Assumed/incorrect titles:
- John, Marsha
other performers:
- Cliffie Stone & Orchestra (backing)
- Billy Liebert (arranger)
Written by:
- Stan Freberg/Cliffie Stone/Billy Liebert
Recorded:
- November 7, 1950
Recording location:
- Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Available on (*):
- 1951 45 rpm single (Capitol F1356, February 8, 1951)
- 1998 CD The Very Best Of Stan Freberg (Collectables COL-CD-2733; reissue of 1990 CD The Capitol Collector's Series)
- 1999 CD set Tip Of The Freberg: The Stan Freberg Collection 1951-1998 (Rhino R2 75645, August 3, 1999)
Related to:
- A Dear John And Marsha Letter - Stan Freberg
- Elizabeth & Richard - John & Marsha
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- love
- soap operas
- aging
Alternate versions:
- A demo version was taken to Capitol by Cliffie Stone, but this has never been released.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Entire record consists of the words "John" and "Marsha" repeated in different voices and inflections, to tell the story of their romance from its beginning through old age.
- According to Stan's autobiography, he developed this routine around 1949 while touring with Red Fox & His Musical Hounds.
- According to Stan's autobiography, Capitol executives originally did not understand this record and weren't going to release it until a test audience showed a strong reaction to it.
Chart information:
- #21 1951 (single)
general information about Stan Freberg
Also credited as:
- Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra
- Stan Freberg w/ Orchestra
- Stan Freberg & Daws Butler
- Stan Freberg w/ The Toads & Orchestra Conducted By Billy May
- Stan Freberg w/ The Toads & Billy May's Music
- Stan Freberg & His Sniffle Group
Common misspellings:
- Stan Freeberg
- Stan Freburg
- Stan Freeburg
- Stan Frieberg
- Stan Freidberg
General type of music:
- satire
Real name:
- Stanley Victor Freberg
Based in:
- southern California
Also recorded with:
- Cliffie Stone
- Daws Butler
- June Foray
- Jesse White
- Marvin Miller
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- one of the most requested artists in the history of "The Dr. Demento Show"
- has spent most of his career in advertising since the late 1950s
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