The 3rd Daws Butler Collection: Incredibly More from the Voice of Yogi Bear

· Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Joe Bevilacqua, Charles Dawson Butler, and others
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This collection of four Waterlogg productions is sure to entertain the whole family!

Uncle Dunkle and Donnie, Vol. 3: The Master's Tapes

A must-have for collectors, these recently discovered master reels of cartoon-voice legend Daws Butler performing all the voices for twenty-one of his hilarious fractured fairy tales have been digitally remastered by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua.

Rare Daws Butler, Vol. 4: 1959–1960

In this fourth volume of rarities, Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua has once again uncovered recordings of the legendary voice genius that were thought lost and remastered them for this collection. Among the audio treasures, Daws Butler's son Chas plays straight man to Yogi Bear and Mr. Jinks in several original comedy sketches, which Butler wrote and which eventually led to his Uncle Dunkle and Donnie fractured fables.

A Joe Bev Live Tribute to Daws Butler

In July of 2003, ASIFA-Hollywood invited members to discover the many talents of a person who became an icon in animation and inspired an entire generation of voice actors: Daws Butler. Hosted by Butler prot├®g├® Joe Bevilacqua, the event included special guests June Foray, Corey Burton, and Nancy Cartwright. The entire panel shared their stories of Daws and performed several of Daws' workshop scripts live.

Yogi Comes to Camp Waterlogg: A Comedy-O-Rama Special

When a bear gets in the Camp Waterlogg chicken coop, young Squeaky Lkie dreams that it's Yogi Bear. Joe Bevilacqua, prot├®g├® of renowned voice-actor Daws Butler, uncovered rare recordings of Butler as Yogi Bear and, along with his wife, Lorie Kellogg, improvised this hour-long story. This special edition of Bevilacqua's Comedy-O-Rama Hour has aired on Sirius-XM, NPR stations, and podcasts throughout the world.

About the author

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.

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.

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