If you haven’t read any of the other The Big Sound blogs, let me begin by telling you that this was a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3/ RPM records issued to participating radio stations in the early 1960’s. Each disc featured short spots delivered by film, TV, music and sports celebrities, which the station could…
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V.I.P. Radio – Open End Station Break
V.I.P Radio, like The Big Sound which came after it, was a subscription service used by radio stations for self promotion. Stations received these 12-inch, 33 1/3 RPM discs, each one filled with short spots recorded by celebrities from films, TV, music and sports. No dates appear on the records, but because of the label…
V.I.P. Radio/The Big Sound – Station Break “Frames”
The same Stewart recording was used for the 1950’s V.I.P. Radio and the 1960’s The Big Sound self-promotion discs provided to radio stations on a subscription basis. The idea of this particular set of recordings was to supply a celebrity framework around which the local disc jockey could identify himself and the stations. As you…
Bing Crosby – Jimmy Stewart…Babysitter?
On April 6, 1949, the 100th Bing Crosby show was broadcast and Jimmy Stewart was his guest, along with Kay Starr. This display ad for the program appeared in the Winona Republican Herald, Winona, MN. Stewart’s contract for the show was a simple one: plot of the Crosby-Stewart sketch is simple. Jimmy is babysitting, but…
The Big Sound – Christmas Greetings
If you haven’t read any of the other The Big Sound blogs, let me begin by telling you that this was a series of 12-inch, 33 1/3/ RPM records issued to participating radio stations in the early 1960’s. Each disc featured short spots delivered by film, TV, music and sports celebrities, which the station could…
