The 22-track CD was issued in 1994 (Parrot Records (PARCD005). Track #10, Mississippi Mud, is from Jimmy’s appearance on the Bing Crosby radio show of March 19, 1952. He performs the song with Bing and Fran Warren. There is also about two minutes of dialogue from the show included before the song. There also was…
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Bing Crosby and His Hollywood Friends (Guys and Dolls)
This 2-CD set was issued in the U.K. in 1997 (AVC 626). The CDs feature a wide variety of Hollywood stars who appeared on the Bing Crosby radio show and sang with Bing. Stewart’s song, Mississippi Mud sung with Bing and Fran Warren, is from the broadcast of March 19, 1952. About two minutes of…
The Shootist – Radio Spots
John Wayne, the star of The Shootist, specifically asked that Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone and John Carradine be included in the cast. Stewart and Wayne had last worked together in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As an inside joke, when Wayne’s The Shootist character, J.B. Brooks, arrives at the office of Dr…
1948 American Red Cross Fund Campaign
In support of their 1948 fund campaign, a 16-inch transcription disc (HD8-MM-4062) containing 12 spot announcements, including one by Jimmy Stewart, was issued to radio stations by the American Red Cross. Also on the disc were Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Dorothy Lamour, Amos ‘N’ Andy (Charles Correll and Freeman Gosden), Eddie Cantor,…
