Mister Rogers: RFI, C/D

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What's his deal, music-wise? Is it any good?

sundar subramanian, Wednesday, 6 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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Moke, Wednesday, 6 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-three years ago)

seven years pass...

Was surprised, when trying to track down children's music reissues from this decade, that so far as I can tell everything by Fred Rogers/Mister Rogers music-wise is out of print and has been since the '90s. Surprised because that core of 20 songs or so are timeless classics of children's music:

"You Are Special"
"Won't You Be My Neighbor"
"Sometimes People Are Good"...

Pete Scholtes, Monday, 19 October 2009 22:31 (sixteen years ago)

this guy defined classic imo, watching his acceptance speech on the daytime emmys in 1997 is humbling.

access flap (omar little), Monday, 19 October 2009 22:59 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXEuEUQIP3Q

access flap (omar little), Monday, 19 October 2009 23:25 (sixteen years ago)

three months pass...

I spoke too soon. Most of the all-favorite Mister Rogers tracks have been compiled on four theme-based CDs available through Family Communications, Rogers's old nonprofit production company:
http://www.fci.org/products.asp?categoryID=1

Every song is classic, and they're well worth the cost plus shipping (about $70), but I'll have to wait until I have money. Meanwhile, the scratchy rarities getting posted online make me think they should release a box set:

Mister Rogers music mix:
http://wayoutjunk.blogspot.com/2008/03/mister-rogers-music-mix-need-track-list.html

Let's Be Together Today LP
http://waycoolmusic.blogspot.com/2007/08/mister-rogers-lets-be-together-today.html

A Place of Our Own LP
http://wayoutjunk.blogspot.com/2008/03/place-of-our-own-mister-rogers-need.html

King Friday XIII Celebrates LP
http://wayoutjunk.blogspot.com/2009/02/king-friday-xiii-celebrates-in.html

Tomorrow on the Children's Corner LP
http://wayoutjunk.blogspot.com/2007/08/tomorrow-on-childrens-corner-with-fred.html

If We Were All the Same cassette
http://waycoolmusic.blogspot.com/2008/07/mister-rogers-if-we-were-all-same.html

Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 23 January 2010 17:11 (fifteen years ago)

ha, all-TIME favorite

Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 23 January 2010 17:12 (fifteen years ago)

Thank you for those links!

vacation to outer darkness (Abbott), Saturday, 23 January 2010 18:25 (fifteen years ago)

One of my teachers in HS, after Rogers died, talked about how he respected Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood cause the music wasn't dumbed down for the kids, it was always good jazz.

when I met you last night, baby, before you opened up your GAPDY (The Reverend), Saturday, 23 January 2010 20:49 (fifteen years ago)

And I don't think he dumbed down the ideas or emotions, either, but saw them from the point of view of little children, which is amazing when you think about it.

Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 23 January 2010 22:47 (fifteen years ago)

yeah, otm

when I met you last night, baby, before you opened up your GAPDY (The Reverend), Saturday, 23 January 2010 23:46 (fifteen years ago)

They are not too difficult to track down at thrift stores / resales and second-hand shops.

Lawn Cheney (u s steel), Sunday, 24 January 2010 01:16 (fifteen years ago)

the Jessie Mae Hemphill appearance was amazing!

Brio, Sunday, 24 January 2010 22:07 (fifteen years ago)

three months pass...

Mister Rogers interviews up:
http://www.rainbowrumpus.org/htm/ptf_1005_mr_misterrogers.htm
http://www.rainbowrumpus.org/htm/k_1005_mr_rogers.htm

Pete Scholtes, Friday, 14 May 2010 22:42 (fifteen years ago)

two years pass...

FUCKING AWESOME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 7 June 2012 15:32 (thirteen years ago)

A+. Thank you for sharing that.

Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 7 June 2012 15:40 (thirteen years ago)

three years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjM63eZmsao

scarlett bohansson (unregistered), Thursday, 12 November 2015 03:31 (ten years ago)


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