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[[File:Peter Alsop with guitar.JPG|thumb|Peter Alsop]]


'''Peter Alsop''' (born September 18, 1946) is an American musician whose work has ranged from satirical music for adults to [[children's music]].
'''Peter Alsop''' (born September 18, 1946) is an American musician whose work has ranged from satirical music for adults to [[children's music]].


==Biography==
He graduated from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]], [[Columbia University Teachers College]], and [[Columbia Pacific University]] with a PhD. in educational psychology.<ref>http://www.menstuff.org/columns/alsop/01.html</ref>
He worked as the Director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine, and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx.<ref>http://nfpainc.org/content/?page=ALSOP&nmenu=74&title=Peter%20Alsop</ref> He is married to actress [[Ellen Geer]]; they have two daughters, Megan and [[Willow Geer-Alsop|Willow]].<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022555/bio</ref>
Alsop was born in 1946 in [[Connecticut]] and raised in an alcoholic family. He graduated from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]], with a BA in Religion in 1968, [[Columbia University Teachers College]], and [[Columbia Pacific University]] with a PhD. in educational psychology.<ref name="Rauzi">{{Cite web |title=All Grown-Up |first=Robin |last=Rauzi |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1998-08-13 |accessdate=2015-01-07 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/13/entertainment/ca-12653}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tuning in to Kids : Peter Alsop and Hap Palmer educate children, parents and teachers with their wise and funny messages. |first=Roberta G |last=Wax |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1993-07-09 |accessdate=2015-01-07 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1993-07-09/news/va-11530_1_funny-messages}}</ref> He worked as the Director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine, and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx. He married actress [[Ellen Geer]] in 1975; they live in [[Topanga, California|Topanga, CA]], and have two daughters, artist/photographer Megan Geer-Alsop and actress [[Willow Geer-Alsop|Willow]].
Megan and Chad Scheppner are parents to Quinnlyn and Leon. Willow and Mat Polin have two children, Julius and Luther. Polin's stepson Ian Flanders, fathered his grandson, Liam Flanders.<ref name= "reunion">{{cite news |last=Donkin |first=Annemarie |url= https://messengermountainnews.com/news/peter-alsop/ |title=Peter Alsop's Kid Koncerts and Reunion |work=Messenger Mountain News |date=August 24, 2018 |accessdate=July 11, 2019}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Career==
[[File:Peter Alsop with child.jpg|thumb|Alsop and a child demonstrate different ways of dealing with noise.]]
'''''Peter Alsop''''' – Cassette/LP<br>
Alsop has been producing children's, educational and humorous music since 1975.<ref name="Rauzi"/> He received a [[Parents' Choice Award]] for his 2010 album ''Grow It At Home''.<ref name="pare_Grow">{{Cite web |title=Grow It At Home Awards |work=Parents' Choice Foundation |accessdate=2015-01-07 |url=http://www.parents-choice.org/product.cfm?product_id=29069&StepNum=1&award=aw}}</ref>
1. Stuck On You
2. [[Junk Food Junkie]]
3. Doin’ It For You
4. Strength
5. Sandrock Canyon
6. Country & Western Transylvania Love Song
7. Man Oh Man I Can
8. It’s Gonna Be Okay
9. L.A. Freeway Song
10. Garbage
11. My Secret


===Discography===
'''''Asleep at the Helm''''' – Cassette/LP
1. Asleep At The Help
2. Doin’ It For You
3. Good Time
4. You Make Me Stand In The Corner
5. Ghosts
6. Let The Woman In You Come Through
7. When You Ask Me First
8. The One About The Bird In The Cage
9. The Young Woman Disco
10. Lists


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'''''Draw the Line''''' – Cassette/LP
1. Draw The Line
2. Everybody’s Goin’ For The Money
3. Way-Hi
4. Atomic Waste
5. Snake Dance
6. One Less Mouth To Feed
7. The AFL-CIO Love Song
8. The Homely Friend Song
9. All Used Up
10. My Body


