2/3/2009 Dig Up The Roots

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