Many people have imitated Jimmy Stewart through the years. Rich Little still does Jimmy perfectly. But did you know that Sammy Davis Jr. not only imitated Jimmy and many other actors and singers, but that a recording he made of this became a chart hit? The record was titled Because of You Parts 1 &…
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Legends: The Best of the Larry King Show, Volume 2
Released in 1993, Legends: The Best of the Larry King Show, Volume 2, was a single cassette audio released in 1993 by Simon & Schuster. The cassette came housed in an approximately 4 x 7 inch box. You can see that the back of the box listed the six stars who appeared on the tape…
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…
The Big Sound – Christmas Greetings
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…
National Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention Program
This 1969 public service record was included in our book, but photos and audio will be added here to make that information more complete. U.S. Forest Service Platter 26 Mr. Stewart appears on tracks 3-4-5 on side two of the 7-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record. He says the same thing on each track – “All…
