Rare Daws Butler: Comedy from the Voice of Yogi Bear!
About this audiobook
Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg's greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Here is a hilarious collection of rare, never-before-released Daws Butler comedy recordings featuring the voices of Stan Freberg, Shep Menken, Herschel Bernardi, and Carol Hemmingway. Included in the collection:
– Daws Butler's Comedy Demo – Daws Demonstrates How to Do Quick Draw, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, and Snagglepuss – "Blooper's Soap" – Daws Butler's Serious Demo – "Yogi Bear Meets the Celebrities"– Arthur Godfrey Parody – "The Flea" – "Margery Dickerson" – Mr. Jinks Tells "Mary Had a Little Lamb" – "Romney Tuff" – "Who's Afraid of a Virginian's Wrath"
About the author
Daws Butler was the master of voice. His was the voice behind most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap’n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multimillion-selling records such as “St. George and the Dragonet” are still held in reverence today. He also ran a voice acting workshop for many years. Among his many successful students are Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, and Corey Burton, from Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind.
Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.
