Ernie Anderson, Ken Nordine, Don Pardo, Gary Owens and many others of that time period. Unforgettable instantly recognizable voices that were everywhere all the time. Their voices are like comfort food for the ears.
I was living in Cleveland in 65-66 and Ernie was really big! His Ghoulardi character was loved by so many and his voice-over work is legendary. Ernie was a special cat and I'm glad he had the success he deserved.
I have that album that Ernie & Tim made way back when. What a hoot! Miss those days of Hoolie, Big Chuck, Li'l John, and Ernie. And going across networks to Captain Penny, Barnaby, Gibber, Jim Graner, Harry Jones, Herb Score, Jimmy Dudley. Sigh! Let's enjoy Joe Tait while we can!
Those who grew up with Ernie Anderson as Ghoulardi in Cleveland will always love him. As for a foul mouth, well the pressure of putting words into tight little spots would be hard for any guy with a high-octane personality. He was very talented and we as kids sensed that in the early 1960's.
Have you noticed that today’s crop of voice over males all have similar sounding voices about a half octave higher than the previous generation’s crop,-Ernie, Don LaFontaine (In a world...), etc. I’ll bet smoking had a lot to do with lowering men’s voices. Don Pardo, Fred Foy (The Lone Ranger), and dusk jockeys like Robert W Morgan, Charlie Tuna, Larry Lujack, Dan Ingram, all smoked like fiends and many have died of smoking related causes. I smoked for 18 years from ‘62-80 and I can imitate Fred Foy perfectly, too. And, yes... I’m a V/O guy, too.
Ernie was a guy FAMOUS (as was the notorious Orson Welles) for bitching about the clumsiness of the copy--bad writing, bad grammar, bad pacing, bad rhythm, etc. always find themselves at the mercy of good voice actors (and man, will they bitch)....
