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Hugh Downs is really a nice guy.

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At Monday, March 23, 2009 9:56:00 AM, Twilight said…

Never heard of him! Who is/was he?
At Monday, March 23, 2009 10:12:00 AM, anyjazz said…

Hugh Downs is a velvet voiced radio/TV announcer and host. He has worked in many well-known television programs from the Jack Parr show and Johnny Carson to 20/20 and Family Guy. His demeanor and voice projected intellect and gentility into any project. His prolific career is well covered in his Wiki page, although it does not mention this record.

Of particular interest was his interview in “Survival of Spaceship Earth” (1972) along with Rene Dubos, Margaret Mead, and John D. Rockefeller III, a documentary on the Earth's environmental crisis. 1972!
At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:20:00 AM, Anonymous said…

You're right, I don't have that one!! Hugh Downs? Whoddathunkit? I guess he already had the voice factor for singing, but could he stay on key?
At Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:45:00 AM, anyjazz said…

Next time I fire up the turntable I'll give it a nostalgic spin. Best I can recall, these were bearable renditions. Was he good? Well, did you notice he didn’t have a string of number one hits?

The selections on the disc are:

Two Brothers
To Pass Away the Time
I Wonder as I Wander
The E-r-i-e was A-risin’
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
The Ride Back From Boot Hill
So Long, Blue Valley
Sweet Li’l Jesus Boy
Look to the Rainbow
The Delaware Light
Scarlet Ribbons
Lord of All Hopefulness