Music – Page 50 – Retro Radio Podcast

Command Performance – Ronald Colman, Lena Horne, Jascha Heifetz, Rise Stevens. ep85, 430918

By Keith September 18, 2013Command Performance, Music

Hosted by Ronald Coleman, he introduces Lena Horne who sings, St Louis Blues. Moving into the sound affect department, the sound of a roller-skating rink is presented. Also, the sound…

Listen To A Love Song – Guest Victor Borge. 460803 .

By Keith August 3, 2013Music

Features Georgia Gibbs in place of Tony Martin, the usual host of the show as he is on the mend in the hospital. She sings, Never Knew I Could Love…

Victor Borge – First Show. ep1, 450703

By Keith July 3, 2013Music

Featured Harlow Wilcox as announcer and the Billy Mills Orchestra which opens with an instrumental. Then Victor describes his piano and even the rest of his cast in musical fashion.…

Crosby Clooney – People Will Say Were In Love. ep71, 600606

By Keith June 6, 2013Music1 Comment

Playlist. People Will Say We're in Love. Crosby and Clooney. Close Your Eyes (lullabye). Rosemary Clooney. Avalon Time. Bing Crosby. Instrumental. Buddy Coles Orchestra Honeysuckle Rose. Bing Crosby. How About…

Jubilee – Fletcher Henderson. ep76, 440424.

By Keith April 24, 2013Jubilee, Music

Hosted by Ernie Whitman. In true jive talking fashion, he calls on Fletcher Henderson to perform, I've Got Rhythm. Ernie is back briefly, but the music continues with the Delta…

Command Performance – Fred Allen. 460421

By Keith April 21, 2013Command Performance, Music

Fred Allen hosts, and chats with Ken Carpenter about an Elks tooth. Portland Hoffa enters with a word from her family, and her mom who is working for defense contractors.…

Spike Jones – The Harmonaires. 480402.

By Keith April 2, 2013Music, Spike Jones

Featuring Spike Jones, Dorothy Shea, and doodles waver. Guest is, The Ten Harmonaires. Spike and the City Slickers open with, When My Sugar Walks Down the Street. Coming from the…

Spike Jones – Jack Smith. 480312.

By Keith March 12, 2013Music, Spike Jones

Spike and the City Slickers kick off with, Yukon. Spike relates an incident that happened lately with him in Washington DC. After a quickjoke from the City Slickers, Dorothy arrives…

Command Performance – Janet Blair, Rise Stevens. 450712

By Keith March 12, 2013Command Performance, Music

Janet Blair sings, It's Only a Paper Moon. Command Performance often would dedicate the show to a theme, tonight it's all about a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and Jimmy…

Jubilee – Duke Ellington, Art Tatum. 440307.

By Keith March 7, 2013Jubilee, Music

Host is Ernie Whitman. Duke Ellington starts off with, Canteen Bounce. Art Tatum is up to play a jazzy piano tune. Louis Jordan plays, Infantry Blues. Betty Rochelle. sings, Hey…