Casey Kasem’s Birthday
Today is Casey Kasem’s birthday; he’s 68. Some callers (me included) like to introduce songs with some info about them (who did them originally, how far they went on the charts, maybe a teaser before starting the song…). We sometimes refer to this as “doing a Casey Kasem.”
Here are a couple of bios: Casey Kasem Biography, and I Want My Son to be Proud (scroll down).
Casey’s famous quote: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.” To generate more quotes, see the Kasey Kasem Phrase-in-ator.
What cartoon show had Casey as the voice of one of the characters? Scooby Doo. What character? Shaggy.
So in honor of Casey, maybe for your dance tonight, you should pick songs that you can introduce in that Casey-esque style. “Here’s a song that reached the top ten with versions by both Pat Boone and Fats Domino. Guess which version reached Number 1.” (The song is “Ain’t That a Shame”, Pat Boone’s version reached number 1, Fats’ only reached number 10.
In looking around for stuff on Casey, I found The The Straight Dope’s analysis of What is Don McLean’s song “American Pie” all about? I’ve loved The Straight Dope for years, so it was nice to find Cecil on line.
i remember seeing kasey on tv in movies, he wasent so hyped up then, love the curse web site, i didnt think in a million years that he swore. holy 908907890
Can anyone tell me the name of his one time/ or current wife. She is/was a busty blond and was an actress.
Thanks
Casey’s first wife was Linda. His current wife (busty blond) is Jean.
Kasey Kasem was also the voice to another cartoon character, What cartoon, and what character did he also play,in the early 1970’s?
Josie and the Pussy cats, Alexandre “Alex” Cabot
His cartoon sister, Alexandra was the demented girl constantly trying to sabotage Josie from spending time with Alan…
Kasey also was the voice of Shag in the Scoobie Doo cartoon, also in the 70’s!