On November 1, 1952, Bing Crosby’s wife, Dixie, died. Unable to do the show scheduled for November 6th, Jimmy Stewart was called upon to fill in for him. Most newspapers simply listed “Bing Crosby” in their radio listings for the day. At least one paper, the Oakland Tribune, Oakland, CA, did print a short preview…
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Bing Crosby Show (October 23, 1952)
Jimmy makes his eighth appearance on Crosby’s show. As usual, Jimmy has a problem that he wants Bing to help him solve. This time he needs to buy an electric blanket and since Bing is now sponsored by General Electric, he thinks he’ll be able to help him. Before the whole thing is over, one…
1953 Heart Fund Drive
The 1953 Heart Fund Drive for the American Heart Association took place during the month of February. A special disc to help publicize the event was prepared by the Gotham Recording Corporation (GRC-2324) and distributed to radio stations. Stewart delivered the following message: This same message would be used again on the 1957 Heart Fund…
My Favorite Story by America’s Greatest Performers
The album was produced by William Smith, with the sound being handled by Len Engel. The “My Favorite Story” title was courtesy of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, from their song of the same title. All profits from the sale of the album were donated to The Motion Picture Relief Fund. 20th Century-Fox Records…
American Legion 50th Anniversary Radio Spots
These special public service announcements were covered in detail in our book, but photos and audio are being added here to make for a more complete listing. The album was issued to radio stations in 1969 and featured not only Stewart, but also Al Hirt, Tom Harmon, Lawrence Welk, Bing Crosby, Mel Allen, Shirley Temple…
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…
Public Service Announcement – 1962 Christmas Seals
At the time our book was published, we knew of four Christmas Seal campaign records on which Mr. Stewart appeared – 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1964. Now, we can add 1962 to that list. The message delivered by Stewart is the same one which appeared on the 1961 disc and would subsequently also be used…
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