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Artist
Al Simmons
12+ albums
vaudevilleblueschildren
about
1 Al Simmons was drummer with the totally obscure Cats From Fresno who recorded for Johnny Otis's Dig label and Old Folks Boogie is Al's only recorded vocal outing. 2 Al Simmons’ one-man, multi-prop, music-filled, off the wall performances have elevated audiences world-wide to collective giggles and all-out guffaws. At once childlike in its simplicity and sophisticated in its execution, Al’s humour touches a responsive chord in people of every age. Vaudeville’s half-century run of popularity may have died back in the 1940's, but don’t try to tell that to Al Simmons or the crowds of fans that have packed theatres across North America to see him. Into the tradition of the great comedy kings--Danny Kaye, Spike Jones and Jimmy Durante--comes Al Simmons, a man dedicated to the all but lost art of combining comedy with song, dance, magic, and sight-gags. The end result is a one-man variety show--one hour of old-fashioned good-natured fun. n the entertainment business since 1970, the popular Manitoba-based children’s performer is likely Canada’s most versatile comedian. He puts on a funfest, full of bizarre gadgets, wild costumes, unique songs, crazy vaudeville-inspired routines and of course bad puns. It's as if he was genetically engineered for comedy. From his distant Romanian and Scottish ancestors Al has inherited a quick wit, lanky legs, large flipper like feet and a rubber face. His father, a charismatic magazine salesman and would be performer, spent many hours tellin
top songs
albums
Celery Stalks at Midnight
Something’s Fishy at Camp Wiganishie
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Gimme Dat Harp Boy - Roots of the Captain
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Something Fishy At Camp Wiganishie
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The Truck I Bought From Moe
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Truck I Bought from Moe
Something's Fishy At Camp Wiganishie
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Gimme Dat Harp Boy
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Gimme Dat Harp Boy: Roots of the Captain
Celery Stalks At Midnight-The Continuing Musical Misadventures of Al Simmons
The Whistling Egg Man and Other Tall Tales
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Wake up the Kids