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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2005 : Issue 237
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
This week in radio history 7-13 Augu [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Re: Chappell Christmas [ Illoman <illoman@[removed]; ]
On top of spaghetti/a pizza [ wilditralian@[removed] ]
Theatre Five [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
Guest List [ "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed]; ]
Listen, the Women [ Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed]; ]
Re: On top of Spaghetti [ Christopher Werner <werner1@globalc ]
Harry Caray and KMOX [ HK Hinkley <parpark280@[removed]; ]
Mildred Bailey Bing Crosby connectio [ "Tom Bewley" <fords3137@[removed] ]
Re: announcers on record [ Dixonhayes@[removed] ]
Sam Spade and Maltese Falcon [ "Paul Thompson" <beachcrows@sbcglob ]
Re: Chase and Sanborn show [ Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed]; ]
NBC Orange network history [ Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed] ]
8-6 births/deaths [ Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed]; ]
Remembering Hildegarde [ dougdouglass@[removed] ]
DJ's who made records [ "Tim Lones" <tlones@[removed]; ]
Lum and Abner [ Melanie Aultman <otrmelanie@[removed] ]
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:58:51 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otrd <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 7-13 August
From Those Were The Days --
8/7
1949 - Martin Kane, Private Eye was first heard on Mutual. William
Gargan starred on the Sunday afternoon program.
8/9
1942 - CBS debuted Our Secret Weapon. The program featured Rex Stout,
who countered lies being broadcast by the Axis powers through shortwave
radio.
8/11
1909 -- The international distress call, SOS, which replaced CQD (All
stations -- distress!), was first used by an American ship, the
"Arapahoe", out of Cape Hatteras, NC, on this day.
8/12
1937 - Comedian Red Skelton got his first taste of network radio as he
appeared on the Rudy Vallee Show on NBC.
8/13
1912 - St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia, PA was granted the first
experimental radio license by the [removed] Department of Commerce.
Joe
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:48:01 -0400
From: Illoman <illoman@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Chappell Christmas
.... Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is done up in an attractive
four-disc Victor album which means you can have the famous Yuletide
Does anyone know where I could get a copy of this?
Mike
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 18:48:17 -0400
From: wilditralian@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: On top of spaghetti/a pizza
08-05-05
Rick,
I believe that the original song was, "On Top of Spaghetti", and the
Pizza version Dick Biondi did was a spoof on it (as if the original
weren't spoof enough).
Regards,
Jim
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:19:18 -0400
From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Theatre Five
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I can't answer the question posited by Jim Taylor about "Teatre Five," but am
able to let everynody know that at least three veterans of the show will be in
attendance at FOTR in NJ come October: announcer Fred Foy, Corinne Orr,
and Jeff David.
Hope to see everybody there!
Derek Tague
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 19:19:44 -0400
From: "Derek Tague" <derek@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Guest List
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"Professor Birthday", Ron Sayles, had a listing for Edgar Guest in which he
referred to him as:
(Poet Laureate of Radio)
Sez who? Who bestowed such a lofty title like "poet laureate" on this
notorious
newspaper doggerelist? I once had to work on "The Complete Poems of Edgar
A. Guest" here at Talking Books with narrator George Backman. Believe me, it
was
pure torture.
Nothing can compromise the muses of poetry more than having to crank it out
to meet a deadline.
DT
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 20:25:28 -0400
From: Jim Widner <widnerj@[removed];
To: OTR Digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Listen, the Women
I received this request at my web site.
"I am looking for any information on and recordings of the Blue Network
radio show "Listen: The Women," which Dorothy Thompson usually hosted,
and which had Eleanor Roosevelt and other regular guests. A librarian
at the Library of Congress suggested that I contact you, and I would
greatly appreciate any leads you might have.
Lisa Cohen"
Lisa is writing a book about Esther (Murphy Strachey) Arthur
(1897-1962), who was a frequent guest on the show, often with Mrs.
Roosevelt.
She also says:
" I know she was on one or two other stray broadcasts in her lifetime,
including one when Ernest Hemingway died, but I have no specific
information about these. If you have any thoughts about how to find
out, I'd be grateful for any suggestions. "
If anyone can help please send me an email and I will forward on to her.
Jim Widner
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:57:42 -0400
From: Christopher Werner <werner1@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: On top of Spaghetti
Rick Keating recently commented:
>For that matter, I've never even _heard_ of having
>meatballs on a pizza. Meatballs tend to be rather
>large, especially compared with most pizza toppings.
Rick, Rick, here I thought the reason you didn't make it to the Thursday
night OTR chat with Lois was because you were watching 'The Apprentice',
now I see that you haven't. The last group of contestants had as one of
their contests, designing and selling a Meatball Pizza. Sponsored by
Domino's, the winning concept was loosely adopted into their latest pizza.
It was not an original idea, Donald Trump was raving about how much he
liked the idea before they even started.
I haven't tried them, but I don't think they are using 'round' meatballs,
more like really chunky ground beef.
