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…