Harpo Productions, a multimedia company founded by Oprah Winfrey ("Harpo" is "Oprah" spelled backwards)
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Harpo Marx, an actor and musician best known as a member of the Marx Brothers
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Wally played Chico's part, while Alan Carney filled in for Harpo; the "Groucho" role was essayed by George Murphy.
In 2010 Oprah Winfrey's production company, Harpo, announced that it would be partnering with HBO to produce a miniseries based on Branch's trilogy, to be written by Robert Schenkkan.
"I'm a King Bee", a song composed by Slim Harpo, and covered by Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd
(The other four are Harpo, Chico, his mother, and his companion Erin Fleming. Zeppo Marx was omitted.)
In 2012 a Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey Whiskey commercial featured Harpo's song "I'm a King Bee" covered by San Francisco blues band The Stone Foxes.
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Other notable covers of Slim Harpo songs include "I Got Love If You Want It" by The Kinks, "I'm the Face" by the Who (when they were still called The High Numbers), "I'm A King Bee" by The Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and The Doors, and "Don't Start Crying Now" by Them with Van Morrison.
"Sing While You Sell"- Groucho, Six Hits and a Miss singing group, with other cast members, including Virginia O'Brien, and with Harpo as a drum-beating snake charmer