Released on CD in 1998, The Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection (Déjà vu 5079-2) looks like a good source for a rare Jimmy Stewart song. Unfortunately, in this case, looks can be and are very deceiving. Not only isn’t the Stewart track included on the CD, but there are only eleven tracks, not the fourteen listed…
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The Six Shooter – More Than Kin
Broadcast on December 13, 1953, this show is also known under the titles of The Actors and Barnum and the Thespians. The program received this small notice in The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH. It was also mentioned, along with other NBC Sunday night shows, in this display ad from The Fresno Bee, Fresno, CA. The…
Desert Island Discs – December 17, 1983
Desert Island Discs is a staple of the BBC Radio in England. It has been on the air since January 29, 1942, except for 1946-1951, when it was off the air. The show was created and hosted by Roy Plomley, seen below at a BBC microphone. Plomley hosted a total of 1,791 shows over the…
Bill of Rights
According to this short article in the December 9, 1949, edition of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, this was a 15-minute program to be broadcast the following Monday, December 12th. A check of the same newspaper’s Sunday edition showed that the program was set to air on KFOX at 11:45 a.m. According to…
The Bing Crosby Christmas Collection
This CD was released in 1992 (Déjà vu 5-126-2). The CD actually has three different titles, depending on what portion of the packaging you look at. The front says “Gift Collection,” the CD itself says “Gold Collection” and the spine says “Christmas Collection.” It was also issued on cassette (Deja Vu 5-126-4): One of the…
The Glenn Miller Story Premiere
On Thursday, December 10, 1953, the world premiere of The Glenn Miller Story starring Jimmy Stewart and June Allyson took place at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. NBC radio was there to broadcast live from the theater. Shirley Towers and Eddy King talked to various celebrities as they entered the theater. In Jimmy Stewart on…
Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777
Like several other radio programs, NBC’s Screen Directors’ Playhouse presented radio adaptations of films. The difference here is that the film’s director was usually a guest of the program and introduced the play and was interviewed at the end. The film Call Northside 777 had been released in February 1948. It had already been presented…
Jimmy Stewart – A Christmas Reading
At some point in the early 1990’s, Jimmy Stewart was recorded reading Luke 2: 10-14 from the Bible. This recording has been used on several CD collections of Christmas music which have been sold for the benefit of the City of Hope and the Children’s Miracle Network. Michael Lloyd is listed as the executive Producer…
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…
