Mama Don't Allow

Reading Rainbow: Season 4: Episode 5

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Mama Don't Allow

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PBS | Air Date: June 27, 1986
Starring: LeVar Burton, Tina Fabrik
Summary: LeVar shows how music can help interpret a situation, from meeting alligators in a Louisiana swamp to joining a party on a Mississippi riverboat.

Fred Newman narrates the story of Mama Don't Allow, about how a young musician starts his own swamp band with his friends. Viewers are then treated to a recording session with Fred Newman asLeVar shows how music can help interpret a situation, from meeting alligators in a Louisiana swamp to joining a party on a Mississippi riverboat.

Fred Newman narrates the story of Mama Don't Allow, about how a young musician starts his own swamp band with his friends. Viewers are then treated to a recording session with Fred Newman as he makes up all the sound effects for the book, including the band's music.… Expand
Genre(s): Kids
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