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Goofus and Gallant was created by Garry Cleveland Myers and was first featured in the magazine Children's Activities in 1940. According to family legend, the grandchildren of Myers and his wife Caroline, Kent Brown and Garry Cleveland Myers III, inspired the characters Goofus and Gallant respectively. [1]
Goofus may refer to: Couesnophone, saxophone-like musical instrument also known as Goofus "Goofus" (song), 1930 song later recorded by The Carpenters; Goofus, character in Goofus and Gallant American comic strip; Goofus glass, type of early 20th-century glass; Goofus bird, mythical American backward-flying bird
The Carpenters continue to reminisce about their earlier recordings and they perform "Goofus" in an old garage, similar to the one in which they recorded their first record. Richard, on piano, then performs the Space Encounters Medley, which includes the themes to Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars , on stage with a full orchestra ...
The Carpenters attempted to repopularize the song in 1976, when it was released as a single from their album A Kind of Hush.However, as a sign of the duo's declining popularity at the time, it was the first Carpenters A-side single since "Ticket to Ride" in 1970 to fail to make the top 40 portion of the Billboard Hot 100, or to reach either #1 or #2 on the Easy Listening chart.
Bill Farmer (left) and his alter ego, Goofy, attend the premiere of A Goofy Movie with the film's director Kevin Lima. (Photo: Courtesy Bill Farmer)
In 1925, inspired by Dalhart, he began recording hillbilly songs. His 1930 version of "Hesitation Blues", recorded with the Goofus Five, is considered to predict the western swing style, with an intriguing combination of country and western and Chicago blues feels. [5] Bernard continued to record into the 1940s.
Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28, 1903 – May 15, 1956) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist who primarily played the bass saxophone, piano, and vibraphone. [1] Rollini is also known for playing novel instruments such as the goofus, a free-reed instrument resembling a saxophone, and the "hot fountain pen", a sort of keyless miniature clarinet.
The following is an episode list for the Walt Disney Television Animation produced series Goof Troop.The series, which featured the antics and mis-adventures of Goofy, his son Max and his neighbor Pete, along with Pete's family (wife Peg, son P.J. and daughter Pistol), ran for a total of 78 episodes and 1 Christmas special.