The Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, PA, has opened a new exhibit – “Stewart and the Golden Age of Radio.” This should give you another good reason to make plans for your first visit, or a return visit, to the museum. You can check out the museum’s website here. Also visit their Facebook page here…
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Well, after more than two years and more than 890 posts, the final post has been posted…at least until we find something new. We will, of course continue to update old posts and add new ones when we find new material. Many of you may still have unread and/or unheard posts to go through. Enjoy…
Jimmy Stewart Interview Part 3
As you know, we have been listening to a February 8, 1978, interview of Jimmy Stewart. The interview took place at the Los Angeles Art Museum. Today, in part 3, Jimmy talks about Harvey. We think you’ll find his comments very interesting…
Magic of Lassie (7-inch single, Japan)
Thus far, this is the only 7-inch, 45 RPM single from the film’s soundtrack that we have been able to locate. It was issued in Japan in 1979, on the Seven Seas label (FMS-100). The two songs on the disc are I Can’t Say Goodbye by the Mike Curb Congregation and A Rose is Not…
Not Jimmy Stewart, But an Incredible Simulation
Many people have imitated Jimmy Stewart through the years. Rich Little still does Jimmy perfectly. But did you know that Sammy Davis Jr. not only imitated Jimmy and many other actors and singers, but that a recording he made of this became a chart hit? The record was titled Because of You Parts 1 &…
Louis Armstrong – The Glenn Miller Story Recordings
In the blog, “The Glenn Miller Story – Part 2,” we covered the Louis Armstrong Decca single with songs from the film’s soundtrack. Now, here’s some more of the Armstrong releases around the world. First, there was also a 10-inch, 78 RPM disc issued in the U.S. The picture sleeve was very similar to that…
Happy Second Anniversary to Us
Our very first blog was posted at 11:50 a.m. on June 5, 2015. We weren’t sure is anyone would ever find us or how long we could continue to post new material. Today marks our second birthday. Did readers find us? You bet! As of this morning we have had more than 633,00 visitors to…
Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters’ Gold Medal of Honor
According to this article from the May 4, 1987, edition of Broadcasting magazine, Stewart was that year’s winner of this award. He was given the award for his contributions to the entertainment arts. This would include films, radio, TV and recording. Notice that Stewart mentions listening to KDKA, Pittsburgh, as a youth…
American Icons – Playaway Version
Our blog of April 26, 2017, we told of finding a previously unknow (to us) commercial version of a Jimmy Stewart show on Radio Spirits’ Playaway system. After finding that release, we went searching for others and located a copy of American Icons. If you’ve read the previous blog, you know that the Playaway device…
Special Recording for NBC
This special promotional disc is part of the NBC Collection at the Library of Congress. The label is marked #71276 and dated June 29, 1953. The Library of Congress labels the disc simply “Commercials.” It features three tracks, one for each of three new shows which NBC was thinking of adding to its schedule –…
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