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After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, he joined the Carlos
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Anderson also wrote many of the TV jingles for the 1950s and 1960s, including for Pepsi and Buick. Many of the jingles were performed by his group "The Honey
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483:(keyboards)
481:Ray Kennedy
371:Ray Kennedy
363:Aaron Sachs
223:Don Kennedy
212:Aaron Sachs
186:Howdy Doody
111:Early years
103:Howdy Doody
45:May 7, 1922
836:Categories
719:August 21,
668:References
530:, bassist
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292:Eddie Bert
137:Lee Barron
133:Des Moines
107:clarinet.
41:1922-05-07
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493:HCD 801 (
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