More Little Orley Stories

Little Orley, Uncle Lumpy with Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Uncle Goose Music
• ASIN: B000055YUY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,284 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Little Orley's Big Concert

2. Little Orley's Adventures As a Worm

3. Little Orley and the Ivy

4. Orley and the Bat

5. Orley and the Bubble Gum

6. Little Orley and His Coonskin Cap

7. Little Orley and the Cricket

8. Get Well! / Orley's Adventures with Dr. Feathers

9. Little Orley and the Fish

10. Little Orley and His Fly-Frog-Fish Orchestra

11. Little Orley and the Happy Bird

12. Little Orley and the Haunted House

13. Orley and the Moon

14. Orley and the Pancake

15. Little Orley and the Little Engine

16. Little Orley and the Pig Bank

17. Little Orley and the Thunderbolt

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Lumpy was originally from Illinois. His family later moved to Redlands, California where he attended Redlands University. Lumpy played string bass in the Marine Corp band and later as a member of Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians.

Lumpy created and narrated the "Little Orley" stories for Fred Waring's radio program of the late 1940s and was a scriptwriter for the Waring TV show in the 1950s. While the Orley stories were a weekly feature of the radio program, the stories were offered less and less often once Waring moved the program to television. The stories were later released on Decca Records (see discography).

In 1955, Lumpy joined the Captain Kangaroo show as Mr. Green Jeans. He remained with the show throughout the entire run, retiring to his home in the Poconos in 1984. He died on April 19, 1987.

© 2000 LittleOrley.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old timey stories for a new generation, April 13, 2005

By 

L. Meniketti "AIA" (Michigan) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: More Little Orley Stories (Audio CD)

My husband mentioned listening to Little Orley stories as a little kid and loving them. Now we have a 4 year old and I hunted the albums down for her as well as for my husband's nostalgia. They have been very popular in our family- especially for long car rides. In the 4 hour ride to the airport, our daughter picked Little Orley CD over DVD's. The stories are funny little fantasy vignettes about a little kid and the creatures or things around him that have a life of their own- like the poison ivy singing about catching Orley or the "yellow soap" that chants about coming to save him from ivy. There are little "morals" or punchlines to the stories which are generally still acceptable to a modern audience. There are a few things which date the stories, but nothing offensive or racist (unlike old Bugs Bunny and the like!). Our daughter has been happy listening to the stories repeatedly.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars children of all ages, February 11, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: More Little Orley Stories (Audio CD)

these two classic kids album from the 1940's will be great for todays kids ages 2 to 6. On the other hand old hippies from the sixties are defied to listen to Little orlie and the bubblegum while in an herbed state

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Orly Review, May 21, 2011

By 

Emmalini - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: More Little Orley Stories (Audio CD)

We bought this because my husband remembers very fondly these song stories from his childhood. The seller gets 5 stars because they shipped VERY quickly. The cd is very high quality. We're happy. :)