Andrews Sisters – Guest – Gene Austin. ep51, 460227
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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Christmas Special (NBCB) Christmas On The Blue Network. 441225 (retro645)
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)
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)
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…
Retro OTRDiary 38 Halloween Musical (retro637)
Playlist Jimmie Lunceford and the Delta Rhythm Boys 1945 The Honeydripper the Crew-Cuts 1956 Angels In The Sky. Nervous Norvus 1956 Ape Call. Johnny Mercer & Jo Stafford 1945 Candy.…