The Stan Freberg Show ran on CBS radio for only fifteen episodes in 1957. It starred comedian Stan Freberg and featured his stock company of performers: Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds. It also featured singing star Peggy Taylor, the vocal stylings of The Jud Conlon Rythmnaires, and the musical direction of Billy May. Despite its short run, the show developed running gags and stock jokes that are still remembered today, including Freberg’s ambivalence toward Madison Avenu...

From master voice actor Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear, comes a rare collection of radio plays, cartoon scripts, and acting tutorials.Daws Butler's Halloween Happening by Daws ButlerA new production of the classic radio play, this ghostly story was originally written and performed by Daws Butler. Veteran voice actor Joe Bevilacqua teams up with Lorie Kellogg in this new recording, complete with music and sound effects.Scenes from the Daws Butler Wo...

Daws Butler: Voice Magician traces the career of one of America's best-loved but least-seen actors. During his fifty year career, Daws Butler provided the voices for such beloved animated characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw, Chilly Willy, Elroy Jetson, and dozens of others. Interwoven throughout this interview with Butler are samples of his distinctive voice characterizations in cartoons, radio and television programs, commercials, and comedy records. The...

As heard on Sirius XM Radio and NPR stations, here is volume two of Rare Daws Butler.Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg’s greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Host Joe Bevilacqua presents an hour of rare Daws Butler comedy recordings featuring the voices of Stan Freberg, June Foray, and others...

Daws Butler was the voice magician behind such classic cartoon characters as Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, and Quick Draw McGraw. Daws also cowrote and voiced many of Stan Freberg's greatest comedy records, including Saint George and the Dragonet. Here is a hilarious collection of rare, never-before-released Daws Butler comedy recordings featuring the voices of Stan Freberg, Shep Menken, Herschel Bernardi, and Carol Hemmingway. Included in the collection:– Daws Butler's Co...

The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop which aired from 1936 to 1943. Creator William Froug launched the series with the powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "We'll never get a sponsor anyway…," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "…so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop