I still insist it's Sandy Becker. I have both issues of the record, the original 1952 release and the later March, 1963 release. Both are dramatically different in that certain parts are edited out of the later release (as I described before), with the "yeahs" inserted by Becker. Had Hawkins been doing the "Yeah"ing, they would have been on the original release (which they are not). When I get my system straight, I'll post both versions back to back. I DO remember Becker and his Hambone act.
@SleepingLionGuy Unless the audio has been changed since you posted this, that's Delores Hawkins, "Yeah-ing". I remember watching Sandy Becker, but I don't remember Hambone. I didn't know about Becker as Hambone until YouTube.
This would be the second release of the 1952 record in 1963, re-edited by Sandy Becker for his "Hambone" character featured on his local New York based kids show. That's Becker interjecting the "yeah"'s throughout the song. Much of the tune remained intact, aside from a removed musical bridge (about 20 seconds) occurring about one minute into the song. The song also fades on this version at the ending, where on the original, it does not.
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nellie2581 8 months ago
I still insist it's Sandy Becker. I have both issues of the record, the original 1952 release and the later March, 1963 release. Both are dramatically different in that certain parts are edited out of the later release (as I described before), with the "yeahs" inserted by Becker. Had Hawkins been doing the "Yeah"ing, they would have been on the original release (which they are not). When I get my system straight, I'll post both versions back to back. I DO remember Becker and his Hambone act.
SleepingLionGuy 1 year ago
@SleepingLionGuy Unless the audio has been changed since you posted this, that's Delores Hawkins, "Yeah-ing". I remember watching Sandy Becker, but I don't remember Hambone. I didn't know about Becker as Hambone until YouTube.
gilgamess 1 year ago
This would be the second release of the 1952 record in 1963, re-edited by Sandy Becker for his "Hambone" character featured on his local New York based kids show. That's Becker interjecting the "yeah"'s throughout the song. Much of the tune remained intact, aside from a removed musical bridge (about 20 seconds) occurring about one minute into the song. The song also fades on this version at the ending, where on the original, it does not.
SleepingLionGuy 1 year ago