This is Andrew Freeman, Roy Freeman's son. Occasionally I "google" my dad's name to see what's out there and found this thread.
Michael - my dad was not from Baltimore, nor ever lived there as far as I know. I could be wrong though as he did move around a lot. I'll ask around to a couple people if they know his inspiration for Barefoot in Baltimore.
George - I didn't know about "They Saw the Fat One Coming"! Did my dad know that song was written about him? And what's the history there? It sounds like a record company forced him upon you as a lyricist? I'm interested to know, and believe me I won't be offended. My dad's short tenure writing lyrics for a psychedelic rock band was definitely an anomaly on his resume!
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: Roy Freeman did pass away several years ago.
: I had received an email from his son who
: lives in northern California a few years
: ago. We emailed back and forth a few times
: and that was it.
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: George: Thanks for the quick reply. I'm a
: Baltimore-based freelance writer, now 58,
: who contributes to several city
: publications, including the website
: Baltimore Fishbowl
: (http://www.baltimorefishbowl.com/
: ). I vividly recall "Barefoot in
: Baltimore" from its original release,
: guessing that it enjoyed more significant
: airplay here in Baltimore (and regionally)
: than nationally. True?
: Anyway, I want to write an item about the
: song for Fishbowl, and, if possible, speak
: to Roy Freeman; his lyrics are so specific
: to the city, and that specificity leads me
: to believe that either he grew up in
: Baltimore or lived here for a while.
: Is he still alive? If so, can you put me in
: toch with him?
: I'm happy to send along links to some of my
: stories if you'd like to see them, although
: that's probably besy accomplished via
: regular e-mail so as not to clog your site's
: bulletin board.
: Please advise, and thanks for your help.
: Michael Yockel
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: that would be Roy Freeman. He was a comedy
: writer for Joey Bishop. No relation to Lee
: Freeman (or Doug Freeman).
: He also penned the lyrics to Sit With The
: Guru and Eulogy. Lee Freeman and Ed King
: wrote a song called They Saw The Fat One
: Coming which was in reference to Roy. He was
: actually a nice guy, but was forced upon us
: by the powers that be.
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: Who wrote the lyrics for "Barefoot in
: Baltimore"?
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