#lois lilienstein

[atlanticcanada]

40 years of kids shows: Sharon and Bram’s biggest message to parents

Following thousands of live shows over the span of 40 years, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison, with the late Lois Lilienstein, have had a front row seat to changing family dynamics. from : Halifax https://ift.tt/2KpJKFz

[markhenick]

#37: Sharon and Randi Hampson - "Sharon, Lois, and Bram" star and manager on affecting children and adults around the world

Mark chats with legendary Canadian children's entertainer Sharon Hampson of 'Sharon, Lois and Bram' fame, along with her daughter and now manager of 'Sharon and Bram', Randi Hampson. They discuss Sharon, Lois and Bram's philosophy of respecting and challenging kids with their music and TV programming, and share stories of meeting the children (and adults) who were shaped by their work. Sharon also opens up about her battle with breast cancer and what it was like to make music and live life with Lois Lilienstein, who passed away in 2015.

Check out this episode of my podcast, So-Called Normal!

[rebeccahpedersen]

They had such enormous fun: Sharon & Bram bid farewell with final tour

Four decades after first joining forces with the late Lois Lilienstein, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison are hitting the road one final time.

Original Story: https://ift.tt/2NNTwWG

from Blogger https://ift.tt/2DFLTNq

[mrgeorgeswilson]

They had such enormous fun: Sharon & Bram bid farewell with final tour

Four decades after first joining forces with the late Lois Lilienstein, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison are hitting the road one final time.

Original Story: https://ift.tt/2NNTwWG

[celebritiestemple]

They had such enormous fun: Sharon & Bram bid farewell with final tour

They had such enormous fun: Sharon & Bram bid farewell with final tour

Little Rabbit Foo Foo. I Am Slowly Going Crazy. Skinnamarink. Many Canadians have grown up with the music of — and have a favourite tune by — Sharon, Lois and Bram. 

Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein and Bram Morrison debuted as a kids’ entertainment trio in 1978 and quickly became household names for their vibrant, catchy, internationally inspired music for children and families.

Now, 40 years…

[torontostar]

Children’s entertainer Lois Lilienstein’s funeral was led by a mariachi band.

[obitoftheday]

Obit of the Day: Lois

Before The Wiggles there was Sharon, Lois, and Bram. In the late 1980′s and early ‘90s they were international stars who insisted that children’s music was simply “any song a child liked to sing,” a philosophy borrowed from Woody Guthrie. Their The Elephant Show, which ran on CBC originally and then on Nickelodeon in the U.S,  was a combination of songs and lessons, and featured the titular elephant (played by Paula Gallivan).

The group met at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Ontario in the 1970s. Sharon Hampson, Bramwell Morrison and Lois Lilienstein recorded their first album, One Elephants, Deux Elephants in 1978, using $20,000 they borrowed form friends. It became the fastest-selling children’s album in Canadian history. They would eventually produce another 43 records for children and earn three Juno Awards (the Canadian Grammy) for Smorgasbord (1979), Singin’ and Swingin’  (1980), and Skinnamarink TV Sing-along  (1999).

Their signature song “Skinnamarink,” featured at the end of every episode of The Elephant Show, was discovered by Mrs. Lilienstein who heard an eight-year-old cousin singining the lyrics. (You can hear the whole song in the video accompanying this post.)

Mrs. Lilienstein was a classically trained pianist who grew up in Chicago. Her father played piano at bar mitzvahs and weddings, when he wasn’t working as an insurance salesman. Her mother took tap lessons with young Lois and the two would perform together at family functions.

She met her future husband, Ernest, at the University of Michigan where she was earning her degree in piano and music literature. They returned to Chicago where he earned his doctorate and then he took a job at York University in Toronto. She remained home raising her son.

But she still found outlets for her music. She began playing and teaching at her son’s preschool, where she was a hit. The children loved the music but even more her personality and willingness to be silly. This was the seed for her eventual stardom as a children’s performer more than a decade later.

She would perform with Sharon and Bram for nearly 25 years, leaving the group in 2002 after the death of her husband, while occasionally making guest appearances. Her last public appearance in the group was May 10, 2014 at the dedication of the Sharon, Lois & Bram Playground in Toronto. 

Lois Lilienstein died on April 22, 2015 at the age of 78.

Sources: LA Times, NY Times, A.V. Club, and Wikipedia

(Video of the closing credits for The Elephant Show featuring Sharon Hampson, left, Lois Lilienstein, center, and Bramwell Morrison, circa 1984, is courtesy of CCIDigi and copyright of the CBC.)

[atlanticcanada]

They had such enormous fun: Sharon & Bram bid farewell with final tour

Four decades after first joining forces with the late Lois Lilienstein, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison are hitting the road one final time.

from CBC | Newfoundland and Labrador News https://ift.tt/2NNTwWG

[hufflepuffwrites]

If You didn’t hear, Lois, from The Elephant show (starring Sharon, Lois, and Bram) passed away today. Here’s one last Skinnamarink to send her off in true Elephant show fashion. Rest in Peace Lois Lilienstein.

[wetravelfast00]

Sharon, Lois & Bram: Skinnamarink

Fellow Canadians, a bit of our childhood has died. Rest in peace, Lois Lilienstein.

“I love you in the morning, and in the afternoon; I love you in the evening, and underneath the moon.”

[ryukodragon]

“A” You’re Adorable

(The video should start at 5:29!)

I just wanted to share one of the songs from Sharon, Lois and Bram’s Elephant Show that somehow remained clear as day in my memory.  Funnily enough, this sequence featured Lois, who passed away just recently.

So much love going out to Sharon, Bram, and everyone who worked with Lois.  This show and these songs really mean a lot to me, even today!  Rest in peace, Lois - thank you for everything!

[smananthamarie]

Skinnamarinkadinkadink Lois :(

I <3 You

[fantasiawandering]

Thank you for such a wonderful part of my childhood, Lois.

[melt-into-the-night]

R.I.P Lois! Thanks for being a part of my childhood :-)

[katie-tris]

“Lois Lilienstein has died, but the performances of Sharon, Lois & Bram, which shaped the childhoods of so many Canadians, will not be forgotten.”

I teared up a little watching these videos.  The Sharon, Lois and Bram Christmas album, Candle, Snow and Mistletoe, is still a regular at my family Christmas (despite me being the youngest kid at 25yo), and I have great memories of going to see the Elephant Show live when I was probably 4.  I’m sad to hear that Lois has passed away, but I am thankful for all of the memories.

[lyzaeverhalcyon]

“I love you in the morning and in the afternoon, I love you in the evening, underneath the moon. Skinnamarinky dinky dinky skinnarinky doo! I love you!”

RIP Lois Lilienstein 1936-2015 Actress, Musician, UNICEF Spokesperson, 1/3 of Sharon, Lois & Bram