Shepherd,Jean Jean Shepherd Reads Poems Of Robert Service CD

Robert W. Service (1874-1958), the "Bard of the Yukon," was one of Canada's best known and best loved poets. Born and raised in Britain, he moved to Vancouver at age 21 and travelled up and down the western coast of North America. His poems celebrated life in the Pacific Northwest and helped popularize the region among people around the world. Jean Shepherd (1921-1999) was a humorist and radio host who enjoyed reading Service's poems aloud on the air. He reads the poems dramatically, and prefaces each poem with a short introduction. Liner notes include the complete text of the poems and introductions.

1. Introduction to the Ballad of Pious Pete 2. The Ballad of Pious Pete 3. Introduction to the Baldness of Chewed Ear 4. The Baldness of Chewed Ear 5. Introduction to the Parson's Son 6. The Parson's Son 7. Introduction to the Sceptic 8. The Sceptic 9. Introduction to the Shooting of Dan McGrew 10. The Shooting of Dan McGrew 11. The Cremation of Sam McGee 12. Introduction to Hard Luck Henry 13. Hard Luck Henry 14. Introduction to the Pines 15. The Pines 16. Introduction to Ambition 17. Ambition 18. Introduction to the Low-Down White 19. The Low-Down White 20. Introduction to the Ballad of Blasphemous Bill 21. The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill