KZfaq needs more channels like this. Great video, thorough, and a subtle sense of humor. Just nice to see someone appreciate art/celebrate it.
@DustinReckling6 ай бұрын
You never know where these kinds of journeys will take you! Thank you for watching :)
@Nightman221k6 ай бұрын
That is so cool! I love stumbling on something truly special and unique. The snippets of the songs you have on here really have a lovely melody. By the way I've been checking out the videos on your channel. Man, you definitely deserve more attention on these they're really good!
@Dippydipdip6 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this! Such great research on your part. I really love your channel!
@DustinReckling6 ай бұрын
Very kind words, thank you!
@KurtDicke5 ай бұрын
I was able to buy a digital copy of the album and loaded it into my KZfaqMusic library. Listening to it now. Thanks for finding it and posting.
@raggedyannrevivaleffort5 ай бұрын
While Frank Luther was doing children's albums for DECCA, he also did a collection of Raggedy Ann albums working closely with Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle! Some are just collections of songs, but a couple of them (Magic Book and Golden Butterfly) have little bits of narration in between, telling a simple story along with the music. They're simple but incredibly charming, and decently well preserved, so they're always one of the first things I recommend to new fans of the franchise. I consider that a testament to Frank Luther's skill and lovely voice.
@DustinReckling5 ай бұрын
Fascinating! I didn't come across this on my research, but this is very in character for him.
@raggedyannrevivaleffort5 ай бұрын
@@DustinReckling Definitely. Wonderful video btw! I've been going back through your channel to watch a bunch of yours as I work. I love finding new obscure deep dives. In some of your other theater videos covering Broadway flops and such you ask for recommendations, so I have to suggest the 1986 Raggedy Ann musical as a fun Broadway flop to cover! Confusing, dark, and surreal, with Muppets/Sesame St composer Joe Raposo.
@DustinReckling5 ай бұрын
I will give it a look! Thank you for the suggestion. :)
@TheCultofJames4 ай бұрын
Hey! I have been researching this show for years (I uploaded the pictures you used from my collection). I have lots of new information because, even though there is no surviving video, there IS an aircheck from its broadcast on CBS at the New York Public Library and I just listened to it recently. Quite different than the cast album! Several musical pieces that were not on the album and completely different passages of narration. From the sounds of it, there must have been a big dance number in the cave for Matt Mattox and another major showcase during "Have a Happy Holiday." John Sharpe sounded absolutely great as Tom and Jimmy Boyd's squeaky/screechy voice was perfect for Huck. And Bennye Gattneys' screams during the climactic chase must have cracked a few TV screens! I'll send along some notes, if you'd like.
@DustinReckling4 ай бұрын
Whoa! Lucky of you to find this video. I would love to see your notes. Feel free to DM on my socials!
@jamessanford70734 ай бұрын
@@DustinReckling I will message you with lots of background. My first "break" in theater was when I was cast in a junior high production of this musical, and I have not seen another production of it in all the years since. It used to be licensed through Music Theatre International but is not on their current list. Apparently, there were multiple versions of the script floating around: I have at least two and neither of them is the same as the one we performed. My guess is that Luther and his co-writers revised it several times during the multiple engagements at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City. The TV version was only one hour and, of course, the stage version was two full acts. Most of the music on the cast album was not in the original broadcast (it must be the only TOM SAWYER show that didn't include the whitewashing scene!) and then Luther wrote even more music for subsequent productions. Quite a fascinating evolution.
@DustinReckling4 ай бұрын
@@jamessanford7073 Do you happen to have these scripts somewhere? I would love to read them.
@annasahlstrom61095 ай бұрын
I was in a community theatre production of the newer version that was on Broadway briefly. It's very good but not as good as Big River.
@RLucas3000Ай бұрын
Just discovered you and subscribed.
@richardkennedy84813 ай бұрын
Did you see the half live action half animated Tom Sawyer TV series?
@DustinReckling3 ай бұрын
I have not! Tell me more about it please!
@richardkennedy84813 ай бұрын
@@DustinReckling I don't remember much. It was in the 70's a syndicated show. I think it only ran one season. Tom, Huck and Becky were live and everything else was animated. They traveled on a raft on the river and were always trying to get back home. It was Hannah Barbara