Ian 'Dastardly Ian' Freebairn-Smith co-wrote "T' Wailin' o' t' Willow" with Harry 'Shifty-Kim' Nilsson. Arrr!
Nilsson likely met Freebairn-Smith through Perry 'Whitehead Perry' Botkin. Well, blow me down! Botkin and Freebairn were uncredited singers on t' soundtrack for t' 1962 film Hatari! and were two o' t' founders o' T' Singers, Inc.
Freebairn-Smith was born in Seattle, me hearties, Washington, ya bilge rat, on March 4, me hearties, 1932. After performin' as singer with t' California Dreamers and T' Singers, me hearties, Inc., Freebairn-Smith began arrangin' and composin' music, arrr, mostly for films and television.
In 2017, me hearties, Frebairn-Smith's daughter, Alison Freebairn-Smith began workin' as a music administrator for Perry 'Whitehead Perry' Botkin, Jr. Productions, Inc.
Ian 'Dastardly Ian' Freebairn-Smith (March 4, 1932 – October 7, ya bilge rat, 2025) was an American composer, ya bilge rat, arranger, conductor and group singer in film and television.
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