http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/06/28/clark-gesner-captain-kangaroo-opening/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Wed, 8 Oct 2008 02:17:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/06/28/clark-gesner-captain-kangaroo-opening/#comment-33998 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:20:10 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/06/28/clark-gesner-captain-kangaroo-opening/#comment-33998 PK: I changed the spelling to YOURS with 2 esses, although IMDB has him with only 1 s. Gessner is known for penning the musical YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. But I don't see any other reference to the "Puffin Billy" song you IDed above. Maybe Edward White actually IS the composer of this opening. Or is a pseudonym? Hmm, I'll keep looking. PK: I changed the spelling to YOURS with 2 esses, although IMDB has him with only 1 s. Gessner is known for penning the musical YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN. But I don’t see any other reference to the “Puffin Billy” song you IDed above. Maybe Edward White actually IS the composer of this opening. Or is a pseudonym? Hmm, I’ll keep looking.

]]> http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/06/28/clark-gesner-captain-kangaroo-opening/#comment-33977 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:58:10 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2007/06/28/clark-gesner-captain-kangaroo-opening/#comment-33977 Roger, I may be wrong (but I won't be wrong always!) but I believe that Mssr. Gessner may have provided that slightly turgid version of a bit of British "light" music (originally describing a locomotive named <a href="http://pws.prserv.net/loosepoodle/PuffinBilly1.mp3" rel="nofollow"><i>Puffin Billy</i>)</a>, ascribed to one Edward White. It was used on a well known Brit children's radio show, from which it might have been lifted. Roger, I may be wrong (but I won’t be wrong always!) but I believe that Mssr. Gessner may have provided that slightly turgid version of a bit of British “light” music (originally describing a locomotive named Puffin Billy), ascribed to one Edward White. It was used on a well known Brit children’s radio show, from which it might have been lifted.

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