Mel Henke

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The Lively Ones 00:00 Tools
The Twisters 00:00 Tools
Woman In Space 00:00 Tools
All That Meat 00:00 Tools
Baby, It's Cold Outside 00:00 Tools
Open The Door, Richard! 00:00 Tools
Walkin' My Baby Back Home 00:00 Tools
Let's Put Out The Lights 00:00 Tools
Farmer John 00:00 Tools
Exotic Adventure 00:00 Tools
It's So Nice To Have A Man Around The House 00:00 Tools
Last Night On The Back Porch 00:00 Tools
Four Deuces 00:00 Tools
See The USA In Your Chevrolet 00:00 Tools
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?) 00:00 Tools
William Tell On The Hoof 00:00 Tools
Old McDonald Had A Girl 00:00 Tools
Misty 00:00 Tools
Gone With The Wind 00:00 Tools
shock treatment 00:00 Tools
Scherzo 00:00 Tools
Old MacDonald Had A Girl 00:00 Tools
Honky Tonk Train 00:00 Tools
Little Sir Echo 00:00 Tools
you're driving me crazy 00:00 Tools
Sentimental Journey 00:00 Tools
Root Beer Rock 00:00 Tools
Little Rock Getaway 00:00 Tools
Toccata In A Major 00:00 Tools
Flying Trapeze 00:00 Tools
Love Touch 00:00 Tools
Row, Go, Go Your Boat 00:00 Tools
Me And My Shadow 00:00 Tools
South Meets North 00:00 Tools
Squirrels On The Roof 00:00 Tools
Every Little Movement & Streets Of Cairo 00:00 Tools
Jack And Jill Went Over The Hill 00:00 Tools
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 00:00 Tools
See The U.S.A. In Your Chevrolet 00:00 Tools
Body And Soul 00:00 Tools
Built! (For Comfort) 00:00 Tools
77 Sunset Stripper 00:00 Tools
Psychedelic Twisters 00:00 Tools
Exotic Adventure [bonus track] 00:00 Tools
02Exotic Adventure 00:00 Tools
Old McDonald Had a Girl [bonus track] 00:00 Tools
See the USA in Your Chevrolet [bonus track] 00:00 Tools
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Born 4 August 1915, Chicago, Illinois, Died 31 March 1979, Canoga Park, California. One of the masterminds behind that mix of music and sound effects in 1960s commercials that's since embedded itself deep in our subconscious. Henke got his start as a pianist, working in small combos in clubs. He worked in radio and television after World War II. In 1955, he joined the television department at Disney, where he composed most of their commercials and for a few television series. Unlike many musicians who dismissed commercial work as hack work, Henke took to the format immediately, and he was soon experimenting, adding sound effects and snatches of dialogue along with musical passages. He released a few albums in the early 1960s that applied this approach to current hits, standards, and original compositions. The most famous of these is La Dolce Henke, which mixes jazzy compositions with sound effects (mostly simulated by musical instruments) and voice-overs to create miniature sonic dramas. Source & more info: http://www.spaceagepop.com/henke.htm Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.