【鲁道夫，冷若冰霜，和袋鼠队长：Hecky Krasnow Pro的音乐人生】.pdf

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FROSTY, AND
CAPTAIN KANGAROO
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The Musical Life of Hecky Krasnow—
Producer of the World’s
Most Beloved Children’s Songs
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A Memoir by Judy Gail Krasnow
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Copyright ©2007 by Judy Gail Krasnow
All rights reserved.
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ISBN-13 978-1-59580-026-8
ISBN-10 1-59580-026-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Krasnow, Judy Gail, 1942-
Rudolph, Frosty, and Captain Kangaroo : the musical life of Hecky Krasnow,
producer of the world’s most beloved children’s songs / by Judy Gail Krasnow.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-59580-026-8
ISBN-10: 1-59580-026-3
1. Krasnow, Hecky. 2. Sound recording executives and producers—United
States—Biography. 3. Children’s songs—United States—20th century—History
and criticism. I. Title.
2007
—dc22
[B]
2007033595
Cover and interior design and production by cooldogdesign
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Contents
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Foreword: Music That Lasts by Bill Harley 9
Chapter 1: A Gut Instinct Produces a Classic 13
Chapter 2: The Violin and the Fiddler 29
Chapter 3: Hard Times and New Beginnings 45
Chapter 4: A Profession for the Fiddler 63
Chapter 5: Ballads and Baseball 79
Chapter 6: Pink and Blue 95
Chapter 7: Another “Gene” and a Hunter 103
Chapter 8: Josef Marais and Miranda 111
Chapter 9: ess Creates a Market 121
Chapter 10: A Rhino Named Rhumpy