Jimmy Stewart was not the only soon to be famous actor at Princeton University in the early 1930’s. Jose Ferrer was one year behind him in his college studies. At the time, Ferrer was a budding songwriter and, as vocalist, fronted his own small band, the Pied Pipers. Ferrer and band mate Sid Wyse had…
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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…
Night Passage – Jimmy Sings!
If you absolutely, positively have to have everything ever done by Jimmy Stewart, this one is going to keep you awake nights searching the internet. It is not known how many copies were made, but the number is undoubtedly small; the number that still exist today is smaller still. This 1957, twelve-inch, two-sided, 78 RPM,…
