This 1970 recording was released in at least four different formats by Landmark Records: DQBO 93503 (2-LP) PRR 101 (Reel-to-reel tape) PRA 101 (8-track tape) X 5101 (Cassette) The special 2-record set has highlights of “Honor America Day,” held July 4, 1970, in Washington, DC .Despite the fact that Stewart is listed as the narrator,…
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Jimmy, Bing Crosby and Fran Warren Sing Mississippi Mud
When Jimmy Stewart guested on Bing Crosby’s radio show on March 19, 1952, he, Bing and Fran Warren sang a short rendition of Mississippi Mud (Harry Barris/James Cavanaugh). This was edited from the show and released on several Bing Crosby compilation albums. The entire segment lasts only 51-seconds and begins with Jimmy saying, “Hey Bing…Bing…What……
Professional Baseball – The First 100 Years
This disc, narrated by James Stewart and Curt Gowdy was first released as an album (Fleetwood Records FCLP 3036) in 1969, in cooperation with Major League Baseball. Stewart begins the album and covers baseball’s first fifty years, from 1869 through the end of the 1920’s. His section takes about 16:25 of the album’s total time…
Stars on Sunday by Request
Stars on Sunday was a British TV show produced by Yorkshire Television. It aired between 1969 and 1979 and featured religious songs and stories. Stewart made an appearance on the program on October 26, 1975, at a time when the program was being hosted by Mabel and Wilfred Pickles. This is one of several albums…
Bob Hope and His Friends
The album, Bob Hope and His Friends (King of Comedy Associates KOC-1226), was released in 1979. This was a special 3-record boxed set with a 47-page booklet of photos and information. Many of the celebrities who had appeared with Hope through the years were heard on the album. Stewart, of course, appeared, as well as…
Winnie the Pooh – The Albums
It took until 1958, but finally all four Stewart stories were released on one album, along with a fifth story, The Little Engine That Could, as told by Paul Wing, which filled out the disc. The Little Engine That Could leads off side one, followed by Winnie the Pooh and the Heffalump. Kanga and Baby…
My Favorite Story by America’s Greatest Performers
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…
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…
A Gala Tribute to Josh Logan
The tribute was staged at the Imperial Theatre on May 2, 1975, by the Friends of the Theatre and Music Collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Many people sang songs from Logan’s shows or told anecdotes about him, including his Princeton University mate Jimmy Stewart, as well as Larry Blyden, Sheila…
Academy Award Winners on the Air
In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we had a listing for a 12-inch 78 RPM record titled Presenting James Stewart & Jane Wyman in “Blow-Ups” from Magic Town (HD7-MC-238). At the end of that listing, we mentioned that the recording had also been issued on the 1979 album, Academy Award Winners on the Air and…
