Military – Page 21 – Retro Radio Podcast

Command Performance – Ronald Colman, Ella Mae Morse, Jeanette MacDonald, Ginny Simms. ep74, 430710

By Keith July 10, 2016Command Performance, Music

Hosted by Ronald Coleman. Ella May Morse sings, Thank Your Lucky Stars. At requests from the mail bag, sounds from home are recreated, namely a carnival barker. Mother Kahill plays…

Judy Canova – First Show. ep1, 430706

By Keith July 6, 2016Comedy, Judy Canova

Judy returns to Rancho Canova after a whirlwind tour with the Hollywood crowd and a Bond Tour to raise money for the war effort. She shares about the men in…

Command Performance – Kay Kyser, Gertrude Niesen, Lena Horne, Rochester. ep73, 430703

By Keith July 3, 2016Command Performance, Music

Hosted by Kay Kaiser. A poem by Ishkabibble about Al Jolson is read. At the request of the mail bag Kay Kaiser's vocalists sing, Let's Get Lost. A movie scene…

Jubilee – Delta Rhythm Boys, Jimmy Lunceford. ep33, 430628

By Keith June 28, 2016Jubilee, Music

Host is Ernie Whitman. Playlist: 1. Hallelujah, Jimmy Lundsford. 2. Can't Make Up My Mind, Rose Murphey. 3. Yesterday, Jimmy Lundsford. 4. Hip Hip Hooray, Eva Brown. 5. Dry Bones,…

Jubilee – CP Johnson, Johnny Mercer. 440110.

By Keith January 10, 2016Jubilee, Music

Host is Ernie Whitman. With much jubilant jive, Ernie calls on CP Johnson to play, Sherman Shuffle. The Delta Rhythm Boys respond to some mailbag requests before they sing Johnny…

Superman – The Tin Men 2of14. ep416, 430105

By Keith January 5, 2016Adventure, Superman

A dramatization of a real hero is presented as he does his part in fighting the Japs. So eat right with a big bowl of Pep cereal, so you csan…

Great Gildersleeve – Appointed Water Commissioner. ep52, 421018

By Keith November 15, 2015Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

Heading to the barber shop, we meet Floyd the barber for the first time. Gildy shares about his conflict with the current, corrupt Water Commissioner, Clannahan. Floyd lends a sympathetic…

Command Performance – Bob Hope, Carole Landis. ep90, 431023 (RetroIntro)

By Keith October 23, 2015Command Performance, Music

Hosted by Bob Hope. He jokes about hunting, rationing, celebrity hunters, even some marksmanship humor from the shooting range. Bob then turns to the topic of football, then introduces Jimmy…

Red Skelton – Taking A Walk. ep35, 420602

By Keith September 25, 2015Comedy, Red Skelton

The audience is full of sailors and soldierds, as Red tells about the events during a recent blackout. Traffic back ups,. stealing kisses from pretty girls, andair raid wardens. What…

Gunsmoke – Flashback. ep62, 530627

By Keith June 27, 2015Gunsmoke, Western

A young cowhand rides up to Matt and Chester with a problem. His dad is a retired army officer, and is a firm disiplinarian. The Colonel has had a dispute…