S.O.D. "The Ballad of Irving" by Frank Gallop
8/18/2015 Time for some comedy and Gallop's the man to bring it. Mainly a radio and television personality, he was involved with more then 31 shows, remaining with the networks CBS and NBC. Some of his radio shows include Orson Welles's The Mercury Theatre on the Air, Gangbusters and a host of soap operas mainly involved with the vast realm of Frank and Anne Hummert who were responsible for writing and producing more than 125 radio programs. He then hooked up with writer Goodman Ace on the Milton Berle radio program and the two stuck together throughout the many years of the Perry Como show where Gallop was mainly heard and rarely seen. His job there was as an announcer and cracking one liners.
Anyway, back to music and Gallop's singing career. He was alright singing with others but when it came to solos he truly believed he had no career. Then he released his first single, "The Ballad of Irving" in 1966 which was a parody of Lorne Green's song "Ringo". It went to #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranked #2 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. Gallop was born June 30 1900, Boston Massachusetts and died May 15, 1988 in Palm Beach Florida. After "The Ballad of Irving" he wrote "Son of Irving" and many more comedic tunes which were so popular it enabled him to travel the US. Look him up and enjoy the fun.