http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/arts/music/07shimkin.html?ref=obituaries
A long history at Little Golden Records, then Sesame Street Records. From the obit:
“Our audience is one runny-nosed kid who is sitting on the floor,” Mr. Shimkin said in a 1961 interview. “He can’t go to school and he can’t watch TV because there’s nothing on, so he turns on a record. I want to introduce him to literature, history, music.”
Rest in peace, it goes without saying . . .
“Then came long-playing albums featuring celebrities like Bing Crosby crooning Christmas carols, Alfred Hitchcock narrating ghost stories and the likes of Roy Rogers, Burl Ives and Johnny Cash singing children’s favorites.”
Have these been reissued?
YSI!
I’ve had that Sesame Street Fever record since I was a kid and now my 2 yr old daughter loves it. Haven’t heard the 12“ remixes though.
What a great obit headline.