This 16-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc was issued to radio stations in 1956 by the Crusade for Freedom (F60146), in support of Radio Free Europe. Besides Stewart, Walter Brennan, Bing Crosby, Alan Ladd, Art Linkletter, Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, Robert Stack, Dinah Shore, Jack Webb and Barbara Stanwyck also provide messages on the disc. We…
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Legends of Radio: The Bob Hope Show
The 20-CD set, featuring 40 episodes of The Bob Hope Show, was issued by Radio Spirits (40042) in 2002. Jimmy Stewart was the guest on several shows, but only the one of January 28, 1953, is included on the set. Other guests appearing on the set are: Penny Singleton (Blondie), Arthur Lake (Dagwood), Judy Garland,…
Toys for Tots – #4
The 1972 “Toys for Tots” disc was issued with two different labels. Besides Jimmy Stewart, this 1972 disc features Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. introducing the U.S. Marine Corps Band who play the Toys for Tots March, Karen Valentine, Chad Everett, Gary Owens, Glen Campbell, Florence Henderson, Clarence Williams III, Charlton Heston, Danny Thomas, Phyllis Diller, John…
Christmas Seals Update
Christmas Seals are distributed each year by the Lung Association, formerly known as the National Tuberculosis Association. Most years, celebrities recorded public service announcements which were distributed to radio stations for airplay. As described in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart appeared on several such discs. The 1958 disc has continued to elude our collection…
Toys for Tots – #3
This Toys for Tots record was issued as a 7-inch, 45 RPM record by Warner Brothers (PRO 381). Appearing with Stewart are Efrem Zimbalist Jr., the U.S. Marine Corps Band, Edward Mulhare, Natalie Wood, Colonel Frank Borman, Leonard Nimoy, Clarence Williams, Charlton Heston, Danny Thomas, Phyllis Diller, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Jack Webb and Jimmy…
Toys for Tots – #2
Like all the other discs in this series, this one was issued by Warner Brothers Records (PRO 269). It was a small-hole, 7-inch, 45 RPM disc. This particular record features messages from movie and TV stars, including Danny Thomas, Phyllis Diller, Jim Backus, Dale Robertson, John Wayne, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jack Webb, Joan Crawford, Jimmy…
Toys for Tots #1
Marine Major William Hendrick and a group of Los Angeles Marine reservists began the Toys for Tots program in 1947. In civilian life, Hendrick was the Director of Public Relations for Warner Brothers Studio, so it wasn’t hard for him to get celebrities to record messages for the program, or to have Warner Brothers records…
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…
The Big Sound – New Additions
When we were researching the book, we came across many Stewart appearances on radio promo discs called The Big Sound. These 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM discs were purchase by radio stations on a subscription basis. Stations received a basic library of discs and then received additional discs monthly. Many of these discs featured movie and…
