Jake Ward on The Mummy
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Welcome to The Head Ballet podcast! Paul Abbott invites guests to discuss their favourite novelty songs.First up in our brace of Hallowe'en episodes is Jake Ward with Bob McFadden and Dor's 1959 song, The Mummy. Released on Brunswick in the US and on Coral in the UK, this record sees voice-actor McFadden team up with poet and songwriter Rod McKuen to produce something completely baffling, but very entertaining. No beatniks were harmed in the making of this record.
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