Al “Jazzbo” Collins: Tells Fairy Tales for Hip Kids (1952-1953/2008)
Al “Jazzbo” Collins, who was also known as “Jazzbeaux”, was a long time radio disc jockey who worked in Logan, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Salt Lake City and New York.
He appeared with Steve Allen on the Tonight Show and even took his place when Allen left the show, briefly bridging the gap between the eras of Allen and Jack Paar.
From 1952-54 or so he recorded a series of “bop-talk” records for Brunswick that were gathered into a CD compilation in 2008.
He also appeared as himself on NBC’s radio science fiction series X Minus One in 1957.
Jazzbo’s hipsterspeak tale telling is still a hoot.
Listen to: “Little Red Riding Hood”
Listen to: “Three Little Pigs”
Listen to: “The Invention of the Airplane”
Every Moment Has A Song 