Yes, there are two 'On top of Spaghetti' songs. The topic came up about 6
months ago and I only knew the version from the 60's (Alan Sherman version
I think).
Chris.
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Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 22:58:40 -0400
From: HK Hinkley <parpark280@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Harry Caray and KMOX
Ken Stockinger said in issue @235:
I'd like to hear the memories of any fellow
Digesters who grew up listening to Harry Carey and
Jack Buck doing Cardinals games over KMOX.
I was introduced to Cardinals baseball and Harry Caray by my 4th grade
teacher who had a radio in the classroom for the 1946 World Series.
During the 1947 season, Harry would introduce each broadcast with, "It
might be, it could be, it IS----, the world champion Cardinals." I've
been a Cardinal fan ever since. I grew up with Harry until I moved away
from southern Illinois and could no longer get KMOX. Then later he
broadcast the Cubs games, but somehow, it wasn't the same.
Stay tuned, HK
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:07:31 -0400
From: "Tom Bewley" <fords3137@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Mildred Bailey Bing Crosby connection one
more time
It is true that Mildred Bailey was the first " girl singer" regularly
featured by an orchestra when Whiteman hired her. She was introduced to
Whiteman by Bing and her brother Al Rinker. According to Gary Giddins in his
biography of Bing entitled , "A Pocket Full of Dreams", Bing was "the first
ever full-time band singer signed , not an instrumentalist who doubled on
vocals."
Tom Bewley
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:08:07 -0400
From: Dixonhayes@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: announcers on record
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In a message dated 8/5/05 4:59:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
[removed]@[removed] writes:
"Take it away, Don Pardo!" yells Zappa and
suddenly Pardo's inimitable voice comes in over the music:
...and don't forget, Pardo also "appears" in the classic Weird Al Yankovich
parody, "I Lost on Jeopardy!" in which he rattles off all the prizes Weird Al
didn't win that day, not even the consolation prizes. ("You don't even get a
lousy copy of the home game, you're a complete LOSER!") Pardo and Art Fleming
(original "J!" host, who began and ended his own career on radio) both appear
in the video.
Dixon
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:02 -0400
From: "Paul Thompson" <beachcrows@[removed];
To: "OTR Digest" <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Sam Spade and Maltese Falcon
Clemomine in the last digest wanted to know several dates for airings
of The Maltese Falcon as well as the two part sequel. An off line
response was provided as requested but for newcomers to the digest who
may not be aware of this info, it's posted here also:
The Maltese Falcon was aired on Academy Award Theatre on July 3, 1946
with Bogart, Astor and Greenstreet in their original roles. Lux Radio
Theatre did the Falcon on February 8, 1943 which featured Edward G
Robinson, Gail Patrick and Laird Cregar. It was also done on Lady
Esther Screen Guild Theatre September 20, 1943 with Bogart and Astor.
The two part "sequel" was called The Kandy Tooth Caper and aired on
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective November 24, and December 1,
1946 starring Howard Duff and Lurene Tuttle with an original script by
Bob Tallman and Jason James.
Suspense, during it's 60 minute period, also did The Kandy Tooth
(Caper) with Howard Duff and Lurene Tuttle. This was heard on January
10, 1948 using the same script from the earlier Sam Spade show. This
was made possible because Producer/Director William Spier did both
series at the time.
Paul Thompson
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:19 -0400
From: Jordan Young <jyoung@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Chase and Sanborn show
According to "Thank You, Music Lovers" by Jack Mirtle, the Chase and
Sanborn show in question (with Frances Langford and Spike Jones) was
broadcast from Santa Monica on 7/29/45, and from Pasadena on
8/5/45--60 years ago today. There was a tribute to Ernie Pyle and a
Gershwin medley on the 7/29 show, anda Duke Ellington medley on the
8/5 show.
Jordan R. Young
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:30 -0400
From: Herb Harrison <herbop@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: NBC Orange network history
Do a Google search using the following term:
"NBC Orange" radio network
You'll see a number of sites listed.
Hope this helps.
