Song:Licks Off Of Records
Album:Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room
Most folks are probably familiar with Martin Mull as an actor on TV shows like Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Fernwood 2 Night, Roseanne and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. But before that he released comedy albums that were a mix of comedy and music. Mull last recorded in 1979. He was born Aug. 18, 1943 in Chicago but he grew up in North Ridgeville, OH. His mom was an actor. His family moved to New Canaan, CT when Mull was 15. He studied painting and earned a BFA and an MFA at Rhode Island School of Design. After studying in Italy, Mull moved to Boston. While trying to earn a living with his art, Mull got into the local improv and coffee house scene. This eventually turned into the band Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture. Mull performed live in a living room set. Then he signed with Phil Walden's Capricorn Records, home of The Allman Brothers Band. Licks Off Of Records is from the 1973 album Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture in Your Living Room. It was Mull's second album recorded in front of a live audience. The song is typical of Mull's self deprecating humor. He's making fun of his own musical talent. The album is available as a digital download. Mull recorded three albums for Capricorn and he also recorded for Vanguard, ABC and Elektra. Then he was cast as Garth Gimble in Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman which led to him hosting the spinoff talk show Fernwood 2 Night also starring Fred Willard and legendary session guitarist Tommy Tedesco. Fans of Garry Shandling's The Larry Sanders Show need to watch Fernwood 2 Night. From there he got more into acting and he gave up recording in 1979. Though he has done movies, most fans should know him as a regular on the sitcoms Roseanne and Sabrina The Teenage Witch. He also starred in the sitcoms Til Death and Dads. He also does a lot of voice work. He will star with Vicki Lawrence and David Alan Grier in the FOX sitcom Cool Kids which will premiere on Sept. 28. Here's Martin Mull and Glen Campbell performing Licks Off Of Records on The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special II 1980.
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