Ken Nordine has died

[ornotna]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-ken-nordine-dead-0217-story.html?fbclid=IwAR13sLg1D6H7jCTW1IoQAxV_F9X5g2-sQRIHu3a51lnfH-JfhozupftQRgc

Before you read the words written below about the life and times and accomplishments of a man named Ken Nordine, who died Saturday at his North Side home at the age of 98, it would be a good idea for you to listen to whatever you can find at www.wordjazz.com.

Another piece of my world slips away.

[Chipper Chat]

1. I think he narrated "the whispering shifting sands"

By Billy vaughn back in the 50s. Great emotional record.

[Chipper Chat]

2. And a 45 record where he was actually

Eating crackers into the mike.

[Codeine]

3. Goddammit. I remember the first time

I heard Word Jazz and related works on our college station back in the 80s. Blew my mind and stayed with me forever.

[Sneederbunk]

4. A major voice in the history of radio.

[northoftheborder]

5. I loooooved Ken Nordine.

I have a few of his CD's but wish I had his whole inventory of shows from NPR.

[Paladin]

6. Ah, God. The "Word Jazz" guy.

The term "genius" gets way overused, these days (kind of like "hero&quot . Ken Nordine was a for-real genius. RIP and many thanks.

(And I didn't mean for that fucking smiley face to appear.)

[Dave Starsky]

7. An absolute legend in voice artistry.

I always enjoyed his commercials, etc. (Taster's Choice, anyone?), but his "word jazz" took me to a whole new level.

Ken Nordine, Paul Frees, Dick Tufeld, Ernie Anderson... they don't make them like that anymore.

[Blue_Tires]

8. Wow... How is this the first time I'm hearing of him?

[Codeine]

12. Count yourself lucky.

Hearing his material for the first time is a huge treat!

[Blue_Tires]

14. Years ago I saw a couple of parodies of the guy on some show or another

All this time I never knew it was based on a real artist...

[northoftheborder]

9. No one else I know has heard of him. He has many many fans however out there.

[ornotna]

10. He was fairly popular

When I was in my teens, back in the 70's.

[Chipper Chat]

11. Yea, that was my cracker song.

Haven't heard it in 60 years.

[ornotna]

13. Yep

You reminded me of it and by chance I found it.