Stewart appeared on The Bing Crosby Show a total of ten times from 1948 through 1954. All of the shows are easily available and all were detailed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. In this blog entry we’re going to take a look at one of the programs from near the middle of that time…
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December will be a Stewart-athon
December was always a very busy month for Jimmy Stewart and his recording and radio career. Over the years he has done many public service announcements (Toys for Tots, Christmas Seals, Salvation Army), Christmas readings and church services. He has recorded drop-ins for radio stations in which he lets shoppers know how many shopping days…
The Big Sound – Vote
This blog is being posted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November which makes it Election Day in the United States. That’s the perfect day to take a closer look at another The Big Sound disc on which Mr. Stewart appeared. The record is titled “Vote” Public Service (PS-2 R). Each of…
The Six Shooter – NBC Audition Program
NBC produced an audition show for The Six Shooter sometime in June or July of 1953, after the Hollywood Star Playhouse broadcast of April 13th. The Hollywood Star Playhouse program was edited and used as the audition. A new opening announcer narration was added to reflect the new series title: By the time the series…
Moonlight, Memories and Miller
This 3-hour Westwood One radio special was detailed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. Photos and several audio clips will be added here to enhance that entry. The show was hosted by Jim Lang and featured many interview clips with Stewart who talked at length about his experiences with the Glenn Miller Band and the…
Night Passage – Soundtrack music
No official soundtrack for this Stewart film has ever been issued. However, The Film Music of Dimitri Tiomkin, a vinyl album of questionable origin, was issued in 1973. According to the album’s jacket, “This album was produced expressly for members of THE FILM MUSIC COLLECTOR’S SOCIETY and is not intended for commercial purposes.” Also according…
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…
New Interview with Louella Parsons
In October of 2013, a routine Jimmy Stewart search of Ebay turned up the following record: The listing carried no information other than what could be seen on the label. We bid and won the recording and when it arrived, we listened and found it to be Louella Parsons interviewing Stewart on her radio program…
Stewart and Ferrer – Musical Sensations
Jimmy Stewart was not the only soon to be famous actor at Princeton University in the early 1930’s. Jose Ferrer was one year behind him in his college studies. At the time, Ferrer was a budding songwriter and, as vocalist, fronted his own small band, the Pied Pipers. Ferrer and band mate Sid Wyse had…
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