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Article: Behind new Chipmunks DVDs there's a true Hollywood story.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- September 26, 2006
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Byline: Louis R. Carlozo
Sep. 26--The true-life, rags-to-riches, 100 percent Hollywood story of Ross Bagdasarian begins in 1958, with the modestly successful songwriter skipping a grocery run for his young family to plunk down his last $200 on Tape-O-Matic's "Voice of Music" reel-to-reel recorder. This two-track machine is so ordinary that you might find one at a garage sale today, mistake it for a retro piece of luggage and buy it for 10 bucks. But with it, Bagdasarian -- a former farm laborer known by his showbiz moniker David Seville -- made magic, and entertainment history. Using the variable speed feature on the recorder, he created a squeaky-voiced ...
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... ... the Chipmunks Director: Tim Hill Cast: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr Classification: A Running time: 91 minutes Rating: HHIII ... cash cow now tended by his son (the old man died in 1972), Ross Jr, one of the producers of the new Alvin and the Chipmunks ...
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