* ''Peter Alsop'' (1975)
'''''Uniforms''''' – Cassette/LP
* ''Asleep at the Helm'' (1977)
1. Gary Wall
* ''Draw the Line'' (1980)
2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee
* ''Uniforms'' (1981)
3. Buckdancer’s Daddy
* ''Wha'D'Ya Wanna do!?'' (1983)
4. Look At The Ceiling
* ''Fan Club Favorites'' (1985)
5. Love Is The Only Medicine
* ''Take Me with You!'' (1986)
6. Baby Needs A Parent
* ''Stayin' Over'' (1987)
7. Uniforms
* ''In The Hospital'' (1989) w. Bill Harley
8. Buddies
* ''Family Roles'' (1991)
9. Hopelessly Heterosexual
* ''Pluggin' Away'' (1991)
10. Dancin’ At The Revolution
* ''Chris Moose Holidays'' (1994)
11. So Long
* ''Songs on Loss & Grief'' (1997)
* ''Songs on Recovery & Addiction'' (1997)
* ''Songs on Sex & Sexuality'' (1997)
* ''Did You Walk?'' (2001)
* ''Uh-Oh!'' (2002)
* ''Ebenezer's Make-over'' (2004)
* ''Disciples Of PerFection'' (2010)
* ''Grow It At Home'' (2010)
* ''River Of Life'' (2014)
* ''Camping With Dads'' (2020)


===Videography===
'''''Fan Club Favorites''''' – Cassette/LP
* ''Here We Go Volume 1'' (1987)
1. Lifeline
* ''Opening Doors'' (1988)
2. Let's Trade Butts!
* ''Costume Party'' (1988)
3. Mr. D
* ''Wake Up'' (1992)
4. Eulogy
* ''When Jesus Was a Kid'' (1993)
5. Gone For Good
* ''Get Real!'' (1995)
6. Chickens For Peace
7. When One Is Too Many
* ''When Kids Say Goodbye'' (1995)
* ''After Romeo'' (1998)
8. Give Yourself A Hand
* ''Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!'' (2007)
9. My Father's Top Drawer
10. Erica_Levine
11. I Hope You Understand Dear
12. The_Hug

'''''Wha'D'Ya Wanna do!?''''' - Cassette/LP/CD
1. Bored, Bored, Bored!
2. Wha'd'ya Wanna Do!?
3. I Wanna Be A Dog
4. Charlie Douglas
5. Slap Hands
6. Sandwiches
7. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny
8. Yecch!
9. I Am A Pizza
10. No One Knows For Sure
11. Don't Trick Your Dad!
12. Be Gentle, Robin!
13. My Body
14. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch T.V.!

'''''Take Me with You!'''''' - CD
1. Take Me With You!
2. Irish Seatbelt Jig
3. Let's Go!
4. Gnarly Dude
5. Hey Ev'rybody!
6. It's No Fun When Ya Gotta Eat An Onion
7. Animal Crackers
8. Chickens For Peace
9. Let 'Em Laugh
10. Little Cookie
11. Letter To Mr. Brown
12. He Eats Asparagus
13. Logical
14. Kid's Peace Song

'''''Stayin' Over''''' - CD
1. Stayin' Over
2. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger
3. I Wanna Try It
4. Dear Mr. President
5. Us Kids Brush Our Teeth
6. If You Love A Hippopotamus
7. You're Okay!
8. I Cried
9. Juice
10. No Excuse T'Use Booze!
11. Aaargh!
12. Rachel And The Moon
13. Where Will I Go?
14. Go To Sleep You Little Creep

'''''In the Hospital''''' – CD w/book
1. If It Doesn’t Have Me
2. A Friend Like Me
3. Peggy the Quadrapus
4. Let’s Face It!
5. My Little Clock
6. Inspection!
7. Samit & the Dragon
8. Needle-ee, Noodle-ee
9. New Ground
10. Castle Story
11. While I’m Sleepin’
12. Take A Step

'''''Pluggin' Away''''' - CD
1. If I Was In Charge
2. I Can If I Wanna
3. Costume Party
4. Hyperactive
5. No One's Normal
6. Heal The Bay
7. That's My Thang!
8. Safari
9. Gotta Lotta Livin' To Do
10. What If?
11. Under The Rainbow
12. New Games
13. High Standards
14. Pluggin' Away

'''''Chris Moose Holidays''''' - CD
1. Chris Moose
2. Little Tree
3. The Gift
4. Daddy's Roll
5. Christmas Cheer
6. Buy Me Something!
7. When Jesus Was A Kid
8. The Night Before Hanukkah
9. G-Gee, It's Warm Out Here
10. I Believe You
11. The Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, Santa & God
12. Pass It On!
13. Clean Out The Attic
14. Earthsong

'''''Peter Alsop's Did You Walk?''''' - CD
1. Stretch
2. Did You Walk?
3. Did You Walk Two?
4. Giggles Samba
5. Affirmation Alphabet
6. Did You Walk Three?
7. After The Rain
8. The Prize
9. My Body Runs

