Rankin Bass Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann: an Original Musical Fairytale was a concept for a new special by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment. It is unknown if the special was planned to be 2D animated or stop-motion. The only information about the project comes from Rick Goldschmidt, the Rankin Bass historian, who has talked about the demo music created for the concept and sold a CD which combines these tracks alongside other demos.
"Our friend Brian Ianessa put together this track list for the RAGGEDY ANN, MOUSE ON THE MAYFLOWER and CRICKET ON THE HEARTH DEMO cd! As you can see my friend Gary Matheson rounded out the cd with some of the classics from the RANKIN/BASS CHRISTMAS CARD LP :)"
From what we have avaliable, there is only one clue as to when this demo was produced. The song "The First Toymaker to the King" would later be repurposed for Santa Claus is Comin' to Town in 1970, so the Raggedy Ann project predates 1970, and likely came around the early 1960's.
Track List
The album sold by Rick Goldschmidt contains demos for Raggedy Ann, along with Mouse on the Mayflower, Cricket on the Hearth, and a selection of songs from "the rare Rankin/Bass Red Christmas card lp. An LP with unedited tracks given to friends and family circa 1971" (Rick Goldschmidt, Etsy). These are the songs possibly from Raggedy Ann, assuming the tracks are in order.
- Raggedy Ann Theme
- Like Still Waters
- How I've Spoiled Her
- The First Toymaker to the King
- When you Have Nothing
- When Opportunity Knocks
The full track list is in the gallery below.
Links
- Rick Goldschmidt/Rankin Bass Historian: 'RANKIN/BASS' RAGGEDY ANN demos' tagged posts
- Etsy: Rankin/Bass Demo CD-R: Raggedy Ann, Mouse on the Mayflower, Christmas Card LP
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