I've been a fan of cartoons and animation for as long as I can remember, and I recently had the pleasure of helping Dig Up the Roots host Greg Carr put together a program on music from the early days of animation.
You'll hear songs from early Max Fleischer cartoons, including Popeye and Betty Boop, as well as some early jazz recordings (which the Fleischer's used without permission from the artists -- oops!). You'll also hear songs from Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons, as well as novelty recordings featuring famous cartoon characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and some rodent named Mickey. And you can listen as Greg and I talk about the history of this music and the art of animation.
-Timothy Fay
For more information about cartoons and animation, I recommend these fine websites:
ASIFA Hollywood Animation Archive: a href=http://www.animationarchive.org/http://www.animationarchive.org//a
Jerry Beck's Cartoon Research:
a href=http://www.cartoonresearch.comhttp://www.cartoonresearch.com/a
The Cartoon Art Museum (San Francisco): a href=http://www.cartoonart.orghttp://www.cartoonart.org/a
Artist | Title | Album | Label | Duration |
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Don Pardo
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WTV Toons Sign On
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Television's Greatest Hits
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Tee Vee Toons
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0
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Eddie Peabody
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St Louis Blues Some Of These Days
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Transcription Recording
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0
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Cab Calloway
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Minnie The Moocher
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Transcription Recording
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0
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Mae Questel Rudy Vallee His Connecticut Yankees
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Betty Boop
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Transcription Recording
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|
0
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Nat Shilkret's Orchestra
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Buffoon
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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Oswald The Rabbit
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Radio Rythym Soundtrack
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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Bahnfahrt (Choo Choo Train Ride)
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H. Schindler's Orchestra
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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Billy Costello
|
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
|
0
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Floyd Buckley
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Popeye
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Television's Greatest Hits
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Tee Vee Toons
|
0
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Billy Costello
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Barnacle Bill The Sailor
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Transcription Recording
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|
0
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Hoagy Carmichael His Orchestra
|
Barnacle Bill The Sailor
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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TV Cartoon Theme
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Merrie Melodies (Merrily We Roll Along)
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Television's Greatest Hits Vol 2
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Tee Vee Toons
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0
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Russ Morgan Manner
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Looney Tunes (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down)
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Television's Greatest Hits Vol 2
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Tee Vee Toons
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0
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Raymond Scott Quintet
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Powerhouse
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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Carl Stalling Felix Mendelsson
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Medley: Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals / The New Hebrides Overture
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Transcription Recording
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|
0
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Del Courtney His Orchestra
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Honest John
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
|
0
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Harry Reser His Eskimos
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Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
|
0
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Ben Bernie His Orchestra
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What! No Mickey Mouse?
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
|
0
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International Novelty Orchestra
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Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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Don Bestor His Orchestra
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Mickey Mouse and Minnie's in Town
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Tunes From The 'Toons
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Pro Arte
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0
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