This set was pressed by RCA for The Reader’s Digest Association. It was issued both as a three tape 8-track cassette (RD5-138) set and an eight LP boxed set (RD4-138). The set also includes a 16-page booklet with many photos and stories about each song included. Many duets by Crosby and his radio guests are…
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Six Shooter – Audio File
This 2-cassette, four show set was issued by Audio File of Glenview, IL. The four shows included are: Jenny (as Jenny Garver) Sheriff Billy (as The New Sheriff) Duel at Lockwood (as The Young Gunslinger) The Shooting of Wyatt King (as The Wyoming Kid)…
Rope – Soundtrack
Rope, a 1948 film starring Jimmy Stewart had very little music in its soundtrack. No soundtrack album was issued at the time and only one piece of music – Rope – Main Titles (Francis Poulenc/David Buttolph) – has been recorded by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and released twice through the years. It was…
The Six Shooter – The Shooting of Wyatt King
Broadcast on May 20, 1954, this show is also known by the titles The Wyoming Kid, Reluctant Hero and Wyatt King. A display ad for the program appeared in the Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, NY. These two previews appeared in the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, and the Tucson Daily Citizen, Tucson, AZ. Stewart’s co-stars were Bill…
WCCS Stewart Special
WCCS (AM 1160) calls itself “The Voice of Indiana County” and it certainly is that and more. With its studio located just across the street from the Jimmy Stewart Museum, it is a natural focal point for all things “Jimmy.” When Stewart came home to Indiana in 1983 for the dedication of his statue at…
Suspense – Consequence #2
On May 19, 1949, Jimmy Stewart starred as Phil Martin in the play Consequence for the second time on the Suspense series. He had first played the role on February 21, 1946 (see previous blog). The same script was used for this appearance, but the supporting cast was different. On this show, Betty Lou Gerson…
New York Close-Up (Tex and Jinx)
Like so many of the other Tex McCrary-Jinx Falkenburg programs, Mr. Stewart’s appearance on this show would have been very difficult to confirm from newspaper listings alone. Most, like the one below from the May 19, 1953, edition of New York Times, simply listed a title: Fortunately, this particular program is a part of the…
National Defense Week
In 1951, the week of May 13-19 was declared National Defense Week and there were parades and speeches in cities around the country as a tribute to the Armed Forces. The final day of the celebrations, May 19th, was also known as Armed Forces Day. Also on that final day, Jimmy Stewart was part of…
Martha Deane Show #3
Mr. Stewart appeared on three documented Martha Deane shows as discussed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. None of the shows is available. The host of the Martha Deane Show was actually Marian Young Taylor. She hosted the show for 32 years on WOR-AM, in Manhattan. Her announcer was George Hogan. Stewart’s final appearance on…
James Stewart Stars as…The Six Shooter 1
We Americans are not the only ones obsessed with Jimmy Stewart’s radio career. The British also issued a series of cassettes featuring shows from The Six Shooter series. The first of these was issued in 1996 by Hodder Headline Audiobooks (HH350). This was a 2-cassette set, packaged differently than most U.S. sets. The plastic case…
