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XM Radio Yes.....Ir's called Sesame Sounds on the kids channel (116) Its on Weekdays - 12:30 PM ET withEncore Presentations: Weekdays - 2:30 PM ET PER THEIR DESCRIPTION ON THE XM WEBSITE: A mix of original and CLASSIC audio from the Sesame Street archives with some of your favorite...

Correcting two misconceptions There are two kinds of music rights....the "owner" of the song's music (called the publisher) and the performer and musicians rights to perform the song. Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop) has its own publishing company (and used to have...

Fixin my hair Long time Sesame writer Tony Geiss is a wonderful writer and lyricist, and can carry a tune well, but unfortunately not well enough to be a professional performer. Fixin my hair was, like most Sesame films, contracted to a film company called AVIVA films. As in most Sesame...

2 Points of information The agreements between PBS and CTW (now Sesame Workshop) have always stipulated that the Sesame Street shows can not be released in any other media in the US so long as it is playing on PBS. This provides the only logical protection fo the PBS audience. The...

fixin' my hair The music was composed and arranged in 1990 by Robby Merkin, former Sesame Street Music Director. Lyrics by Tony Geiss. Music recorded by the Sesame Street house band.

Jeff Moss' Princeton Connection The song, "I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" was written by the late Jeff Moss, former Sesame co-creator and head writer. He graduated from Princeton in the class of 1963, and was an active trustee of the Princeton Triangle Club theatrical group until his...

fur 3 backup singers/dancers with top hats, bow ties, ....and unseen but heard tap shoes.

Song: Fur The song "Fur", Written by Composer Sam Pottle, with lyrics by David Axelrod, and arranged by current Sesame Street Music Director Mike Renzi, was recorded by the Sesame Street Band in June of 1995. It was re-shot with the same music in June of 1997. The original song appears in...

SST LIVE Sesame Street Live has been produced by Vee Entertainment Corporation of Minnesota since 1980. You can reach them at VEE Entertainment Corporation 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 1750 Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA 612.375.9670 Phone 612.375.9135 Fax Or contact them by e-mail...

Re: More money, yeah right!

Lucy in the Sky and other early performances In the early days, when most moms stayed at home, there was a lot of adult humor and adult oriented music to get moms to watch with their kids. You'll find it in show #003, which first aired in the fall of 1969. Lucy in the Sky was performed by...

Henson and merchandising As has been pointed out before, if you read Bernie Brillstein's book "Where did I go Right?" Henson resisted licensing his characters, but his long-time agent Brillstein convinced him that it was the only way he was going to get enough money to be independent of the...

Please Don't Eat the Pictures For those planning on visiting New York, the video is still on Sale at the Metropolitan Museum gift shop....I think its in its 10th or more pressing by now.

Re: Re: How do they DO That??? If you don't count the fact those pictures of Bert and Osama! By the way, Sesame Workshop hosted a global summit on mutual respect and understanding, which will be worked into every Sesame show worldwide during the next year. And yes, it is a Meerkat...

How do they DO That??? Yes, you are correct. Sesame Workshop finds a local production partner in each country that they do a co-production. Although the vast majority of countries take the American Sesame Street and dub it into their native language, there are currently nine active...