Stan Freberg

Born: Aug 7, 1926 in Pasadena, CA

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Biography: Hip and irreverent, Stan Freberg was the last network radio comic, a trailblazing satirist whose work greatly expanded the vocabulary of the comedy form. While most postwar comedians used radio and records merely as a springboard for more lucrative film and television gigs, Freberg pushed the envelope ...Read full biography

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Freberg Underground! Show No. 1

Released: 1966

Label: Capitol

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Distressed with the move of commercial radio away from shows and into disk jockeys, Stan Freberg came up with a new idea: pay radio. Using his recording contract with Capitol, he presented old-style radio ...Read full review

The Presents the United States of America, Vol. 1: The Early Years

Released: 1961

Label: Capitol/EMI Records

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Released in 1961, Presents the United States of America, Vol. 1: The Early Years offered satirist Stan Freberg the opportunity to poke a bit of fun at and embellish American mythology in the same irreverent ...Read full review

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