EPISODE · Mar 4, 2022 · 3 MIN
STAN FREBERG "St George and the Dragonet"
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"St. George and the Dragonet " is a short audio satire recorded August 26, 1953 by Stan Freberg for Capitol Records. It was released September 21, 1953 as a 45 rpm single (Capitol F2596), and reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts. This satire features the theme sound intro music (minus the spoken word part on this record) for the "Dragnet" TV-crime show series on NBC from 1951 to 1959, and 1967 to 1970.
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"St. George and the Dragonet " is a short audio satire recorded August 26, 1953 by Stan Freberg for Capitol Records. It was released September 21, 1953 as a 45 rpm single (Capitol F2596), and reached No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cash Box record charts. This satire features the theme sound intro music (minus the spoken word part on this record) for the "Dragnet" TV-crime show series on NBC from 1951 to 1959, and 1967 to 1970.
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