Jimmy Stewart’s latest film, Bend of the River had just been released in February of 1952. On April 27th of that year, Jimmy was the guest on the Benny show and performed a sketch based on that film. Newspaper previewed the program this way: The cast for the skit included Jimmy Stewart as himself, Jack…
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The Jack Benny Show with Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy’s first appearance on The Jack Benny Show came on Sunday, January 9, 1949, in an episode called Lunch at the Brown Derby. The CBS program was broadcast from 7 to 7:30 p.m. The Benny show, having been on the air for many years, usually didn’t get more than a mention in the radio listings…
The Big Sound – Shopping Days Till Christmas
If you haven’t read any of the other The Big Sound blogs, let me begin by telling you that this was a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3/ RPM records issued to participating radio stations in the early 1960’s. Each disc featured short spots delivered by film, TV, music and sports celebrities, which the station could…
The Big Sound – Football Coverage
The Big Sound was a radio format issued by Stars International. It was a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM records featuring celebrities delivering short messages to be used as “drop-ins” by radio stations subscribing to the service. Stewart appeared on several of these discs, including the one titled Football Coverage (SF-1 R). Joining Stewart…
