In its September 13, 1947, edition, Billboard magazine ran the following article about the Tommy Dorsey disc jockey show. According to the article, New York City radio station WMCA kicks off the first broadcast on September 8, 1947, with a great many guests. One of those guests was Jimmy Stewart. Stewart was in New York…
Monthly Archives: February 2017
Diane Schuur/Stephen Bishop – Red Cab to Manhattan
Diane Schuur’s CD, Friends for Schuur, was released in 2000(Concord Jazz CCD-4898-2). Nine of the eleven tracks featured one of Schuur’s friends either singing or playing an instrument. On Red Cab to Manhattan, Stephen Bishop adds the vocals. The lyrics to the song mention both Jimmy Stewart and It’s a Wonderful Life…
Here’s Lookin’ at You
On their 2001 album, Last Night in Town (Ferret Music F27), The Buffalo, New York, group, Everytime I Die, featured the song Here’s Lookin’ at You. The song is about the film industry and not only mentions Jimmy Stewart, but also James Dean and Sinatra in its lyrics. Band members included Jordan Buckley (guitar), Keith…
James Stewart – The Ultimate Collection of His Radio Work (#4)
This is one of four identically titled sets of Mr. Stewart’s radio shows issued by Radiorevisited.com. Fifteen programs are included in the 9-CD set. Here’s the Jack Benny program as a sample from this set. Part 1: Parts 2: …
This is Jimmy Stewart…Please Leave a Message After the Tone
No, Jimmy Stewart did not make a phone answering machine outgoing message! But, Rich Little did and he could sound as much like Stewart as anyone. Little’s cassette tape with ten different messages was issued by Radio Shack (43-419). Actually, Stewart’s impersonation was heard twice on the tape. The first time was at the beginning…
The Six Shooter Rides Again
The Six Shooter Rides Again is a set of two cassettes released in England (Hodder Headline Audio HH541). This was the second set of The Six Shooter which the company had released. All four sides of the cassettes were identical, except for being numbered one through four. As you can see, no titles were listed…
Boy Scouts of America Celebrity Endorsements #2
This is a 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record (CB557A/CB557B) featuring 14 celebrity announcements for the Boy Scouts. It was produced by The Boy Scouts of America, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Except for one track, it is the same as the disc produced for the North Brunswick, New Jersey scouting area (see blog posted on…
Firecreek – Radio Spots
The film Firecreek starring Stewart and Henry Fonda was released in January of 1968. Warner Brothers-Seven Arts issued a special 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record (WBSA-4890) with five spots to help promote the film on radio. Stewart’s voice is not heard on any of the five tracks. Here are the two 60-second spots: There also…
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