Peter White – I Can’t Wait for Christmas

The album Peter White Christmas with Rick Braun and Mindi Abair (ARTizen Music Group ARZ 710019) was released in 2007. One of the songs on the album, I Can’t Wait for Christmas, mentions Jimmy Stewart in the lyrics. The members of the band included Peter White (acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, lead vocals), Rick Braun…

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Umphrey’s McGee

At each of their concerts, Umphrey’s McGee plays an improvisation song or two which they have named Jimmy Stewart. They took the name from a meeting room at the Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel which was named after the Indiana, PA actor. Many different versions of this improvisation are available. None really has anything, other than its…

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Good News of 1938 (December 16, 1937)

Stewart made his third appearance as the emcee of Good News of 1938, on December 16, 1937. According to his contract, Jimmy was to be paid a bonus of $1500 by M-G-M for his contribution to the show. In its December 15th edition, Film Daily mentioned the upcoming show: This preview is from the Amarillo…

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Cheyenne Autumn – Radio Spots

When the John Ford directed film, Cheyenne Autumn, was released in 1964, a 12-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3/ RPM disc of radio spots was also issued by Warner Brothers (WB-678). A total of ten spots of varying lengths were included on the disc. Mr. Stewart’s voice is not heard on any of the spots, but he…

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Stars in the Air

When Screen Guild Theater left the air at the end of May, 1951, there was no other program to take up its cause of supporting the Motion Picture Relief Fund. This was soon remedied. On December 13, 1951, Stars in the Air premiered on CBS and the relief fund had a new champion. The premiere…

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Hollywood Guys & Dolls Volume One

The 22-track CD was issued in 1994 (Parrot Records (PARCD005). Track #10, Mississippi Mud, is from Jimmy’s appearance on the Bing Crosby radio show of March 19, 1952. He performs the song with Bing and Fran Warren. There is also about two minutes of dialogue from the show included before the song. There also was…

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Vivacious Lady – Soundtrack

When the Jimmy Stewart-Ginger Rogers film, Vivacious Lady, was released in 1938. This full page ad for the film appeared in the Motion Picture Daily on May 2nd of that year. There were no official soundtrack recordings released. In the film, Ginger Rogers had sung the song You’ll Be Reminded of Me (George Jessel/Jack Meskill/Ted…

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