A Phil Silvers Festival is collection of tributes, parodies and rarities of the great con man comedian-written, produced and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered classic radio and TV broadcasts.
This set includes:
Jack Robinson at Your Service
The Wolf and the Goat
The Fox and the Penguin
His Second to Last Bow
This Here is Your Life
Robin Cat
Command Performance
The Tailor Shop
Aunt Sooty's Neighbor
The Efficiency Expert
Slowly I Turn
The Slowest Gun in the West
Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.
Phil Silvers (May 11, 1911 - November 1, 1985) was an American entertainer and comedic actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah". He starred in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army post in which he played Master Sergeant Ernest (Ernie) Bilko.