''Tiger'', a children’s record, was Frank Buck’s last recorded performance. The story was adapted by "Peter Steele" and

Hecky Krasnow Herman "Hecky" Krasnow (February 15, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a record producer of '' Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'', ''Frosty the Snowman'', and the Frank Buck recording ''Tiger''. Early years Krasnow was born in Hartford, Connecticut, s ...

. In fact, Krasnow often wrote under two names, ''Peter Steele'' and ''Hecky Krasno'', dropping the "w." In ''Tiger'' Krasnow combined two animals from two stories in ''Bring 'Em Back Alive'': *The first is the tiger from the story “Man Eater,” which has been changed to a cow killer; *The second is the leopard from “Loose on Board,” which has been changed into a tiger.

Merrill Joels Merrill E. Joels (born January 19, 1909, Hartford, Connecticut; died September 5, 2001 (age 92) Guthrie, Oklahoma) was an actor in the Frank Buck recording Tiger (record album). Early life Merrill Joels was the son of Abram J. and Rose (Wershw ...

, a radio actor, is the narrator, Captain Harry Curtis. Vocals are by the Southernaires, orchestra conducted by Spencer Odom. Buck was mortally ill with lung cancer as he read his lines, and was dead when

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

issued the album, April 17, 1950. Yet he sounds remarkably fit, and the recording itself has the charm of an old-time radio show, complete with music, sound effects, and an actor growling like a tiger. Columbia released the recording as a part of its children's series of 10” records (JL 8001 to JL 8013, 1949–1950). The second part of the album consists of

Gene Autry Orvon Grover "Gene" Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998), nicknamed the Singing Cowboy, was an American singer, songwriter, actor, musician, rodeo performer, and baseball owner who gained fame largely by singing in a crooning s ...

narrating ''Champion: The Horse No Man Could Ride''.

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''Tiger'' (complete recording)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiger 1950 albums Drama audio recordings Columbia Records albums Gene Autry albums Frank Buck (animal collector) albums Children's albums Albums conducted by Spencer Odom