'''''Uh-Oh!''''' - CD
1. Fifi The Age Fairy
2. Hello!
3. Uh-Oh!
4. My Gums Grow Teeth
5. Rabbit On My Shoulder
6. Conejito En Mi Hombro
7. Wiggle
8. Spin Around
9. Au Revoir
10. I Need A Hug
11. Apple Juice
12. Never Speak With Your Mouth Full
13. Peter’s ABC’s
14. Twinkle-Baa-Itsy
15. Itsy Spider
16. Pat Your Daddy On The Knee
17. Little Kid
18. Me-Me
19. Poop Goes The Weasel
20. Count Your Blessings
21. My Dad’s A Jungle Gym
22. Family of Friends

'''''Family Roles''''' - CD
1. Intro
2. I Am A Pizza
3. High Standards
4. Logical
5. Aaargh!
6. Don't Put Your Hand In My Pants
7. My Little Clock
8. The New Born
9. You're Okay
10. It's Only A Wee Wee
11. My Body
12. Take A Step

'''''Ebenezer's Make-over''''' - CD
1. Jacob Marley
2. It’s Only A Wee Wee
3. Men Are Good Joe Jencks
4. You Are My Spoon Amy Fix
5. Let The Woman In You Come Through
6. Shoulder To The Wheel Geof Morgan
7. Chromosoma Phobia Bob Blue/Allan Arnaboldi
8. You Ain’t Been Doin’ Nothing Tedd Judd & Peter Alsop
9. Burning Times Charlie Murphy
10. I Ain’t Afrain [[Holly Near]]
11. What Kind Of Brother Are You? Joe Jencks
12. Five Moms and Three Dads Tom Hunter
13. Womb Envy Romanovsky & Phillips
14. The Hug [[Fred Small]]
15. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do
16. Give Yourself A Hand
17. Kill The Children
18. Foolish Notion Holly Near
19. The Matador Geof Morgan/Charlie Murphy
20. It’s My Penis Geof Morgan/Peter Alsop
21. Singing For Our Lives by Holly Near

'''''Songs on Sex & Sexuality''''' – CD
Gender, Sexual Orientation & Relationships
1. Baby Needs A Parent
2. It’s Only A Wee-Wee, So What’s the Big Deal?
3. Let The Woman In You Come Through
4. Buddies
5. Hopelessly Heterosexual
6. My Secret
7. Country And Western Transylvania Love Song
8. Doin’ It For You
9. I Hope You Understand Dear
10. Man Oh Man I Can
11. Lists
12. When You Ask Me First
13. Peter
Adolescence, Self Discovery & Sexual Abuse
1. Good Time
2. It’s My Penis
3. Don’t Put Your Hand In My Pants
4. Look At The Ceiling
5. Love Is The Only Medicine
6. My Body
7. Letter To Mr. Brown
8. Back Up!
9. Strangers
10. Let’s Trade Butts
11. Give Yourself A Hand
12. My Father’s Top Drawer
13. Peter

'''''Songs on Loss & Grief''''' - CD
1. Take Me With You
2. While I’m Sleepin’
3. If It Doesn’t Have Me
4. Mr. D
5. No One Knows For Sure
6. Where Will I Go When I’m Dead & Gone?
7. Ghosts
8. Gotta Lotta Livin’ To Do
9. I Cried
10. Lifeline
11. One Less Mouth To Feed
12. Eulogy
13. Gone For Good
14. My Brother Threw-up On My Stuffed Toy Bunny
15. So Long
16. New Ground
17. Peter

'''''Songs on Recovery & Addiction''''' - CD
1. Clean Out The Attic
2. My Little Clock
3. What If?
4. Snake Dance
5. Animal Crackers
6. Strength
7. No One’s Normal
8. Juice
9. I Can If I Wanna
10. You’re Okay
11. Take A Step
12. I Believe You
13. Let ‘Em Laugh
14. Peter
Medicators
1. When One Is Too Many
2. No Excuse T’Use Booze
3. Christmas Cheer
4. Stuck On You
5. The Gift
6. Hyperactive
7. Daddy’s Roll
8. Uniforms
9. Buy Me Something
10. You Get A Little Extra When You Watch TV
11. Logical
12. If I Was In Charge
13. Aaargh!
14. Peter

==Videography==

'''''Opening Doors''''' - VHS
1. Dear Mr. President
2. Rabbit On My Shoulder
3. Baby Needs A Parent
4. Logical
5. Lifeline
6. It's Only A Wee-Wee
7. Look At The Ceiling
8. Love Is the Only Medicine
9. My Body
10. Letter To Mr. Brown
11. Aaargh!
12. The Hug
13. Kids' Peace Song

