The following article appeared in the December 28, 1987, edition of Broadcasting magazine. From the way the article is written, it seems that Starmagic was lifting the actual film soundtrack from the movie and turning it into a radio show. This procedure is still being used today by an organization known as “Movies for the…
Monthly Archives: May 2017
Six Shooter Volume 2
Like volume one of this Onesmedia offering, this set includes 12 CD’s. Unlike volume one, this set includes more than just Six Shooter shows. The first eight CD’s conclude the Six Shooter series. We’re including The Shooting of Wyatt King which was originally broadcast on May 20, 1954. Act 1: Act 2:…
Six Shooter Volume 1
This 12-CD set was one of two CD’s of Six Shooter shows issued by Onesmedia. There are two shows per CD. These are normal CD’s, not .mp3’s, and can be played on any player. We’ll include Battle at Tower Rock here for your listening pleasure. All shows can be found on other blogs on this…
Golden Age of Radio
Many radio stations continued, and still continue to this day, to air classic radio shows from the golden era of radio well past the time when networks had stopped broadcasting new shows. The following preview appeared in The Indianapolis Star on January 21, 1988. This version of It’s a Wonderful Life, stared Stewart, Arthur Q…
Moonlight Serenade/In the Mood in Stereo for the First Time
In May of 1985, as part of a special tribute to actor James Stewart, the Cannes Film Festival presented the world premiere of the Dolby stereo version of The Glenn Miller Story. The film soundtrack was originally recorded in stereo, but was released initially on mono. The soundtrack album was re-issued in stereo around the…
It’s a Wonderful Life (George H. Rothacker)
This is a single CD featuring the March 10, 1947 version of It’s a Wonderful Life, broadcast on Lux Radio Theatre. This show has, of course, been issued many times and in many formats through the years. What may be of more interest here is the artwork used for the cover and CD. Both are…
Madame X (Radio Showcase)
In 1986, Radio Showcase issued a series of Lux Radio Theatre programs on cassette. Thus far, we have only been able to locate one Jimmy Stewart program in this series – Madame X (D734). The show, also featuring Ann Harding, was originally broadcast on June 14, 1937. If you haven’t yet listened to this program…
1 Foot in the Groove – Hollywood Guys ‘n Girls
This single CD collection was issued in the U.K. in 1994 (ONE C005). The CD features Easy to Love by Jimmy Stewart and Eleanor Powell. It is from the film Born to Dance, not Easy to Love, as mentioned on the CD’s packaging. As mentioned in previous blogs, Eleanor Powell’s vocals were actually sung by…
Bing Crosby Shows
This .mp3 disc was issued by OTR World and contains 263 episodes of the popular radio show. Two Stewart shows are included – March 10, 1948, and March 10, 1954. You can find more information, and the audio for these shows, in the blogs posted on March 10, 2016, and March 19, 2016. For some…
Christmas Radio Shows on DVD
There are several DVD’s featuring Christmas themed radio shows available on eBay. All contain in excess of 500 such shows, making them a great source for adding many shows to your old time radio collection. One Stewart show is included on all the discs – the Lux Radio Theatre version of It’s a Wonderful Life,…
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