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BeBop Your Best

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We have been listening to Red Grammer for a while in my household and have fallen for each and every one of his CDs to date. "BeBop Your Best" is similar to "Teaching Peace" in that each song speaks of some aspect of behavior and character, whereas the other CDs are filled with old time family favorites with a few original pieces thrown in. I love how the 3-5 year old crowd immediately react to Red Grammer's songs about character-- better than a lecture from Mom or Dad any day! My 4 year old happily quotes from BeBop Your Best, reminding me, her friends, her imaginary playmates and even herself about the good choices we make every day. This CD is in heavy rotation at our house, both for the music and the message. I'm not certain I would want this particular CD any longer-- we all have out limit on how many behavior songs we can listen to!-- and am pleased with what is on it.

My five-year-old adores Red Grammer, and she LOVES this CD. We listen to it in the car almost daily. My husband said he finds himself singing the songs to himself at work, which he usually finds annoying with kids music, but the songs are so positive and such a great message that he finds himself uplifted by it. Adults and kids alike can benefit from "Bebop Your Best". My favorite is "Gratitude". Kind of a swanky tune with some cute lyrics. One day we were listening to "Caring and Compassion", and my daughter said, "This song would make me feel better if I was sick." Too funny. Red's awesome voice never gets old. This CD's worth every penny.

This new release by the wonderful folky tenor (a former Limelighter) is only 35 minutes long, which makes it a pricey item perhaps. However, who else could write such clever and musically varied short songs with dull one-word titles such as "Truthfulness" and "Responsibility"? Every elementary teacher in the USA who has to incorporate a "Character Counts" type agenda into their school year should purchase this disc. The shortest song is only a minute, the longest just over three minutes. The vocabulary level varies, the tempos vary, the musical style varies. Some are cute, some are serious, and all are sensible. Red is in good vocal shape here, and this is a worthy addition to his other children's CD's.

Before hearing this CD, which my wife bought for my 4-year-old daughter, I expected to be embarrassed by preachiness about virtuous behavior. At the same time I naturally would like my child to be exposed to virtues in art. To my delight, and especially for the sake of my little girl, Red Grammer has managed to create a CD about being virtuous that's just plain fun and entertaining throughout the album. He has a fine voice, turns a clever phrase, and performs songs in just about every genre you can think of except perhaps Klezmer. My little girl plays this CD repeatedly, and as a result Grammer's catchy tunes, for better or worse, are constantly stuck in my head. But that's not bad -- I'm learning vitues too! This is wholesome, family-friendly kids' music at its best.

Great tunes by one of my favorite children's singers from when I was little. So useful for children's classes!

Red Grammer's Be Bop Your Best is an extremely sophisticated CD for children, but simple enough for the kids to sing along. As usual, Red teaches the kids such important lessons through his marvelously written, produced and sung songs. I highly recommend this CD for any person with children.

I am the headteacher of a junior school in the UK and this CD is a vital tool in the teaching and encouragement of good character in children.Having played Red`s songs such as `I Think You`re Wonderful` in assembly for years as part of a `Virtues` programme these new songs will take it to a new level - thanks Red
Geoff Smith

Honestly, every parent should be given this cd at that hospital when they bring their child home. These incredible virtues have been built into the incredible songs of Red Grammer. Red is so talented and my son (5) complains that he can't get the tunes out of his head. Haha! Everyone should be so tortured. =) I love that you can actually quote the chorus in situations. Thank you, again, Mr. Grammer!