[Oe List ...] Len Dresslar

[Carolyn Antenen]

Harry,
What's the connection to O:E?
Carolyn
On Oct 26, 2005, at 11:57 AM, Harry Wainwright wrote:

>
> 'Jolly Green Giant' voice dead at 80
> Elmer Dresslar sang 'Ho, Ho, Ho' in TV ads
>
> PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) -- Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr., who 
> extolled vegetables to generations of TV watchers as the booming voice 
> of the Jolly Green Giant, has died. He was 80.
>
> Dresslar died October 16 of cancer, according to daughter Teri Bennett.
>
> Dresslar was an entertainer and singer for nearly six decades. But his 
> voice rang through millions of households when he sang the simple 
> refrain, "Ho, Ho, Ho," in an ad jingle for Green Giant foods.
>
> Dresslar, a Kansas native, moved to Chicago with his wife in the early 
> 1950s to study voice after touring with a production of "South 
> Pacific." By the 1960s, the Navy veteran had carved out a career 
> singing in clubs, on television and in advertising jingles.
>
> He recorded 15 albums with The Singers Unlimited jazz group and 
> appeared on the CBS television show "In Town Tonight" from 1955 to 
> 1960.
>
> Ad jingles were the most consistent part of his career, and he landed 
> roles for Rice Krispies cereal, Marlboro cigarettes, Amoco oil and 
> Dinty Moore canned beef stew.
>
> He periodically re-recorded the "Ho, Ho, Ho" for Jolly Green Giant 
> commercials, most recently about 10 years ago.
>
> Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This 
> material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>  
> Peace,
> Harry
>  
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