Norman Corwin Centennial

This is a 10-CD set issued by Radio Spirits (44622) in 2010. The first CD in the set features the Bill of Rights special, We Hold These Truths, starring Jimmy Stewart and many other Hollywood greats, including: Orson Welles, Rudy Vallee, Dane Clark, Edward G. Robinson, Bob Burns, Walter Brennan, Edward Arnold, Lionel Barrymore, Marjorie…

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1941 – As It Was: World War II on American Radio

This is an 8-CD set released by Radiorevisited.com. Disc 7 in the set features We Hold These Truths, which was originally broadcast December 14, 1941, to mark the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Jimmy Stewart starred in the production along with Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan, Bob Burns, Walter…

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Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour

The Fleischmann’s Yeast Hour was also known as The Rudy Vallee Show. When Jimmy Stewart on the Air was published, the evidence for Stewart having appeared on this program was slim at best. Since the show was not available, it was based on this listing from the New York Times: We knew that Stewart was…

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We Hold These Truths

As detailed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, We Hold These Truths was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to mark the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Famed radio man Norman Corwin was the writer, producer and director of the program and Bernard Herrmann wrote the musical score. Corporal Jimmy…

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Music from Seventh Heaven

No soundtrack has ever been issued for this 1937 film starring Stewart and Simone Simon. The title track, Seventh Heaven (Sidney D. Mitchell/Lew Pollack), was recorded by at least two different artists. Melotone 7-05-26 – Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees Decca 1226 – Abe Lyman, vocal chorus by Donald King Neither version charted. Sheet…

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