Performing name of US musician Jimmy Drake (1912-1968). Nervous Norbert's cheery rockabilly enjoyed a degree US success in the 1950s, and he released inter alia a number of goofy science-fictional songs. Amongst these are "The Fang" (1956, credited to "Nervous Norvus and Red Blanchard & The Smogrollers") about a trip to Mars to meet some girls, "The Lean Green Vegetable Fiend (From 'Tuther Side of the Moon)" (1962) and "Kibble Kobble (The Flying Saucer Song)" (1962), both of whose titles are self-explanatory. [AR]
Nervous Norvus (Jimmy Drake)
born Oakwood, California: 1912
died California: 1968
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