Comments on: "Hambone" from "Sandy’s Hour" Featuring Sandy Becker ?p=228 Popular Culture, Unpopular Culture, and Tom Snyder Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barb1952 ?p=228&cpage=1#comment-51 Barb1952 Sun, 02 May 2010 16:38:44 +0000 ?p=228#comment-51 Thank you for your information. Sandy Becker's version of the song and his character brings back such wonderful memories for me. Sandy was a treasure. It's a shame that most of his tapes were destroyed. <br /><br />Sandy, RIP I hope you are aware of the impact you had on a generation of childhood memories. Thank you for your information. Sandy Becker's version of the song and his character brings back such wonderful memories for me. Sandy was a treasure. It's a shame that most of his tapes were destroyed.

Sandy, RIP I hope you are aware of the impact you had on a generation of childhood memories.

]]> By: Anonymous ?p=228&cpage=1#comment-38 Anonymous Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:44:03 +0000 ?p=228#comment-38 if I am not mistaken, Sandy had a morning and late afternoon show. "Afrikaan Beat" was the afternoon show's theme, the morning show used "That Happy Feeling."<br />Both were done by Bert Kaempfert. if I am not mistaken, Sandy had a morning and late afternoon show. "Afrikaan Beat" was the afternoon show's theme, the morning show used "That Happy Feeling."
Both were done by Bert Kaempfert.

]]> By: DZONDZON ?p=228&cpage=1#comment-13 DZONDZON Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:56:14 +0000 ?p=228#comment-13 I had wondered about the scream in the song as well, but I had my doubts that it was actually Sandy Becker vocalizing. After watching this video of Becker I am certain it is. What a great talent he was!<br />http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3954294954024987906# I had wondered about the scream in the song as well, but I had my doubts that it was actually Sandy Becker vocalizing. After watching this video of Becker I am certain it is. What a great talent he was!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3954294954024987906#

]]> By: Lee Hartsfeld ?p=228&cpage=1#comment-12 Lee Hartsfeld Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:08:02 +0000 ?p=228#comment-12 Thanks for this post. For six years now, I've been listening to the 1963 re-edit on a compilation CD, thinking I was listening to the 1952 original. (I did find the "Yeaaaaaaahhhhh"'s kind of odd.)<br /><br />The missing instrumental section (the one Becker removed, and which is featured at the link you provided) is awesome.<br /><br />Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine's contemporary "pop" cover of the original was done in New Orleans style with steel guitar added, giving the arrangement a Bill Haley sound. Under the direction of Mitch Miller, no less. Thanks for this post. For six years now, I've been listening to the 1963 re-edit on a compilation CD, thinking I was listening to the 1952 original. (I did find the "Yeaaaaaaahhhhh"'s kind of odd.)

The missing instrumental section (the one Becker removed, and which is featured at the link you provided) is awesome.

Jo Stafford and Frankie Laine's contemporary "pop" cover of the original was done in New Orleans style with steel guitar added, giving the arrangement a Bill Haley sound. Under the direction of Mitch Miller, no less.

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