GALLERY #3

BOB BURNS' KAZOOED BAZOOKA

ORMLY GUMFUDGIN / WORLD'S ONLY LIVING BAZOOKA PLAYER

Bob Burns of Van Buren, Arkansas, was a leading entertainer in movies and on radio in the 1930's and'40's. His own radio program was called"The Arkansas Traveler"....He made the name "Bazooka" famous when he invented an instrument that was played much like the DIGIRIDOO except that his instrument had a slide. The "KAZOOED BAZOOKA" is a scaled down version of the BAZOOKA with a KAZOO membrane inside and is played by humming rather than blowing. I have seen and heard the BAZOOKA played by Ormly Gumfudgin and it is a very painful experience for both player and audience.