'''''Costume Party''''' - DVD
1. Costume Party
2. I Am A Pizza
3. Hey Ev’rybody
4. I Wanna Try It!
5. Bigger, Bigger, Bigger
6. My Body
7. No Excuse T’Use Booze
8. Yecch!
9. Kid’s Peace Song

'''''When Jesus Was a Kid''''' - DVD

'''''Wake Up''''' - DVD
1. Wake Up!
2. Strut Your Stuff
3. Back-Up!
4. Courage
5. Strangers
6. I Believe You
7. My Body
8. Baby Needs A Paren

'''''Get Real!''''' - DVD
1. Math/ Addition
2. Math/ Subtraction
3. Science/ Endorphins
4. F.R.O.G.
5. Divorce
6. Chinese Proverb
7. New Kid
8. Stuck In The Feelings
9. Alcohol As A Medicator
10. Safe People
11. Dis-ease
12. Grief Sculpt
13. Negative Messages/ Student
14. Negative Messages/ Teacher

'''''When Kids Say Goodbye''''' - DVD
1. Where Will I Go?
2. I Believe You
3. Grief Sculpt
4. While I’m Sleepin’
5. New Ground

'''''Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!''''' - DVD
1. Sometimes Si, Sometimes No!
2. No Excuse T’Use Booze


==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.peteralsop.com/music]Songs
* {{Official website|http://www.peteralsop.com}}
* {{IMDb name|0022555|Peter Alsop}}
*[http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/bio/0,,396933,00.html#bio Biography on Artist Direct]

*[http://music.yahoo.com/ar-313684-bio--Peter-Alsop Biography on Yahoo! Music]
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Revision as of 03:18, 12 May 2024

For the Australian engineer and historian, see Peter F. B. Alsop.
Peter Alsop

Peter Alsop (born September 18, 1946) is an American musician whose work has ranged from satirical music for adults to children's music.

Biography

Alsop was born in 1946 in Connecticut and raised in an alcoholic family. He graduated from Trinity College, with a BA in Religion in 1968, Columbia University Teachers College, and Columbia Pacific University with a PhD. in educational psychology.[1][2] He worked as the Director of The Harbor Schools Residential Treatment Center for emotionally disturbed adolescents in Maine, and as a New York City elementary school teacher in the South Bronx. He married actress Ellen Geer in 1975; they live in Topanga, CA, and have two daughters, artist/photographer Megan Geer-Alsop and actress Willow. Megan and Chad Scheppner are parents to Quinnlyn and Leon. Willow and Mat Polin have two children, Julius and Luther. Polin's stepson Ian Flanders, fathered his grandson, Liam Flanders.[3]

Career

Alsop and a child demonstrate different ways of dealing with noise.

Alsop has been producing children's, educational and humorous music since 1975.[1] He received a Parents' Choice Award for his 2010 album Grow It At Home.[4]

Discography

  • Peter Alsop (1975)
  • Asleep at the Helm (1977)
  • Draw the Line (1980)
  • Uniforms (1981)
  • Wha'D'Ya Wanna do!? (1983)
  • Fan Club Favorites (1985)
  • Take Me with You! (1986)
  • Stayin' Over (1987)
  • In The Hospital (1989) w. Bill Harley
  • Family Roles (1991)
  • Pluggin' Away (1991)
  • Chris Moose Holidays (1994)
  • Songs on Loss & Grief (1997)
  • Songs on Recovery & Addiction (1997)
  • Songs on Sex & Sexuality (1997)
  • Did You Walk? (2001)
  • Uh-Oh! (2002)
  • Ebenezer's Make-over (2004)
  • Disciples Of PerFection (2010)
  • Grow It At Home (2010)
  • River Of Life (2014)
  • Camping With Dads (2020)

Videography

  • Here We Go Volume 1 (1987)
  • Opening Doors (1988)
  • Costume Party (1988)
  • Wake Up (1992)
  • When Jesus Was a Kid (1993)
  • Get Real! (1995)
  • When Kids Say Goodbye (1995)
  • After Romeo (1998)
  • Sometimes Si, Sometimes No! (2007)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Rauzi, Robin (1998-08-13). "All Grown-Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  2. ^ Wax, Roberta G (1993-07-09). "Tuning in to Kids : Peter Alsop and Hap Palmer educate children, parents and teachers with their wise and funny messages". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  3. ^ Donkin, Annemarie (August 24, 2018). "Peter Alsop's Kid Koncerts and Reunion". Messenger Mountain News. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  4. ^ "Grow It At Home Awards". Parents' Choice Foundation. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
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