Among many things, Freberg was known for his extremely creative radio and TV commercials. Here are four. Nelson assists in the first pair.
A three-page article in the 2 December 1964 edition of Sponsor magazine confirms Billy May’s Orchestra is backing them, with help from Jud Conlon’s Singers. I think Bill Baldwin is the announcer in the third spot. I would love to know who the singer is in the second ad.
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Freberg got himself in hot water (ha ha) in the mid-Eighties with the not-yet-Artist-Formerly-Known-As because of a Prince Spaghetti TV ad that made sport of their similar monikers. [Cue Controversy]
ReplyDeleteI don't have a clue as to who the singer happened to be in the second commercial. I wouldn't think it was someone they pulled from an orchestra at random and said "here, sing this". Speaking of Frank Nelson, he appeared in a television commercial from Freberg for Zagnut.
ReplyDeleteSince the dialogue says "a famous singer," I'm sure that's who it is, some crooner from the '30s. He's very Rudy Vallee-esque, except with more resonance than Vallee.
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