This is a 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record (CB557A/CB557B) featuring 14 celebrity announcements for the Boy Scouts. It was produced by The Boy Scouts of America, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. Except for one track, it is the same as the disc produced for the North Brunswick, New Jersey scouting area (see blog posted on…
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Boy Scouts – An Update
Here’s an update with photo and audio of the 7-inch, 45 RPM Boy Scout disc (DWP937A/B) covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air. Those heard on the other side of the record include Ricardo Montalban, Elliott Gould, Chuck Connors, Patrick Duffy and Tom T. Hall, who reads the same script as Stewart. In his spot,…
Boy Scouts of America Celebrity Endorsements
This is a 7-inch, small hole, 33 1/3 RPM record (CB557A/CB557B) featuring 14 celebrity announcements for the Boy Scouts. It was produced by The Boy Scouts of America, North Brunswick, NJ. The record dates from the mid to late-70’s. Senator John Glenn was elected to that position in 1974, and actor Richard Boone died in…
1958 Boy Scout Radio Spot
A few years ago we were lucky enough to acquire a tape from the C.P. MacGregor recording studio. This tape was to serve as the master for a record of the spots. As you can see at the bottom of the box is a note that it was sent to be mastered on January 22,…
Boy Scout Recording Session – 1957
Mr. Stewart often did his recording of material for the Boy Scouts of America at the C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles, CA. We have in our collection several of these 7-inch master tapes. The material from his March 22, 1957, session will be presented in this blog. We are going to include the entire…
Boy Scouts of America – Strengthen the Arm of Liberty
As outlined in our book, Stewart appeared on at least five different Boy Scout Jamboree programs, only two of which are available. Our aim here is to update the first of these broadcast by adding clippings, photos and audio. The program was broadcast by NBC as a public service on Saturday, February 12, 1949. This…
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…
