May 26 2006 31 mins 3
clickhere Visit the Radio America Store web site.Buy your 50 mp3 for &5.00 creative commons license click here visit creative commons license Richard “Red” Skelton was born in Vincennes, Indiana in 1913. He worked as a circus clown and a medicine show pitchman before hitting the burlesque circuit in the 1920’s, performing impersonations and pantomime. Skelton performed several times on Rudy Vallee’s Royal Gelatin Hour before joining NBC’s 1939 variety series Avalon Time. Broadcast from Chicago, Avalon Time featured country singer Red Foley and Skelton’s wife and gag writer, Edna Stillwell.
