Radio Favorites – Volume Two

Radio Favorites – Volume Two was issued as a six-cassette set in 1991 by Radio Spirits. The one Jimmy Stewart show which was included in the set was found on the A-side of cassette 6: Titled Sheriff Ponset, but more commonly known as The New Sheriff, it had been originally broadcast on June 10, 1954…

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The Six Shooter – The New Sheriff

The New Sheriff was broadcast on June 10, 1954. This episode is also known as Write-In Candidate, Virtue City Election, The Election and Sheriff Ponset. This very brief preview appeared in the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ. Stewart’s co-stars for this episode were Carleton Young as the hotel clerk, Dal McKennon as Doc Cross, Paul…

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Professional Baseball – The First 100 Years

This disc, narrated by James Stewart and Curt Gowdy was first released as an album (Fleetwood Records FCLP 3036) in 1969, in cooperation with Major League Baseball. Stewart begins the album and covers baseball’s first fifty years, from 1869 through the end of the 1920’s. His section takes about 16:25 of the album’s total time…

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Bandolero – Radio Spots

When Bandolero was released in 1968, 20th Century-Fox also issued a 7-inch, 45 RPM disc featuring two different radio spots for the film. The four stars of the film – Jimmy Stewart, Dean Martin, George Kennedy and Raquel Welch – are mentioned in both spots; however, none of their voices appear on the recordings. 60-second…

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Anatomy of a Murder – Radio Spots

When the film, Anatomy of a Murder, was released in July of 1959, a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM disc with 10 radio spots for the film was also issued. With Stewart in the film were Lee Remick, Ben Gazarra, Arthur O’Connell, Eve Arden and Kathryn Grant. Four of the 10 spots featured vocal clips of…

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American Cancer Society – 1957 Cancer Crusade

For its 1957 Cancer Crusade, the American Cancer Society issued a 16-inch disc (101845A/191845B) featuring messages from many celebrities, including two from Mr. Stewart. On the A-side, Stewart’s message ran about 57-seconds. It is introduced by an unnamed announcer, who also closes the message. The B-side messages are much shorter and feature four celebrities each…

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The Six Shooter – Silver Threads

Broadcast on June 3, 1954, the title of this show is also sometimes given as Silver Threads Among the Gold or Song and Supper. As you know if you’ve been listening to the previous episodes, The Six Shooter was also being broadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) to our troops overseas. So, for…

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