Johnny Standley.wmv

Horace Heidt introduces Johnny Standley doing his Hit single, "It's in the Book!" This #1 Hit was the first million selling comedy record.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Johnny Standley
• Horace Heidt
• Musical Knights
• Swift Family Show Wagon
• Mama's Lye Soap
• It's
• in
• the
• Book

[scrta626]

where did you get that video? my grandfather wants a copy of it really bad. if you could let me know i would really appreciate it

[HoraceHeidt]

@scrta626 Email me at horaceh@bigbands.com.

[HoraceHeidt]

It doesn't get much better than this. "It's in the Book" is a comedy classic.

[moneypenny6]

OMG!! I haven't seen this since I was 4 years old! I searched for DECADES for this recording, but no one had ever heard of it. I finally found it on line, but just the audio. I KNEW I had seen it when I was little!! Really...the INTERNET! Yea!!

[stjoelawyer]

class

[rhill54]

The Christians banned this record in Ft Wayne Indiana when it came out.

[Ruussseelll]

Best there is. ruussseelll.

[NafNav32]

My father started singing 'Grandma's LyeSoap' at random one day, so I decided to check and see if anybody might have uploaded it--I'm so glad someone did. I'll be showing this to my dad next time I see him:).

[kikidoodle34]

I carried that 45 record around with me from 1964 to 2010. Finally had to trash it because it was worn to a thread. Glad I saw this.

[amiganutt]

Too bad they cut out the first two verses of "Grandma's Lye Soap". Great video. I saw Johnny at the Ohio State Fair when I was a youngster.

[OofusTwillip]

@moneypenny6 - This routine was such a huge hit, that it was even released in sheet music form, complete with the "Little Bo Peep" sermon text. I found a copy of that sheet music at a flea market, years ago.

[paulcubbage]

It was used for the winning skit at the University of Florida Homecoming in 1952 (pantomined by a frat). 50,000 students and alums went wild over it!

[alienhuman]

Now I see why everything I read says the 1950's were boring.