We have a Jimmy Stewart interview on a 10-inch reel-to-reel tape in our collection. It has just recently been digitized. The only information about the source of this tape are two tags – one on the edge of the tape box… …and one on the 10-inch reel itself. Both supply the same information. The interview…
Author Interview #2
Today we’re back with the second part of the interview done with the authors of Jimmy Stewart on the Air, conducted by Larry Gassman and Walden Hughes. Today, it’s my turn to be questioned. We talked a lot about the research that went into the writing of the book and Walden posed a question or…
Author Interview #1
Some time ago, Erna and I were interviewed about our book, Jimmy Stewart on the Air, by Larry Gassman and Walden Hughes of Yesterday U.S.A.com. They askrd some great questions and hopefully we gave interesting and informative answers. The interviews were broadcast on Yesterday U.S.A.com on May 30th, 2017. Larry and his brother John also…
Dancing with the Stars with Jimmy Stewart – The 40’s (Now with Audio)
During the summer of 1988, Stewart hosted three separate Dancing with the Stars programs for Westwood One Radio. The first, The 30’s, was broadcast the last weekend of June, this one during the second weekend of August and the third, The 50’s – was heard during the final weekend of August. The 30’s and The…
How the West Was Won (24-Bit Remastered Limited Edition)
In 2017, the Soundtrack Factory (606376) issued this 2-CD set featuring the entire soundtrack of the film. The wrapping enclosing the CD had this sticker to draw attention to the new release. The potential buyer could quickly see that the album had been remastered, it came with a 16-page booklet, that the booklet had photos…
How the West Was Won – New Japanese Single
We recently tracked down a copy of a Japanese 45 RPM recording from the soundtrack of How the West Was Won (MGM LL 2179). The single featured How the West Was Won by Alfred Newman and the MGM Studio Orchestra on one side and Debbie Reynolds’ Home in the Meadow on the other side. The…
How the West Was Won – New Sheet Music
We have just added to our collection the sheet music for A Home in the Meadow from the film, How the West was Won. Stewart is prominent in the artwork and the list of stars. The song was sung by Doris Day in the film. She also recorded it for album and single release…
The Hollywood Collectables
The Hollywood Collectables in a single CD manufactured in Italy by Dejavu (DVRECD 27) in 1989. According to the booklet notes, the 25 songs on the CD were recorded for various films by a number of Hollywood stars. The films for which the songs were recorded are also listed. But, for a few of the…
Hollywood Guys and Gals (UK, CD)
Hollywood Guys and Gals (Hey Presto! KBCD 038) was issued in the UK in 1996. Featured on the disc are 16 tracks from films of the classic era as sung by the stars of the film. Jimmy Stewart is featured on Easy to Love, a duet with Eleanor Powell (actually with Marjorie Lane, who dubbed…
The New Sheriff/When the Shoe Doesn’t Fit (Cassette)
Jimmy Stewart’s The Six Shooter shows have been issued in many different forms and by many different companies through the years. Here is one we have not seen before. This is a single cassette released by American Image Archives (Mr. Old Time Radio Shows) of Long Beach, CA. The New Sheriff was first broadcast on…