Generation, your mom probably bought those...
