''Pipe Layin' Dan'' is the fourth solo release (and fifth album overall) by
American
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comedian and actress
LaWanda Page
LaWanda Page (born Alberta Peal; October 19, 1920September 14, 2002) was an American actress, comedian, and dancer whose career spanned six decades. Crowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin ...
, released under the one-name title of LaWanda, released on
Laff Records
Laff Records was a small American independent record label specializing in comedy and party records originating on the West Coast of the United States during the 1970s. Amongst their artists were Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, LaWanda Page, George Ca ...
in 1973.
The album, and previous other recordings, were recorded in the years before LaWanda found mainstream success as Fred G. Sanford's (
Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Foxx gained success with his raunchy nightclub act before and during the civil rights movement. ...
) nemesis, "Aunt Esther", in the acclaimed sitcom, ''
Sanford and Son
''Sanford and Son'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on the NBC television network from January 14, 1972, to March 25, 1977. It was based on the British sitcom ''Steptoe and Son'', which initially aired on BBC One in the United ...
'', and featured a more raunchy and graphic LaWanda than fans of the sitcom were used to.
After her rise to fame, Laff Records released the recordings, with at least one album, ''Watch It, Sucka!'', reaching gold status. This album includes the comic's
blue comedy
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Sex is presented in ribald material more for the purpose of poking fun at ...
and her
signifying "toasts" to
Buccaneers and
Adolf Hitler. The most famous bit on this album her extended spoken word recitation "Pipe Layin' Dan" which describes a woman named "Big Fat Funky Susie Ann", who hadn't had sex because of her homely features, until she met "Pipe Layin' Dan" who "made a dying woman live" and even "made a solid
brick wall cum
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". She also parodies the classics, "
It Had To Be You" and "
Home on the Range" with raunchy lyrics.
This was LaWanda's last album until her 1979 release, ''Sane Advice''.
Track listing
#"Married Couple"
#"Little Red Riding Hood"
#"Daddy's Dick"
#"Bustin' Cherries"
#"Three M.F.'s"
#"Buccaneer"
#"Pedro and Rosita"
#"Toast to
Hitler"
#"Old Grandpa"
#"Don't Wanna Let Go"
#"One Screw"
#"
It Had To Be You"
#"Raise the Dead"
#"TV"
#"After Supper"
#"Sister Smith"
#"Douche Powder"
#"Chew the Fat"
#"All the Time"
#"
Home on the Range"
#"Dying Whore"
#"Hannah the Whore"
#"Nite Shift"
#"Hangin' Tree"
#"Pipe Layin' Dan"
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1973 albums
LaWanda Page albums
Laff Records albums