The Big Sound – New Additions

When we were researching the book, we came across many Stewart appearances on radio promo discs called The Big Sound. These 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM discs were purchase by radio stations on a subscription basis. Stations received a basic library of discs and then received additional discs monthly. Many of these discs featured movie and…

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Academy Award Winners on the Air

In Jimmy Stewart on the Air, we had a listing for a 12-inch 78 RPM record titled Presenting James Stewart & Jane Wyman in “Blow-Ups” from Magic Town (HD7-MC-238). At the end of that listing, we mentioned that the recording had also been issued on the 1979 album, Academy Award Winners on the Air and…

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Jimmy Stewart Speaks on Behalf of Lake Arrowhead Boy Scout Camps

Let’s begin with a little background on this recording. C. P. MacGregor owned and operated a recording company in Los Angeles. The company recorded, transcribed and syndicated a variety of radio programs from the 1920’s into the 1970’s. In addition, they also recorded hundreds of radio commercials and public service announcements. Several years ago many…

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Jimmy Stewart: Special Guest

Here’s another entry from the book that we are updating to include the audio. This is a 12-inch record, playing at 33 1/3 RPM. There is a different show from the syndicated series The Stars Review the Hits on each side of the disc. In this case, it is Charlton Heston who reviews several new…

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Day After Day – A Trip to the Recording Studio

As most Stewart fans know, he was a member of the Triangle Club, a theatrical troupe, at Princeton University. Each school year, the club produced an original student written musical and took it on a national tour. For the 1931-1932 school year, that musical was Spanish Blades. In the play, Stewart played the role of…

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Take Her She’s Mine

Take her She’s Mine was a film starring Stewart, Sanda Dee and Audrey Meadows which was released in the U.S. on November 13, 1963. To help advertise the film on radio, 20th Century-Fox issued a 10-inch, 33 1/3 RPM record featuring six specially prepared spots. Stewart’s voice is heard on all but two of them…

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