The same Stewart recording was used for the 1950’s V.I.P. Radio and the 1960’s The Big Sound self-promotion discs provided to radio stations on a subscription basis. The idea of this particular set of recordings was to supply a celebrity framework around which the local disc jockey could identify himself and the stations. As you…
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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…
