1957 Heart Fund Drive

This public service disc was covered in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, but is updated here with a photo and audio. The 16-inch transcription disc was prepared for the American Heart Association and was to be used during the month of February. It was prepared by the Gotham Recording Corporation (GRC-4289). Mr. Stewart delivered the…

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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…

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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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