The late great Harpo Marx had some lost recordings from 1964 that have found it’s way onto thee Billboard classical charts.
The legendary comic’s collaboration with the Riverside Symphony concert.
More than six decades after his passing, legendary comedian-musician Harpo Marx has a new entry on Billboard’s charts.
Officially entitled, “Harpo Speaks!: The Riverside Symphony Concert featuring Peter and the Wolf by Riverside Symphony and Marx”.
Recorded in March 20th of 1964. It was a benefit concert to raise funds for its Southern California nonprofit.
Marx was of the course the literal silent member of the famed Marx Brothers comedy group. Including Harpo, Groucho, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo. He learned how to jam away at the harp and trained with classical harpist Mildred Dilling.
The performance also milestoned the date in over 50 years that Marx had said anything in public.
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