The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers presents:
Hey Listeners,
The Haberdasher turns 60 today. I can’t hardly believe it. I don’t sound 60 – do I? Anyway I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate on the air than by playing songs from the soundtrack of my childhood. I grew up in central NJ in a little town called Highland Park that was right next to New Brunswick the home of Rutgers University. Looking back I realize what a hip town Highland Park was. And it was a highly educated community with a strong school system. It was a community that embraced the revolution that was taking place in children’s television programming.
I realize that now, but I didn’t really understand it until I read David Kamp’s Sunny Days. David, coincidentally, grew up in my hometown and I went all through primary school with his older sister, Alice. While reading the book I also came to realize what an integral and important role music played in this revolution. The entire time I was reading the book I was keeping a running list of tunes that I might play if I ever did a show that was inspired by David’s book.
So tonight’s show will be a little different than the ordinary MIGFS program, but keep it tuned here – I think it works and is actually a really fun listen.
The Haberdasher
P.S. Tonight’s show is dedicated to my classmmate and fellow HP’er Alice.
Harry Belafonte & Marlo Thomas, “Parents Are People”
Arista/Legacy - 1972
The New Seekers, “I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)”
from The Best of the New Seekers
Rhino/Elektra - 2005
Rosey Grier, “It's Alright To Cry”
from Half Nelson (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Lakeshore Records
Grady Tate, “Naughty Number Nine”
from Multiplication Rock (Original Soundtrack Recording)
CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) - 1973
Billy Taylor Trio, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free”
from Music Keeps Us Young
Arkadia Jazz - 1996
Various Artists, “Figure Eight”
from Schoolhouse Rock: Multiplication Rock
American Broadcasting Music, Inc. - 2014
The Sesame Street Kids, “Sesame Street Theme”
from Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music by Sesame Street
NY Catalogue / Entertainment One
Cab Calloway & The Two-Headed Monster, “Hi De Ho Man”
from Sesame Street: Songs from the Street, Vol. 1
Sesame Workshop Catalog - 2018
Cookie Monster & Sesame Street's The Girls, “"C" Is for Cookie”
from Sesame Street: Sesame Street Fever
Sesame Workshop Catalog - 2018
Gary Williams Friedman & Will Holt (Melba), “Dream Babies”
from The Me Nobody Knows (Original Cast Soundtrack)
150 Music
Mister Rogers, “Won't You Be My Neighbor?”
from It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers
Omnivore Recordings - 2019
Van Morrison, “Bein' Green”
from ..It's Too Late to Stop Now...Volumes II, III & IV (Live)
Legacy Recordings - 2016
Ernie & His Rubber Duckie, “Rubber Duckie”
from Sesame Street Platinum: Alltime Favorites
Sesame Workshop Catalogue
Oscar the Grouch, “I Love Trash”
from Sesame Street: Songs from the Street, Vol. 3
Sesame Workshop Catalog - 2018
Haberdasher The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit/Nighttime Maneuvers August 2nd, 2021
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