The album was produced by William Smith, with the sound being handled by Len Engel. The “My Favorite Story” title was courtesy of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, from their song of the same title. All profits from the sale of the album were donated to The Motion Picture Relief Fund. 20th Century-Fox Records…
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American Legion 50th Anniversary Radio Spots
These special public service announcements were covered in detail in our book, but photos and audio are being added here to make for a more complete listing. The album was issued to radio stations in 1969 and featured not only Stewart, but also Al Hirt, Tom Harmon, Lawrence Welk, Bing Crosby, Mel Allen, Shirley Temple…
Stewart at the Mervyn LeRoy Friar’s Club Testimonial Dinner
The album was recorded during a testimonial dinner for LeRoy held on Sunday, October 22, 1961. There is no label or label number anywhere on this release. There also are no credits, other than the comment “Special Lyrics by Sammy Cahn,” which appear on both the cover and the discs. It was a special collector’s…
The Best Years of Our Lives 1940
Here we have a relatively new item from England. The CD was released in 2012 and is widely available on the internet. Sounds of Yesteryear DSOY909 The final track on the CD is the one that would be of interest to Stewart Fans. It is a copy of his appearance in The Philadelphia Story as…
Silver Theater – First Love
When the Silver Theater premiered on radio on October 3, 1937, it was with the first of a four part show starring Jimmy Stewart and Rosalind Russell. The sponsor, 1847 Rogers Brothers Silverware, opened the show with much publicity in the newspapers, including ads like the one below from the Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln,…
Jimmy and Gloria Stewart for the American Gas Association
At Christmas time 1959, Jimmy and his wife Gloria appeared in both print and radio ads for the American Gas Association advertising both Gold Star ranges and gas refrigerators. A second print ad featured the entire Stewart family: The print ads also showed dryers, water heaters and dish washers, but no radio spots for these…
I Speak for Democracy
The “I Speak for Democracy” contest was open to high school students. A student would write and read an essay on democracy which would be judged on the local, state and national level. A special 16-inch transcription disc was prepared to both inform students of the contest and encourage them to participate. The disc featured…
25th Anniversary of the Air Force Song
As covered in our book, in September of 1964, to mark the 25th anniversary of the Air Force Song by Robert Crawford, a special 25-minute radio show was prepared and distributed to radio stations. The 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was housed in a special sleeve. An insert showed the running order for the program:…
Jimmy Stewart on NBC Monitor #1
Mr. Stewart appeared on the NBC weekend program, Monitor, many times. Several of these have been preserved and detailed in our book. The first surviving segment is from the broadcast of May 22, 1965. Like most Monitor segments, it received very little notice in the newspaper: Stewart was interviewed by Hobart Lewis in Yuma, Arizona,…
The Rare Breed Interview
In 1966, when The Rare Breed was released, a 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record featuring interviews with the film’s stars, Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara, was also issued to help promote the film. Universal Pictures 555 This record was included in our book, but the label scan and the audio are new here. The same…
