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A Conversation with Fred Frees
Blast from the Past: Paul Frees & Groucho on Rankin &
Bass's The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
Joe Bev's wife Lorie Kellogg and guest Fred Frees join him for
an hour of conversation and rare audio about Fred's dad,
legendary voice actor, Paul Frees . Paul was the voice of the
Ghost Host at Disney's Haunted Mansion, the dastardly Boris
Badenov from Bullwinkle, Professor Ludwig Von Drake via the
Wonderful World of Disney, the Pillsbury Dougboy, Ape in George
of the Jungle, and many other voices. Ben Ohmart's book:
Welcome, Foolish Mortals the Life and Voices of Paul Frees (Revised Edition) is available at bearmanormedia.com.
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Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House
Blast from the Past: Groucho in Film & Radio
Host Lorie Kellogg talks with her guest Steve Stoliar, author of Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House , available at
bearmanormedia.com, about his career as Groucho Marx's personal
secretary and archivist.
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with Joe Bev
Fibber McGee Meets Fibber McGee ON Fibber McGee an Molly Fibber Builds a Doghouse & The House of Wax
Joe Bev hosts an hour old time radio mashup between two Fibber
McGee and Molly episodes, one from January 2, 1940 and the other
new! Fibber McGee and Molly ran on the NBC Radio Network from
1935 until 1959. Fibber McGee's Scrapbook is available at
bearmanormedia.com. New Fiber McGee is available at
waterlogg.com.
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Son of Harpo Speaks and Son of Groucho Speaks
Host Fred Frees presents an hour of audio delights from the Bear
Manor and Waterlogg catalogs, plus some rarities of all kinds.
This time, part 1 Son of Harpo Speaks, written and read by Bill
Marx, and a rare interview with Arthur Marx, from 1972. The book
is available at bearmanormedia.com. The audiobook is available
at waterlogg.com.
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On this week's "Joe Bev Hour" shows:
GET THE WHOLE SERIES:
Length: 29.5 hours
CD Set or Download
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The Comedy-O-Rama Hour...
Camp Waterlogg: The Animals Are Revolting Redux
PODCAST: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id572142422
On the show, Ranger Joe Bevilacqua and Ranger Lorie Kellogg improvise radio theater stories, doing most of the voices themselves, from their cabin in Catskill Mountains. This week, the chipmunks and squirrels are throw nuts and acorns at the staff and visitors at Camp Waterlogg. Chef Ron Drysdale is still missing and now Adam Maxwell (Joe Bev) from US Homeland Security is look for him. Joe Bev also plays Sgt Lefty, Ellis da Boatkeeper, Woody, Adam Maxwell and Lil Orphan Andy. Kellogg is also heard as Lkie, Elise and Mrs. Terwilliger. Plus, the audio cartoon Reddy Robin and the Owl by Daws Butler, and more.
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The Jazz-O-Rama Hour...
Fred Frees Favorites Redux
PODCAST:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id611001393
Joe Bev presents 78 RPM Jazz with a Sense of Humor, including:
Benny Goodman: It's Only a Paper Moon (1945)
Count Basie: Volcano (1939)
Duke Ellington: Bensonality (1952)
Benny Goodman: King Porter Stomp (1935)
Count Basie: One O'Clock Jump (1937)
Duke Ellington: Take the A Train (1941)
Benny Goodman: Tiger Rag (1936)
Benny Goodman: If You Haven't Got a Girl (1931)
Count Basie: Jumpin' at the Woodside (1938)
Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee: Blues in the Night (1941)
Count Basie: 9:20 Special 1941
Duke Ellington: Perdido (1942)
Duke Ellington: Ring Dem Bells (1931)
Voice actor and son of legendary voice actor Paul Frees, Fred Frees introduces 78 RPM records in the voices of cartoon characters including his father's Boris Badanov from Jay Ward's Rocky and Bullwinkle, Professor Ludwig Von Drake from Disney's Wonderful World of Color and Disney's Haunted Mansion voice.
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Length: 8.8 hrs
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More funny children stories by noted Spanish author Pedro Pablo Sacristán, translated into English, in themes kids love! Perfect for bedtime, car rides, or anywhere you go, The Pedro’s Fables Themes Collection is an entertaining and educational anthology of Pedro Pablo Sacristán’s most beloved tales. Organized into themes and produced with full music and sound effects, this delightful collection is sure to charm the entire family.
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The Joe Bev Experience...
The Bear Manor Radio Hour: The Voice Actor Show with June Foray
PODCAST:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id627773341
Joe Bev presents an hour of audio from one of his Bear Manor Radio Network shows. This time, The Voice Actor Show #1 , featuring Bev's 2013 interview with June Foray, and Blast from the Past: Foray & Freberg on the Radio. June Foray is best known as the voice of such animated characters as Lucifer from Cinderella, Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Cindy Lou Who, Jokey Smurf, Witch Hazel, Granny, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick and Magica De Spell. Her career has encompassed radio, theatrical shorts, feature films, television, record albums (particularly with Stan Freberg), video games, talking toys and other media. Foray was also one of the founding members of ASIFA-Hollywood, the society devoted to promoting and encouraging animation. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame honoring her voice work in television.
