Freddie Fisher (musician)
Encyclopedia
Freddie Fisher was an American
musician, leader of a band variously known simply as the Freddie Fisher Band, Freddie Fisher and His Schnikelfritz Orchestra (The word schnikelfritz is an affectionate term of German
origin for "a mischievous little boy"; comparable to scamp.), or Colonel Corn and His Band. The band, which first made its name in Minnesota
, was essentially a novelty act
, influenced by such vaudeville
performers as Clayton, Jackson, and Durante. His deliberately corny approach to songs was a precursor to Spike Jones
.
Fisher was born in 1904 in Lourdes, Iowa (near Garnavillo, Iowa
) and died in 1967 in Aspen, Colorado
. He appeared in at least nine films between 1938 and 1949. The latter part of his life was lived in Aspen, where he ran a repair shop called Fisher the Fixer and played in a band that included his son King Fisher.
United States
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musician, leader of a band variously known simply as the Freddie Fisher Band, Freddie Fisher and His Schnikelfritz Orchestra (The word schnikelfritz is an affectionate term of German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
origin for "a mischievous little boy"; comparable to scamp.), or Colonel Corn and His Band. The band, which first made its name in Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, was essentially a novelty act
Novelty song
A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions...
, influenced by such vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
performers as Clayton, Jackson, and Durante. His deliberately corny approach to songs was a precursor to Spike Jones
Spike Jones
Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and other Warner Brothers cartoon characters, performed a drunken, hiccuping verse for 1942's "Clink! Clink! Another Drink"...
.
Fisher was born in 1904 in Lourdes, Iowa (near Garnavillo, Iowa
Garnavillo, Iowa
Garnavillo is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 754 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Garnavillo is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
) and died in 1967 in Aspen, Colorado
Aspen, Colorado
The City of Aspen is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Pitkin County, Colorado, United States. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 5,804 in 2005...
. He appeared in at least nine films between 1938 and 1949. The latter part of his life was lived in Aspen, where he ran a repair shop called Fisher the Fixer and played in a band that included his son King Fisher.
Further reading
- Su Lum & Barbara A. Lewis, Fisher the Fixer (Second Edition, 1974), self-published. Lum is a longtime columnist for the Aspen TimesAspen TimesThe Aspen Times is an 11,500-circulation, 7-day-a-week newspaper in the ski resort of Aspen, Colorado with a history dating back to 1881.-History:...
.
External links
- Fan site, including link to authorized online copy of Fisher the Fixer.