This article was written by Brian AR Washington from the Facebook group Power Records (Children's Records, Books and Tapes).
Another voice is now silent.
Don Wescott has left us; he was one of the many voice talents of Power Records (and Peter Pan during and after the former’s activity).
Born in Massachusetts in 1940, he went into broadcasting in the 1960s and became a voice artist among his many accomplishments.
He narrated the majority of the stories on the labels, including Planet of the Apes, Wonder Woman, Monster Christmas Mash, and the second Superman album.
For the 12” comic read-along LP A Story of Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman, he was not only the narrator; he voiced several characters, including Dracula and Torc, the latter being one of the gypsies.
Among his versatility, he also voiced Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, Mr. Mxyztplk, Cornelius, Galen, and Lex Luthor.
Godspeed, Don. May your voice live on in our memories and hearts, especially as long as we spin the records that shaped our childhood.
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