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                            The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                              Volume 2014 : Issue 16
                         A Part of the [removed]!
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                                 ISSN: 1533-9289


                                 Today's Topics:

  This week in radio history 9-15 Febr  [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
  Feb issue RADIO RECALL                [ jack and cathy french <otrpiano@ver ]
  Fibber McGee sponsor change           [ Steve <sjdillie@[removed]; ]
  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK               [ Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed]; ]

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1904 21:11:12 -0500
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  This week in radio history 9-15 February

 From These Were The Days

2/11

1940   NBC presented The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street for
the first time. The famous Blue network series included several
distinguished alumni    among them, Dinah Shore and Zero Mostel. The
chairman, or host, of The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street
was Milton Cross. He would say things like, "A Bostonian looks like he's
smelling something.  A New Yorker looks like he's found it."  The show
combined satire, blues and jazz and was built around what were called
the three B's of music: Barrelhouse, Boogie Woogie and Blues.

2/12

1924   Calvin Coolidge, known by many as the "Silent Cal", made the
first presidential political speech on radio. The speech originated from
New York City and was broadcast on five radio stations. Some five
million people tuned in to hear the President speak.

1924   The Eveready Hour became radio's first sponsored network program.
The National Carbon Company took the honor of being the first sponsor of
a network show.

1940   Mutual presented the first broadcast of Superman. The identity of
the man from planet Krypton was Bud Collyer.

1956- Wild Bill Hickok (and Jingles) rode off into the sunset on Mutual
for the last time, having been on radio since 27 May 1951.

2/13

1939   Virginia Payne, already popular as the voice of Ma Perkins, took
on a new character in NBC's soap opera, The Carters of Elm Street.
Virginia played the part of Mrs. Carter.

1943   Frank Sinatra made his debut as vocalist on radio's Your Hit
Parade this night. Frankie had left the Tommy Dorsey Band just four
months prior to beginning the radio program. He was described as,
"...the biggest name in the business."

2/15

1932   George Burns and Gracie Allen debuted as regulars on The Guy
Lombardo Show on CBS.

1943   My True Story was heard for the first time on ABC.  The program
continued for 17 years and was presented in cooperation with True Story
magazine.

Joe

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1904 21:12:13 -0500
From: jack and cathy french <otrpiano@[removed];
To: OTRBB <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Feb issue RADIO RECALL

The February 2014 issue of RADIO RECALL in full-color went out to many
subscribers in PDF via email last week; the B & W hard copy will be mailed to
the other subscribers next week.

The issue leads off with an article by prolific and popular OTR author, Jim
Cox, who relates the history of the music associated with NBC's innovative
"Monitor" program of two decades, beginning in 1955. Jim lists all his
favorites, and yours, of the songs played between those informative chatty
inserts, interviews, news, and comedy.

WOR in New York is the only station in the [removed] which has had the same call
letters for over 90 years. But less than one year after its debut, in January
1922, Bamberger's Department Store in Newark, NJ, who owned and housed the
station, almost pulled the plug on it. Read how and why in this issue.

Two new OTR books are reviewed in this issue. Nando Amabile reviews "Radio
Rides the Range: A Reference Guide to Western Drama on the Air, 1929-1967"
edited by David S. Siegel and Jack French. The newly-revised edition of
"Welcome Foolish Mortals--The Life and Voices of Paul Frees", written by Ben
Ohmart, is reviewed by John G. Abbott. Both books are recommended by the
respective reviewers.

James Peyton's article on "Boston Blackie" discusses the current info on the
Internet about this famous radio character.  The "Short Takes" column has
tiny but fascinating squibs from the pens of Walter Cronkite, Bob Edwards,
Eric Barnouw, and H. V. Kaltenborn.

You'll also find some interesting data about George W. Trendle, WXYZ's "Miser
of Motown", the dissolution of the Chattanooga OTR Club, and a brief history
of the Houston Vintage Radio Association. All this, plus "Letters to the
Editor" and complete details on all upcoming OTR events in the [removed]

To read past articles in RADIO RECALL or obtain membership information for
the Metro Washington OTR Club, point your mouse at <[removed]>. For a
free PDF of a sample past issue, email <editor@[removed]; under the caption:
SAMPLE ISSUE. Please include your name and hometown.

Jack French
Editor: RADIO RECALL

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1904 21:12:26 -0500
From: Steve <sjdillie@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  Fibber McGee sponsor change
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According to the book "Heavenly Days!" by Stumpf & Price, Johnson's Wax
decided to spend the advertising money on two TV shows, "Saturday Night
Review"  and "Robert Montgomery Presents." Regards,

Steve Dillie

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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1904 21:12:30 -0500
From: Jerry Haendiges <Jerry@[removed];
To: Old Time Radio Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject:  OLDE TYME RADIO NETWORK

Hi Friends,

Here is this week's schedule for my Olde Tyme Radio Network. Here you
may listen to high-quality broadcasts with Tom Heathwood's "Heritage
Radio Theatre," John and Larry Gassman's "Same Time Station," Duane
Keilstrup's "Classics and Curios" and my own "Old Time Radio Classics."
Streamed in high-quality audio, on demand, 24/7 at:
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OLD TIME RADIO CLASSICS

THE WHISTLER
Episode 660 02-06-55 "Whirlpool"
Bill Forman (as The Whistler), Georgia Ellis, Lawrence Dobkin, Herb
Butterfield, Marvin Miller, Joel Malone.
CBS Signal Oil

THE ADVENTURES OF TOPPER
Episode 14 9-6-45 "Raja, The Ghost Buster"
Stars: Roland Young, Hope Emerson, Frances Chaney, Paul Mann
NBC Post Tosties Thursdays 8:30 - 9:00 pm

TOPS IN SPORTS
Episode 14 1-31-61 "The Story of Don Drysdale
Syndicated by the US Air Force
Host: Harry Wismer
Producer: Gene Kirby
Writer: Arthur Susskind Jr.

