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SUNNY DAYS: THE SKIP PROKOP STORY (PART 6) by Jaimie Vernon

Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Serialized Book with tags albert Grossman, Bernie Finkelstein, Bob Segarini, Brian Jones, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eric Burden & The Animals, Fillmore West, Grateful Dead, Jaimie Vernon, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Martha & The Vandellas, MGM, Monterey Pop Festival, Papa John Phillips, Records, Skip Prokop, The Association, The Paupers, Toronto on April 27, 2020 by segarini

In our previous installment, Yorkville Village heroes The Paupers had effectively ambushed New York City and taken the American music business by storm following their gigs at the Café Au-Go-Go. It landed them both a U.S. record deal with MGM/Verve-Folkways and a deal with Uber-manager Albert Grossman (Bob Dylan, The Band, Odetta, Peter Paul & Mary, Paul Butterfield, Janis Joplin). The wheels were in motion for The Paupers to conquer America. The band did a promotional tour across the U.S. to radio stations in preparation for the release of their debut album ‘Magic People’ and live dates to follow. Skip Prokop continues the story…

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Doug Thompson: “YEP, LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY SURE CUT THROUGH THAT FENCE ALRIGHT.”

Posted in Opinion with tags Advertising Hall of Fame, Alan Livingston, Aquarius Theatre, Arthur Godfrey, Baba Looey, Barney Rubble, Capitol Records, Che Guevara, Daws Butler, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Ed Sullivan, Elroy Jetson, Elvis Presley, Hanna-Barbara, Harry Belafonte, Hokey Wolf, Huckleberry Hound, Jack Benny, Jack Gould, Jack Webb, Jackie Gleason, Johnny Ray, Kay Gardella, Lawrence Welk, Madison Avenue, MGM, New York Daily News, New York Times, Paramount, Peter Leeds, Quick Draw McGraw, radio, Raymond Conner, Records, Red Fox and His Musical Hounds, Scott Shaw, Screen Actors Guild, segarini, Snagglepuss, Stan Freberg, Super Snooper, The Flintstones, the Jenners, The Jetson’s, the Kardashians, TMZ, Wally Gator, Walt Disney, Walter Lantz, Warner Bros., Woody Woodpecker, Yogi Bear on April 13, 2015 by segarini

Stan Freberg passed away on Tuesday, April 7^th, 2015 in Santa Monica, California. He was 88. Despite his incredible success in the recording world (albeit in the 1950’s), radio, television and advertising (Freberg is in the Advertising Hall of Fame after all), somehow, Stan wasn’t hip enough for the TMZ generation. They’d rather report on yet another lame Kardashian/Jenner photo op, so Stan’s passing didn’t even merit a mention on their popular website or TV show, although his obituary did make the New York Times.