Music

Contemporary American Composers

Read by Anthony St. Pierre


Rupert Hughes



Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre

Bing Crosby Show 50 02 08 Guest Fred Allen




Fred Allen jokes with Bing about his retirement and they sing a western song Fred wrote.

Kraft Music Hall With Al Jolson 47 11 27 Dorothy Lamour




Al Jolson sings "California, Here I Come." Oscar Levant tells Al his wife want to get into politics, then performs a melody from C…

Jazz Today #85 8/19/1958


Bill Coben



Episode #85 of "Jazz Today", broadcast on 8/19/1958 on KOMO, Seattle, and recorded at 7.5ips in full-track mono on a reel of Scotc…

Jazz Today #89 9/2/1958


KOMO



Episode #89 of "Jazz Today", aired on KOMO, Seattle 9/2/1958. Host Bill Coben spins a selection of nice, clean-sounding jazz, spot…

Command Performance 46 01 31 Robert Young, Jack Benny, Chico Marx




Host Robert Young introduces Lena Romay who sings "Did You Ever Get That Feeling In The Moonlight?" Chico Marx plays a "Gypsy…

Eddie Cantor 37 12 29 Guests Alice Faye, Tony Martin




Eddie visits his Good Humor Springs Sanatorium. Eddie plays a doctor in a Washington DC hospital on New Years Eve, and must stay at work bec…

Komedy Kingdom 37 3 24 Topic Movies




Host Elvia Allman introduces the topic of todays show; the movies. Joe Blow gives a report on Hollywood. More comedy and music from The Yode…

Radio Hall Of Fame 44 03 05 First Song Take It Easy




Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra play "Take It Easy." Danny Thomas jokes about life in the army. The Andrews Sisters sing portions …

Rudy Vallee Royal Gelatin Hour 36 12 17 Guest Shirley Booth




Rudy interviews Elsa Maxwell about her visit to the castle of Baron Rothschild. Douglas Montgomery and Shirley Booth perform the play Three …

The Andrews Sisters 45 12 19 Guest Ray Noble




The Andrews Sisters perform a number of festive Holiday music as well as a few of their other hits for Christmas, and Ray Noble performs son…

The Fred Allen Show 45 12 30 Radio Shows In Russia




Fred and Portland head down to Allens' Alley to ask "How do you fell about Mayor La Guardia's return to private life?".  Fred…

Chase And Sanborn Hour 39 09 03 Guest Wendy Barrie




Host Don Ameche. Nelson Eddy sings "I Must Go Down To The Seas Again." Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy speak on shortwave radio …

Command Performance 42 03 01 Eddie Cantor, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore




In this first show of the series, Host Eddie Cantor introduces Bea Wain who sings "Chattanooga Choo Choo." Recorded blow-by-blow a…

Command Performance 42 04 28 Adolphe Menjou, Fibber Mc Gee And Molly, Red Skelton




Red Skelton as Junior, The Mean Widdle Kid, visits his daddy's office.  Fibber McGee recounts to Molly the story of his activities in W…

Command Performance 42 05 13 National Association Of Broadcasters Show




Tommy Riggs performs with "Betty Lou".  Mitzi Green does her imitations of Katherine Hepburn, Greta Garbo, and Fanny Brice. A…

Command Performance 44 11 23 Thanksgiving Special




Host Lionel Barrymore starts off the show with Percy Faith and his orchestra, then introduces Dinah Shore to sing. Dinah and Harry Von Zell …

Eddie Cantor Show 45 02 14 Guest Hoagy Carmichael




Eddie sings "Swanee" to start the show. "Around The Clock With Eddie Cantor," follows Eddie throughout his day, starting…

Fibber Mc Gee And Molly 35 07 15 A Dip In The Ocean




The McGees plan on a day of swimming, but upon arriving at a good spot, find it's a private beach and must move on.  After finding a pu…

Hollywood Hotel 37 06 11 A Day At The Races




Host Georgie Jessel introduces Al Jolson who sings "Rosie You Are My Posey", then sings "Give My Regards To Broadway" wi…

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