THE LINEUP
Episode 81 4-29-52 "Big Boy's Brutish Back-Bending Case"
Stars: Bill Johnstone as Lt. Ben Guthrie, Jack Moyles as Sgt Pete Karger.
CBS Sustained

BEYOND THE GREEN DOOR
Episode 1 1966 "Harwell And The Matland Indians"
Narrator: Basil Rathbone
Writer: Robert Scheckley
NBC Monitor Syndicated

TED HUSING'S BANDSTAND
5-6-47
Featuring: Benny Goodman, Jo Stafford
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HERITAGE RADIO THEATRE

THE NBC UNIVERSITY THEATRE
(NBC) 10/3/48 "Lord Jim"
a fascinating radio drama from the story by Joseph Conrad.
Stars: Brian Ahearn

THE ADV. OF SUPERMAN
(MBS/Synd) 2/28/40 The Yellow Mask story continues. The Atomic Beam
machine has been stolen.
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SAME TIME, SAME STATION

BING CROSBY SHOW from 09/27/53 Episode (040) Guest- Gary Crosby.

HOUR OF CHARM from 01/18/48 Episode (020) American Melodies That Live
Forever.

BLACK MUSEUM - 01 - The .22 Caliber Pistol.

BOSTON BLACKIE from 08/04/44 Alice Manleder, Dead or Alive.
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This Week's Classics & Curios Show:

"Echoes of Songs and Laughter"

Episode 109

THE CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOWER BASIN STREET: "BLUES MY NAUGHTY
SWEETIE GAVE TO ME"

What do comedian Fred Allen and suave-voiced Metropolitan Opera
announcer Milton Cross have to do with the Chamber Music Society of
Lower Basin Street? Surprisingly the serious and enthusiastic delivery
and tone of Cross' on air opera coverage and the comic pseudo
seriousness of Allen's delivery in a comedy situation have a lot to do
with the CMSLBS. Cross' precise pronunciations and golden-voiced
intonations reflected the precision and seriousness of the classical
pieces he introduced, while Allen's quasi serious questions to
characters on Allen's Alley contrasted with the comic responses that his
questions produced. Cross actually participated as host in CMSLBS
broadcasts, lending his celebrated long-haired status and "grandeur" to
the program.

The CMSLBS produced some really outstanding music -- music that was
indeed serious in the authenticity of the Dixieland, swing, blues,
boogie-woogie, and barrelhouse styles that filled the radio air. On this
broadcast from August 18, 1941 -- three days before my sixth birthday --
CMSLBS announcer (and Society "Chairman") Jackamo "Satchel Trousers"
McCarthy combines the satirically serious tones of Cross to make some
fun of the rather stuffy side of the classical world. His introductions
anticipate laughter as his lofty tone contrasts with the comic
description of performers and their less than lofty music pieces.
Everyone on the show was fittingly addressed as either "Professor" or
"Doctor."

The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street was a weekly radio
program that began on NBC's Blue Network in 1940, later to become ABC,
and continued until 1952. The show was a launching pad for such future
stars as Dinah Shore, Lena Horne, and Victor Borge. It featured some of
the finest jazz musicians of the day and had two resident bands (which
shared the same rhythm section) -- Henry Levine's Dixieland Octet, whose
leader was a former member of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, and Paul
Lavalle's Woodwindy Ten. Levine's band was also know as the Barefooted
Dixieland Philharmonic. Please note the bands' periwigged picture to the
left.

The girl vocalist for the "Society" was Diane Courtney who toured with
various jazz big bands and was a regular on "The Alan Young Show." On
this episode she sings the vintage love song version of "Slow Poke" for
our Valentine's Day and Earl Hines' "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gave to
Me." Songs performed by the bands led by Levine and Lavalle include
"Ballin' the Jack," "There's a Balm in Gilead," (an African-American
spiritual), "Golden Slippers," and "Clarinet Polka."

Guesting on this show were "The Four Ink Spots" who perform "Pork Chops
and Gravy" and "Do I Worry?" Nick Kenny introduced the hugely successful
"Top & Bottom" format to the group's ballads, which called for the tenor
to sing the lead for one chorus followed by bass singer Hoppy Jones who
would recite freeform lyrics in his deep bass voice, and lead tenor
Kenny would then sing the rest of the song. Also on this CMSLBS show Ink
Spot Ivory "Deek" Watson, called "Professor Goldmouth" by emcee "Doctor"
McCarthy, explains jive jargon such as "home cookin'" "all root," "all
reet," and "dig me."

The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street is my kind of society so
be looking for more of its outstanding "lowbrow" music presented in a
pseudo snooty but fun and funny "highbrow" satirical setting here on
Classics & Curios Song & Smile Time.

We close by providing the lyrics to the song performed on this show as
an instrumental, "There's a Balm in Gilead," which is a kind of
spiritual Valentine love song as sung by early African-Americans, based
on Jeremiah 46:11, and which ends by proclaiming love -- the love of Jesus:

"There is a balm in Gilead/To make the wounded whole/There is a balm in
Gilead/To heal the sin sick soul. Sometimes I feel discouraged/And think
my work's in vain/But then the Holy Spirit/Revives my soul again. If you
can't preach like Peter/If you can't pray like Paul/Just tell the love
of Jesus/And say He died for all."

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If you have any questions or request, please feel free to contact me.

      Jerry Haendiges

      Jerry@[removed]  562-696-4387
      The Vintage Radio Place   [removed]
      Largest source of Old Time Radio Logs, Articles and programs on
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