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Voiced by Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Joe Barbera, Leonard Maltin, Bob Clampett, Stan Freberg, Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Bill Marx, June Foray, Craig Marin, Janet Waldo
Length: 2 hours & 51 min.
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Cartoon Carnival...
The Cartoon Carnival Pirates of the Caribbean Special
PODCAST:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id624696898
Host Joe Bevilacqua is shanghaied by Trapper Carl DSC, Chippy the parrot, and their marauding band of pirates who takeover the show and send the audience on a wild trip through Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, including rare tracks never-before heard of Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, Thurl Ravenscroft, J. Pat O'Malley, and Corey Burton, plus unused scenes and music.
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The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes:
The Best of the Comedy-O-Rama Hour,
Season One
By Joe Bevilacqua, Daws Butler, Robert J. Cirasa
Voiced by Vernon Morris, Henry J. Quinn, Jan Meredith , Ed Hyland, Terry Price, Gwendolyn Lewis, B. H. Barry
Length: 4 hours& 56 min.
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The Joe Bev Audio Theater...
The Cartoon Carnival Mother's Day Special
PODCAST:
Guest co-hosted by Joe Bev's mom, Joan Bevilacqua, and his mother-in-law, Virginia Kellogg, presenting classic and rare cartoon audio related to mothers, eggs, mothers on eggs, chickens on eggs, mother chickens on eggs, elephants on eggs, including the Warner Brothers cartoons An Egg Scrambled (1950) (voiced by Mel Blanc and Bea Benaderet) and Bob Clampett's version Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Suess (1942), the Walter Lantz cartoon Mother Goose on the Loose (1942), Walt Disney's Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938) and The Truth About Mother Goose (1957), Max Fleischer's The Kids in the Shoe, featuring the voice of Olive Oyl herself, Mae Questal and Smiley Burnette of Gene Autry fame singing Mama Don't 'Low (1935), plus Al Jolson singing My Mammy (1946) and Mutiny in the Nursery by The Paul Whiteman Orchestra (1938).
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Length: 8 hours
8 CD Set or Download
A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua, The New Stories of Old Time Radio is a collection of radio dramas and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.
The New Stories of Old Time Radio: Volume One, Set One
Produced, directed, and voiced by Joe Bevilacqua, with Lorie Kellogg, this is the first anthology of new fiction based on the beloved old-time radio characters and shows.
The New Stories of Old Time Radio: “Fibber McGee” and “Duffy’s Tavern”
A follow-up to the first volume, this radio theater production features two new old-time radio stories, complete with sound effects and music.
Old Time Radio Parodies: The Best of Comedy-O-Rama Hour, Season Two
Producer Joe Bevilacqua parodies some of the most beloved old-time radio shows, including The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, The Green Hornet, and War of the Worlds.
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The Joe Bev Hour Sunday Edition...
The Joe Bev Audio Theater
The House of Wax & Seven Letters of Love
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JAMES FOLLY AS FIBBER & JOE BEV as GILLDY |
Joe Bev hosts an hour of his radio theater gleaned from his more than forty year career. This time, his own The House of Wax, followed by Seven Letters of Love by William Melillo.
In The House of Wax, it's 1953 and Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve makes a less than triumphant return to Wistful Vista to introduce Vincent Price at the Wistful Vista Bijou premiere of the 3-D movie The House of Wax. Meanwhile, Fibber tries to save five cents by making his own 3D glasses. Teeny, Mr. Oldtimer, Wally Wimple, Mrs. Uppington, Harlow Wilcox, and even Fibber's closet... are all here in this brand-new Fibber tale, available at waterlogg.com.
Are you a fan of old-time radio? Do you wish they were still making those wonderful programs so you wouldn't have to keep listening to the same old episodes again and again? Do you poop out at parties? Do you wish I would stop asking so many questions? Well wish no more o traveler of the airwaves. These full cast audio productions. Don't worry if you aren't familiar with these names, their voice characterizations are as good as any you'll hear. And the acting and sound effects are of the highest quality. Give this a try, you won't be disappointed.
- Steven Brandt, Steven Brandt, audiobook-heaven.com
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Joe Bevilacqua (also know as Joe Bev) has published a number of booked under the Bear Manor banner, including Daws Butler: Characters Actor, Uncle Uncle and Donnie, and Scenes for Actors and Voices.
Bevilacqua has been a staple of public radio since the 1980s, with award-winning appearances on NPR's All Things Considered and Weekend Edition. He has most recently turned his attention to online radio streaming, podcasts and audiobooks.
The veteran broadcaster has developed a number of successful public radio shows airing on stations around the world, including The Comedy-O-Rama Hour, The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, The Joe Bev Experience, Cartoon Carnival, The Joe Bev Audio Theater, and The Joe Bev Hour Sunday Edition. Stations include Pawling Public Radio, Radio New Zealand, WGTD, Wisconsin Public Radio, Dream Stream Radio, Sound Stages Radio, WHRO-Norfolk, VA, The 1920s Radio Network, Toon Radio, The Radio Book Channel and The Couch TV Network. Available at http://joebev.com/buy.html
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