Vaughn Meader - Second Coming 1972

Vaughn Meader	Abbott Vaughn Meader	Waterville, Maine, USA
Mar 20 1936 – Oct 29 2004 age 68	NPR Tribute	Wikipedia

Stan Z Burns, Cheri Cafero, Don Calfa, Judy Engles, Garry Goodrow, Larry Gore, Andy Johnson, Ted Lange, Jerry Nelson, Melodie Santagelo, Fred Trevelino, Jimmy Wigfall, Marshall Efron	Birth Name	Birthplace
Born/Died	Official Site	Wikipedia

For about a year, Vaughn Meader was one of the most famous comedians in America, thanks to his uncanny impersonation of John F. Kennedy on the wildly popular humor album The First Family. When Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, Meader's career died right along with the president, but while he never made it back into the limelight, Meader made periodic attempts to find a new career in show business, and since he could no longer portray one of America's most beloved icons, he tried playing another one, in 1971 -- Jesus Christ. Earle Doud, one of the writers and producers of The First Family, once again teamed up with Meader for The Second Coming, in which God (voiced by Joe Silver) decides it's time to send his only begotten son back to Earth. After materializing in Harlem and making friends with a couple of street dudes named Andrew and Bartholomew (one of whom is played by Ted Lange, later a regular on The Love Boat), Jesus hooks up with Joey Judas, a talent agent who books him on the talk-show circuit, gets him a gig opening the bill at a massive rock concert, makes him the grand prize in a "Win a Week with Jesus" contest, and generally attempts to turn him into a multimedia superstar (with the main theme from Jesus Christ Superstar appearing as a running joke throughout the album -- and Ted Neeley, who two years later would star in the film version of Jesus Christ Superstar, helped out with the music here). Meader's Jesus is pretty much the straight man throughout, and the humor walks a middle ground between cynical show-biz shtick and counter-culture-leaning humor pointing out the foibles of life in the United States, circa 1971, including gags about Nixon, women's liberation, Woodstock, and Sesame Street. While Second Coming has dated about as well as The First Family (and if that album can be reissued on CD, there's no reason why The Second Coming shouldn't get another chance to find an audience). If nothing else, it's as much a document of American life in 1971 as The First Family is as a time capsule of 1962.

01 In the Beginning 4:33
02 Earth 4:06
03 Miracles 1:37
04 Joey Judas 4:08
05 The Rehearsal 2:57
06 Jesus and Jane 4:44

07 The Rock Festival 5:35
08 Wheeling and Dealing 1:18
09 Win a Week With Jesus 7:44
10 TV Appearance 3:15
11 The Last Supper 2:34
12 Salvation 4:10

  

Vaughn Meader

Joe Silver

Don Calfa

Ted Lange

Marshall Efron

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His other material on this blog is "tagged" at the bottom of this post WANTED
Take That! You No Good 1966	Last Word 1994		Whatever Happened To Vaughn Meader Album 1969		The Elephant Song bw No Hiding Place (45) 1964

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Marshall Efron - Nutrino News Network 1972

Marshall Efron	Birth name	Los Angeles, California, USA
Feb 3 1938 -	Official Website	Wikipedia

Marshall Efron is an American humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica radio stations WBAI New York and KPFK Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine (the original showcase of Chevy Chase). At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass's shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner. One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Fass, and identifying themselves as Columbia University students who had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests of 1968; although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, New York Police officers responded three different times during the broadcast to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event. Efron also produced features of his own such as A Satirical View.
Marshal Efron is the author of a number of children's works such as Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try. He also starred in the Sunday-morning television program Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School on CBS from 1973 to 1977.
He went on to become a voice actor featured in many animated works, such as the Dicks. Source: Wikipedia

01 Love Of Love

02 Land Sales Spot

03 Musical Matinee

04 The Haircut

05 The News

06 The Mayor's Message

07 The Case Of The Missing Nutrino featuring Captain Privilege and Peter Patriot

08 Nutrino News Network Sign-Off

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