The is part of a series of shows on President Roosevelt which were produced and narrated by John Salisbury and broadcast on KXL, Portland, OR, in 1973. This particular show features soundbites from many celebrities, including: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jimmy Stewart, Judy Garland, the Andrews Sisters, Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh,…
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Christmas Seal Campaign 1959
We can now add another Christmas Seal Campaign to the list of those on which Mr. Stewart’s message can be heard – 1959. As with the ones for 1958, 1961-1964, this was issued on a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc pressed by RCA Custom Records (KM8R-0585): Those celebrities appearing on the other side of the…
Legends: The Best of the Larry King Show, Volume 2
Released in 1993, Legends: The Best of the Larry King Show, Volume 2, was a single cassette audio released in 1993 by Simon & Schuster. The cassette came housed in an approximately 4 x 7 inch box. You can see that the back of the box listed the six stars who appeared on the tape…
1960 Cancer Crusade
We listed the 1960 American Cancer Society Cancer Crusade disc in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but could add no further information about it because the disc was not available to us at that time. Since then, we have been able to locate a copy of the original 16-inch transcription disc and add it to…
Cole Porter – You’re the Top: A Testimonial
On February 12, 1967, the “Cole Porter Library Celebration Dinner” was held at the University of Southern California. The main guests, speakers and performers at the testimonial were Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Jimmy Stewart. Garson Kanin was the discussion moderator and Roger Edens played the piano for the performers. In…
A Tribute to Glenn Miller
As discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Jack Cullen had a show on CKNW, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, called Sunday Special. The show was 90-minutes in length. On one Sunday in 1971, he dedicated the entire program to Glenn Miller. He played lots of Miller music and talked with people who had been involved…
The Big Sound – Christmas Greetings
If you haven’t read any of the other The Big Sound blogs, let me begin by telling you that this was a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3/ RPM records issued to participating radio stations in the early 1960’s. Each disc featured short spots delivered by film, TV, music and sports celebrities, which the station could…
Christmas 1955
This 90-minute NBC Radio special was broadcast on December 23, 1955. Unfortunately, it is not available. We mentioned it in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but will be updating that entry with scans from several newspapers. The article with the most useful information was published in the Pasadena Independent, Pasadena, CA, on the day of…
Toys for Tots – #5
Thus far, this record has only been found as a test pressing. The search for the regular release goes on. This 7-inch, 45 RPM disc most likely dates from Christmas 1978. Like discs from the previous years, it has Efrem Zimbalist Jr. talking about Toys for Tots and introducing the Marine Corps Band playing the…
The Glenn Miller Era
The Glenn Miller Era was an NBC Special aired on October 17, 1954 – 61 years ago today. As described in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, this 90-minute show is not available. What we know about the show comes from information found in several newspaper previews. The first of these is from the Amarillo Sunday…
