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.…
ROTRDiary 37 Story Lady (retro631)
As requested from a twitter follower, I put together this feature of a little known radio show. Most of what I could find centers on the star of the show,…
Retro OTRDiary 34 The Top Hits of 1950 (retro607)
Songs from the Year 1950. Counting down, with a few honorable mentions, to the top hit of the year. 40 Gene Krupa Bonaparte's Retreat 1950 39 Gordon Jenkins & The…
Retro OTRDiary 33 – Introducing The Saint (retro598)
To introduce a coming feature to the podcast, Keith shares some background on the Saint, and includes a handful of clips from a BBC presentation. Starting out in print form,…
Retro OTRDiary 32 Lum and Abner – Movie Theater Comparison 1935-43. (retro586)
The topic of starting a movie theater came up twice in existing recordings of the show. First from May through July of 1935, then 5 years later from September to…
Retro OTRDiary 30 Top Hits of 1944
The Retrobots help out as Keith counts down the hits of 1944. We were able to locate almost all of these except one, so our first song is an honorable…
Retro OTRDiary 28 Superman Radio Origin, 1940 (retro576)
Featuring the first 6 episodes of the Adventures of Superman. Plus extra background from Keith, as gleaned from the web, and other sources. 1940-02-12 The Baby From Krypton. As a…
Retro OTRDiary 25 Betty Hutton Part 2. (retro558)
Here's part 2 of my salute to an all round performer, Betty Hutton. First a bit of correction to the previous installment. I didn't catch some mistakes in Betty's life,…
Retro OTRDiary 21 Lum and Abner Compilation – Movies To Oil Wells. (retro523)
Filling in a gap where the half hour shows go missing, I look back at the story arc as it was around this time of the year in March 1939.…