Thursday, November 29, 2018

Thurl Ravenscroft - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch

The Queen Of The World and I watched this a few days ago.  I hadn't known that Ravenscroft was also the voice of Tony the Tiger for over 50 years.  He also did voices at Disneyland, including the Enchanted Tiki Room (which freaked out a very young #2 Son, back in the day), Pirates of the Caribbean, and as a singing bust in the Haunted Mansion.  This is his most famous performance.

5 comments:

  1. libertymanNovember 29, 2018 at 5:17 PM

    A basso profundo, I think is the description of that voice. I think the Capitol Steps did a takeoff of this featuring the monopolist Bill Gates as "You're a mean one Mr. Gates".

    What a voice nevertheless.

    A fun post.

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  2. drjimNovember 29, 2018 at 9:29 PM

    Ah, yes. Another "well known" voice artist that few have heard of, but many have heard.

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  3. KenNovember 30, 2018 at 8:36 AM

    This is the only Grinch that has ever been produced. None of the alleged other versions exist (especially no version with no durn key party at the beginning).

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  4. Murphy(AZ)November 30, 2018 at 9:01 AM

    Sure beats the heck out of Jim Carrey.

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  5. BobDecember 3, 2018 at 6:18 AM

    "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe also sings Mr. Grinch, as does folk singer Slaid Cleaves.

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