Music – Page 33 – Retro Radio Podcast

Bing Crosby (Woodbury Show) First Song – Old Faithful. ep59, 350319

By Keith July 2, 2019Bing Crosby, Music

Ken Carpenter, Bing Crosby, Marian Nancy, Georgie Stoehl Orchestra. Old Faithful (opening line only). Blame It On My Youth (Bing). Japanese Sandman (Georgie Stoehl and his Orchestra). Things Might Have…

Andrews Sisters – Guest – Gene Austin. ep51, 460227

By Keith June 15, 2019Andrews Sisters, Music

Audio skips, but not much until the guest appears. Harlowe Wilcox, Vic Shone Orchestra. Playlist Ain't We Got Fun. (Andrews Sisters, Kirt Massey) Personality. (Andrews Sisters) I Can't Begin to…

Command Performance – Bette Davis, Marilyn Maxwell, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Durante. 440610.

By Keith June 10, 2019Command Performance, Music

Hosted by award winning Bette Davis. She tries a comic routine, ala Bob Hope. She introduces Marilyn Maxwell, who reads greetings from the mailbag. She sings, Wish I May. Bette…

Command Performance – Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret OBrien. 450308.

By Keith March 8, 2019Command Performance, Music

Frank Sinatra hosts and opens with a song, the Trolley Song. Francis Langford joins Frank, and a discussion of love stuff ensues. Young Elizabeth Taylor enters to add to her…

Command Performance – Eddie Cantor. ep1, 420301.

By Keith March 1, 2019Command Performance, Music

Eddie Cantor is the first host on this first episode that will bring top celebrities to the air. All requests come from letters sent in from the troops themselves. The…

Double Feature – Bing, Lum, And Abner. 350319 (retro680)

By Keith February 19, 2019Bing Crosby, Comedy, Lum and Abner, Music, Retro Original

To get the feature started, Keith shares some history of Bing Crosby's early years, from his birth in 1903, up to the events that led to his launch with the…

Mothers Best Flour – Faded Love And Winter Roses. ep25, 510209.

By Keith February 9, 2019Mothers Best, Music

Announcer is Louie Buck, and the music is by Hank Williams and his band of studio musicians. Playlist: Hank Williams sings, Faded Love and Winter Roses. The band plays, Fire…

Christmas Special (NBCB) Christmas On The Blue Network. 441225 (retro645)

By Keith December 5, 2018Documentary and Interview, Music, Retro Original

Merry Christmas! Bonus Tracks: Keith shares some thoughts on the show, and the real service people who are featured in the show. Canadian Women Serving Overseas (CBC) Marietta McPherson. 431220…

Kate Smith Hour (CBS) Jackie Gleason. 441224 (retro643)

By Keith November 25, 2018Comedy, Music, Retro Original

Merry Christmas! Bonus Tracks: The Retrobots join Keith in sharing background on the featured show. Edward R Murrow (CBS) Christmas In England. 421224 beefeaters becom spam eaters American GI's bring…

Retro OTRDiary 39 Veterans Day Special, with GI Jive and Command Performance. (retro640)

By Keith November 6, 2018Command Performance, Music, Retro Original

In this installment of the Retro Radio Diary, Keith announces what will follow in the episode, and with a nod to fans of Lum and Abner, we get the show…