When I was a kid back in the fifties, I remember a record being played on the radio which was hilarious. Does anyone recall the name of the american comedian who made this recording ? He was supposedly talking to Sir Walter Raleigh on the phone about his discovery of tobacco and potatoes and what you did with them. It really was very funny! Would love to track it down. Can you help guys ?

I think it was Bob Newhart from memory and it was probably on "The Button Down Mind of Bob Newhart" which went to number 1 in 1960 and won Best Album Grammy the following year.

As Max says it is Bob Newhart.

Most of his stuff has recently been released on CD. Any music store should be able to get it for you.

As soon as I heard the name Bob Newhart I knew you were correct. Funny how the mind just needs a jog ?
Thanks for that ! Now all I have to do is track a copy down, if that's possible. :thumbsup:

I have three things of Bob Newhart. The Walter Raleigh tobacco thing, the car driving school, and the bus drivers school. I'll try to e-mail them to you. Sorry, tried to e-mail it, not able to. If you want to e-mail me, let me know if you want me to PM them.

Buy it at Amazon for £10.99:

Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002MSU/ref=sr_aps_music_1_1/202-1689335-4867001)

Originally posted by oldtimer
I have three things of Bob Newhart. The Walter Raleigh tobacco thing, the car driving school, and the bus drivers school. I'll try to e-mail them to you. Sorry, tried to e-mail it, not able to. If you want to e-mail me, let me know if you want me to PM them.

I am interested in receiving your items, thanks very much, but, I'm not sure I know how you can e mail them to me. I'm not a whizz at this computer stuff so...........
Can you enlighten me ? :confused:

Originally posted by max
Buy it at Amazon for £10.99:

Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002MSU/ref=sr_aps_music_1_1/202-1689335-4867001)
I'll see if I can get it in Australia first and failing that I'll get a reli over there to send it to me. Thanks for your info :thumbsup:

Just e-mail me, then I can send them to you. (guhor@shaw.ca)

Got a vinyl copy of bob newhart somewhere... could do you an 'old fashioned' tape...? PM me if you still need a copy!!

I was listening to "The Sir Walter recording last night", also several other tracks of his..like the Nudist Camp, The U.S.S. Codfish, The Driving instructor, Abe Lincoln at Maddison Avenue,
Marketing Baseball, etc: I just searched them up on WINMX and downloaded them, plus old Comedy recordings by the BBC, Kenneth Horn, Monty Python, Tony Hancock, to many to remember.

Originally posted by Timbuck
I was listening to "The Sir Walter recording last night", also several other tracks of his..like the Nudist Camp, The U.S.S. Codfish, The Driving instructor, Abe Lincoln at Maddison Avenue,
Marketing Baseball, etc: I just searched them up on WINMX and downloaded them, plus old Comedy recordings by the BBC, Kenneth Horn, Monty Python, Tony Hancock, to many to remember.
Thanks for that Timbuck.



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