Archive for November 29th, 2011
To the current generation of children in elementary school in 2011, Tom Glazer will be best known for his song “On Top of Spaghetti,” but he made a lot of music for children (a lot of which was illustrated into Singable Picture Books).
Here’s what I’ve found so far:
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America the Beautiful (a Collection of Best-Loved Patriotic Songs)
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Compiled and Arranged by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Barbara Corrigan
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Do Your Ears Hang Low (Fifty More Musical Fingerplays With Piano Arrangements and Guitar Chords)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Adaptations, Arrangements and Original Works by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Mila Lazarevich
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Eye Winter Tom Tinker Chin Chopper (Fifty Musical Fingerplays with Piano Arrangements and Guitar Chords)
Traditional Words and Tunes
Compiled and Arranged by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Ron Himler
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Happy Rhythms and Rhymes (Favorite Songs from My Weekly Reader)
Performed by Tom Glazer
Associated also with Gerard G. Jaffe
This 1971 publication was produced as a vinyl record that came with an illustrated sing along booklet.
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The Mother Goose Songbook
Traditional Words and Tunes
Compiled and Arranged by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by David McPhail
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Music for Ones and Twos (Songs and Games for the Very Young Child)
Words and Music by Various Artists
Compiled and Arranged by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Ann Weinhaus
ISBN 0-385-14252-8
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On Top of Spaghetti
Written by Paul Brett Johnson
Lyrics by Tom Glazer
Traditional Tune (“On Top of Old Smoky”)
Illustrated by Paul Brett Johnson
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On Top of Spaghetti
Lyrics by Tom Glazer
Traditional Tune (“On Top of Old Smoky”)
Illustrated by Barretta
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On Top of Spaghetti
Traditional Tune (“On Top of Old Smoky”)
Lyrics by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Katherine Tillotson
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On Top of Spaghetti
Traditional Tune (sing to the tune of “On Top of Old Smoky“)
Lyrics Adapted by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Art Seiden
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I love the vintage illustrated 45rpm record cover
On Top of Spaghetti (Tom Glazer and the Do-Re-Mi Children’s Chorus), 45rpm record
Words and Music Adapted by Tom Glazer
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Tom Glazer’s Christmas Songbook
Music and Lyrics by Various Artists
Compiled and Arranged by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by Barbara Corrigan
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Tom Glazer’s Treasury of Songs for Children
Traditional Words and Tunes
Edited and Arranged for Piano and Guitar by Tom Glazer
Illustrated by O’Brien
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Click here for an informative, biographical article about Tom Glazer:
http://www.answers.com/topic/tom-glazer
A YouTube bio of Tom Glazer, here:
http://www.youtube.com/artist/Tom_Glazer#
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This album might be a valuable resource for tunes,
Let’s Sing Fingerplays
Traditional Tunes
Arranged and Performed by Tom Glazer
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SINGING SCIENCE SONGS (with Tom Glazer)
Energy & Motion Songs
Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans
http://www.openscience.org/blog/?p=98
The MP3 files mentioned in this blog post seem to be no longer available. I’m glad to know about these albums, however, and will be on the lookout for them and the possibility of Singable Picture Books
From “Space Songs,” the pop star STING, lip synchs with Tom Glazer singing “Why Does the Sun Shine,”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0RohMxyX5k
From “Energy & Motion Songs,” Tom Glazer sings,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIS-G2wyFNk
Here are YouTube links to other songs in this series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIeD7ezurxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkkEIKR3N8M&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBV_cfzQLhQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9Iy8Ecu7I8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9MXvusTk2I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaXAAQmFnA&feature=related
These are just a few…many more are available to your listening pleasure on YouTube.com
Space Songs
Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans
Tom Glazer singing SPACE SONGS is available for MP3 download on Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Space-Songs/dp/B0049Z2ODS/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322579702&sr=301-1
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For further research, click here for a listing of Tom Glazer’s albums, many of which came with illustrated sing along books:
http://www.musicstack.com/records-cds/tom+glazer
…and here’s another:
http://www.cdandlp.com/search1-0-1/1/artiste/tom-glazer.html
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Related Posts
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EDUCATIONAL CONTENT
A list of SPBs with fun and sneakily educational content. The kids won’t even know they’re learning!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/singable-picture-books-with-sneaky-educational-content/
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CHRISTMAS
A Collection of Singable Picture Books that celebrate CHRISTMAS!
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/singable-picture-books-for-christmas/
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MOTHER GOOSE COMPILATIONS
A list containing compilations of Mother Goose Singable Picture Books and resources for learning, singing, and playing the tunes
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/mother-goose-singable-picture-books-rhymes-and-songs-in-compilations/
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ILLUSTRATED COLLECTIONS OF CHILDREN’S SONGS WITH MUSIC
http://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2012/08/15/illustrated-collections-of-childrens-songs-with-music/
