To help promote the film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Paramount issued a special 12-inch, one-sided, 33 1/3 RPM record with 12 different radio spots (three each at 60-seconds, 30-seconds, 20-seconds and 10-seconds). It is interesting to note that the first six spots featured Gene Pitney’s hit record, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,…
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The Shootist – Soundtrack
Jimmy Stewart plays the role of E.W. “Doc” Hostetler in this 1976 John Wayne film. “Doc” has to tell John Wayne’s character that he has terminal cancer and will die an agonizing death. No soundtrack album was released at the time of the film. For years, only a few tracks from the Elmer Bernstein scored…
Cary Cooper sings “Jimmy Stewart”
Cary Cooper, a Texas singer-songwriter, has recorded and released two songs with references to Jimmy Stewart. The first, released on her Pink Umbrella album (Ethereal Girl Music, 2011) is titled Jimmy Stewart. The first verse is the only place Stewart is mentioned; there’s even a reference to It’s a Wonderful Life. Other film stars, including…
Bob Hope and His Friends
The album, Bob Hope and His Friends (King of Comedy Associates KOC-1226), was released in 1979. This was a special 3-record boxed set with a 47-page booklet of photos and information. Many of the celebrities who had appeared with Hope through the years were heard on the album. Stewart, of course, appeared, as well as…
Toys for Tots – #5
Thus far, this record has only been found as a test pressing. The search for the regular release goes on. This 7-inch, 45 RPM disc most likely dates from Christmas 1978. Like discs from the previous years, it has Efrem Zimbalist Jr. talking about Toys for Tots and introducing the Marine Corps Band playing the…
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…
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…
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