Tiger (record album)
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Tiger, a children’s record, was Frank Buck
’s last recorded performance. The story was adapted by "Peter Steele" and Hecky Krasnow
. In fact, Krasnow often wrote under two names, Peter Steele and Hecky Krasno, dropping the "w." In Tiger Krasnow combined two animals from two stories in Bring 'Em Back Alive
:
Merrill Joels
, a radio actor, is the narrator, Captain Harry Curtis. Vocals are by the Southernaires
, orchestra conducted by Spencer Odom
. Buck was mortally ill with lung cancer as he read his lines, and was dead when Columbia Records
issued the album, April 17, 1950. Yet he sounds remarkably fit, and the recording itself has the charm of an old-time radio show, complete with music, sound effects, and an actor growling like a tiger. Columbia released the recording as a part of its children's series of 10” records (JL 8001 to JL 8013, 1949–1950). The second part of the album consists of Gene Autry
narrating Champion: The Horse No Man Could Ride.
Frank Buck (animal collector)
Frank Howard Buck was a hunter and "collector of wild animals," as well as a movie actor, director, writer and producer...
’s last recorded performance. The story was adapted by "Peter Steele" and Hecky Krasnow
Hecky Krasnow
Herman "Hecky" Krasnow was a record producer of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and the Frank Buck recording Tiger. -Early years:...
. In fact, Krasnow often wrote under two names, Peter Steele and Hecky Krasno, dropping the "w." In Tiger Krasnow combined two animals from two stories in Bring 'Em Back Alive
Bring 'Em Back Alive (book)
Bring ‘Em Back Alive was Frank Buck’s first book, a huge best seller that catapulted him to world fame and was translated into many languages. Buck tells of his adventures capturing exotic animals....
:
- The first is the tiger from the story “Man Eater,” which has been changed to a cow killer;
- The second is the leopard from “Loose on Board,” which has been changed into a tiger.
Merrill Joels
Merrill Joels
Merrill E. Joels was an actor in the Frank Buck recording Tiger .-Early life:Merrill Joels was the son of Abram J. and Rose Joels...
, a radio actor, is the narrator, Captain Harry Curtis. Vocals are by the Southernaires
Southernaires
The Southernaires, organized ca 1930, were an American popular vocal group in radio broadcasting of the 1930s and 1940s. They were known for their renditions of spirituals and work songs. In 1942, they won a widely publicized case of hotel discrimination....
, orchestra conducted by Spencer Odom
Spencer Odom
Spencer Odom was a pianist-arranger who conducted the music for the Frank Buck recording Tiger .-Early years:...
. Buck was mortally ill with lung cancer as he read his lines, and was dead when Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
issued the album, April 17, 1950. Yet he sounds remarkably fit, and the recording itself has the charm of an old-time radio show, complete with music, sound effects, and an actor growling like a tiger. Columbia released the recording as a part of its children's series of 10” records (JL 8001 to JL 8013, 1949–1950). The second part of the album consists of Gene Autry
Gene Autry
Orvon Grover Autry , better known as Gene Autry, was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s...
narrating Champion: The Horse No Man Could Ride.