The Glenn Miller Story, starring Stewart and June Allyson, went into general release in the U.S. on December 10, 1953. At the same time, Universal-International issued a special interview disc to help promote the film. The record was released in two different formats – a 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM red vinyl disc and a 7-inch,…
Monthly Archives: August 2016
John Conte Show
The John Conte Show was heard on ABC Radio on weekdays. In the newspaper listing it was usually just listed as “John Conte” or “John Conte Show,” with no other information given. However, this one small article was located in the August 1, 1954, edition of European Stars and Stripes, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. On August…
Destry Rides Again – Soundtrack Music
No soundtrack for the film was issued, but several of the songs from the film were released at the time. Two of Miss Dietrich’s songs from the film were first featured on a 1940 Decca set, Presenting Marlene Dietrich (A-115). Issued in a book style jacket, the set included three 10-inch 33 1/3 RPM records…
Sounds of History from the National Archives
This is a special cassette issued by the General Services Administration National Archives and Records Service. Its main purposes appear to be to show the importance of audio recordings is understanding history and the types of materials available at the National Archives. The packaging of the cassette was rather simple: Although the cassette is recorded…
Baseball
This is a 9-CD set issued by Radiorevisited.com. As you can see, one Stewart show appears on the final disc in the set – the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of The Stratton Story from February 13, 1950…
1960 Cancer Crusade
We listed the 1960 American Cancer Society Cancer Crusade disc in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but could add no further information about it because the disc was not available to us at that time. Since then, we have been able to locate a copy of the original 16-inch transcription disc and add it to…
Kraft Music Hall – August 5, 1937
Bing Crosby was the regular host of the Kraft Music Hall in 1937, but during the summer months he took a well deserved vacation and the hosting job fell to Bob Burns. During this summer, Stewart appeared on at least two different programs, with the second coming on August 5th. The show is not available,…
V.I.P. Radio – Open End Station Break
V.I.P Radio, like The Big Sound which came after it, was a subscription service used by radio stations for self promotion. Stations received these 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM discs, each one filled with short spots recorded by celebrities from films, TV, music and sports. No dates appear on the records, but because of the label…
Stars on Suspense
Stars on Suspense – 12 Dramas from Radio’s Theatre of Thrills was a six-cassette set issued by Hall Closet Tapes. Just one Stewart show was included on the set, that being Consequence, which was first broadcast on May 19, 1949…
Hollywood Stars on the Radio
Radio Spirits released this 10-Cassette/CD set in both formats (cassette: 40024/CD: 40022) in 2003. Three different programs starring Jimmy Stewart were included in the set: 1) Victory Theatre (Lux Radio Theatre summer replacement) – The Philadelphia Story (July 20, 1942) 2) Lux Radio Theatre – It’s a Wonderful Life (March 10, 1947) 3) Lux Radio…
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