Presents the United States of America, Vol. 2 (1996)

About this title: This follow-up to Stan Freberg's Presents the United States of America, Vol. 1 (1961) came 35 revolutions of the earth after the original. Under the parenthetical title "The Middle Years," the satirist has once again gathered an all-star cast of luminaries to lend their multifaceted talents, including Peter Leeds, June Foray, and Jesse White from the first installment. They are joined by Freberg's children Donovan Freberg and Donna Freberg Ebsen, as well as Tyne Daly, John Goodman, Sherman Helmsley, Lorenzo Music, Harry Shearer, David Ogden Stiers, and last but certainly not least, Freberg's ... read more

Tracks:

1. Intro & Overture [Freberg]
2. Madison Jefferson Franklin & Osbourne: The First Advertising ... [Freberg]
3. Madison Jefferson Franklin & Osbourne [Freberg]
4. Madison Jefferson Franklin & Osbourne, Pt. 2 [Freberg]
5. America! America! [Freberg]
6. Madison Jefferson Franklin & Osbourne, Pt. 3 [Freberg]
7. Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes: The Francis Scott Key Story [Freberg]
8. Rumplemeyer's Horseshoes [Freberg]
9. Stephen Foster Beloved Songwriter [Freberg]
10. Samuel F.B. Morse Sends the First Telegram [Freberg]
11. Abe Lincoln in Analysis [Freberg]
12. Show Folk [Freberg]
13. Abe Lincoln at Home in the White House [Freberg]
14. Barbara Frietchie Martyr of the Year [Freberg]
15. Shoot If You Must [Freberg]
16. Lincoln at Shiloh With General Grant [Freberg]
17. As Long as You're up/A Sober Life's a Hard Life [Freberg]
18. The Appomattox Courthouse Bar & Grill [Freberg]
19. There'll Never Be Another War [Freberg]
20. Custer's Last Stand [Freberg]
21. Alexander Graham Bell and the First Phone Call [Freberg]
22. Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb! The Phonograph!, Pt. 1 [Freberg]
23. Perseverance [Freberg]
24. Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb! The Phonograph!, Pt. 2 [Freberg]
25. Planned Obsolescence [Freberg]
26. The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk [Freberg]
27. Henry Ford Invents Detroit [Freberg]
28. Perseverance (Reprise) [Freberg]
29. The Sinking of the Lusitania [Freberg]
30. Two Tin Pan Alley Songwriters [Freberg]
31. U-Boat/The Guns of August [Freberg]
32. Hello Peace Hello [Freberg]
33. There'll Never Be Another War (Reprise) [Freberg]
34. Finale: America! America! (Reprise) [Freberg]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.