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:09:38 -0400
From: Ron Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
To: Olde Tyme Radio List <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: 8-6 births/deaths
60th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan
August 6th births
08-06-1881 - Leo Carrillo - Los Angeles, CA - d. 9-10-1961
actor: Pedro "Grapevine Rancho"; "Four Frightened People"; "Good News of 1939"
08-06-1881 - Louella Parsons - Freeport, IL - d. 12-9-1972
commentator: "Hollywood Hotel"; "Louella Parsons"
08-06-1886 - Billie Burke - Washington, [removed] - d. 5-14-1970
comedienne: "Billie Burke Show"; Mrs. Featherstone "Gay Mrs. Featherstone"
08-06-1892 - Victor Rodman - Arkansas - d. 6-29-1965
actor: Jerry Payne "Those We Love"
08-06-1894 - Jack Kirkwood - Scotland - d. 8-2-1964
actor: Jack Williams "Saunders of the Circle X"; Uncle Jim "Hawthorne House"
08-06-1900 - Tony Parenti - New Orleans, LA - d. 4-17-1972
jazz clarinetist: "WNYC, NY Jazz Festival"
08-06-1911 - Lucille Ball - Celoron, NY - d. 4-26-1989
comedienne: Liz Cooper "My Favorite Husband"; Lucy Ricardo "I Love Lucy"
08-06-1915 - Jim Ameche - Kenosha, WI - d. 2-4-1983
actor: Jack Armstrong "Jack Armstrong"; Jim West "Silver Eagle"
08-06-1917 - Robert Mitchum - Bridgeport, CT - d. 7-1-1997
actor: "Family Theatre"; "So Proudly We Hail"
08-06-1921 - Ella Raines - Snoqualmie, WA - d. 5-30-1988
actress: "Lux Radio Theatre"; "Red Cross Show"
08-06-1922 - Jackie Kelk - Brooklyn, NY - d. 9-5-2002
actor: Jimmy Olsen "Advs. of Superman"; Homer Brown "Aldrich Family"
08-06-1923 - William B. Williams - Babylon, NY - d. 8-3-1986
disc jockey: Leading New York DJ for more than 40 years at WNEW
08-06-1925 - Barbara Bates - Denver, CO - d. 3-18-1969
writer: "Just Plain Bill"; "Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons"
08-06-1933 - Beverly Wills - California - d. 10-24-1963
actress: (Daughter of Joan Davis) Fluffy Adams "Junior Miss"
August 6th deaths
01-24-1916 - Jack Brickhouse - Peoria, IL - d. 8-6-1998
sportscaster: Chicago
02-10-1914 - Larry Adler - Baltimore, MD - d. 8-6-2001
harmonica player: "Forecast"
02-19-1893 - Cedric Hardwicke - Stourbridge, England - d. 8-6-1964
actor: Sherlock Holmes "BBC Home Theatre"; Winston Churchill "These Four Men"
02-21-1929 - James Beck - Islington, North London, England - d. 8-6-1973
actor: Private Joe Walker "Dad's Army"
03-17-1930 - Grover C. Mitchell - Whatley, AL - d. 8-6-2003
trombonist: "Count Basie and His Orchestra"; "Bring Back the Bands"
03-25-1914 - Robert Rounseville - Attleboro, MA - d. 8-6-1974
singer: "The Voice of Firestone"
04-08-1930 - Dorothy Tutin - London, England - d. 8-6-2001
actress: "Before the Party"
04-17-1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky - Yekaterinoslav, Russia - d. 8-6-1976
cellist: "Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra"; "The Pause that Refreshes . . On
the Air"
04-17-1923 - Harry Reasoner - Dakota City, IA - d. 8-6-1991
reporter: CBS News Washington
05-17-1902 - Fausto Cleva - Trieste, Italy - d. 8-6-1971
conductor: "NBC Symphony Orchestra"; "Metropolitan Opera Auditions"
08-15-1898 - Monroe Upton - d. 8-6-1990
announcer, writer, comedian: KFRC San Francisco
08-29-1898 - Preston Sturges - Chicago, IL - d. 8-6-1959
film producer, writer, director: "Lux Radio Theatre"
09-15-1906 - Kathryn Murray - Jersey City, NJ - d. 8-6-1999
hostess: "Advs. of Ellery Queen"
10-01-1909 - Everett Sloane - New York City, NY - d. 8-6-1965
actor: Frank Kennelly, "21st Precinct"; Alfred Drake "This Is Nora Drake"
--
Ron Sayles
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:10:00 -0400
From: dougdouglass@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Remembering Hildegarde
David Kenney celebrates the life and legacy of Hildegarde on Sunday,
August 7 over WBAI [removed] in New York from 9:00-11:00PM ET. Along with
her recordings, David will air interviews and performance at Carnegie
Hall in 1986, honoring her 80th Birthday and 60th Year in Show Business.
The program streams at [removed]
Doug Douglass
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 12:10:13 -0400
From: "Tim Lones" <tlones@[removed];
To: <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: DJ's who made records
While these records were not "hit records" by any stretch of the
[removed] "Ole Jaybird" Drennan who was with the former WSLR 1350 inn
Akron, Ohio as a Country Disc Jockey for over 25 years (and one of the best
ever In my opinion) made two albums, which I found at a thrift store a
couple years [removed]"Ole Jaybird Drennan sings Country and Gospel" which was
done with Southern Gospel group Cathedral [removed] "Ole Jaybird
Drennan:Bridging the Gap" which was more Gospel songs and was a solo effort.
I couldnt find any dates on the albums but indications are, according to
cover art that these were done in the late 1960's Early 1970's.
Tim Lones
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Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 15:33:14 -0400
From: Melanie Aultman <otrmelanie@[removed];
To: OTRDIGEST <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: Lum and Abner
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I am really enjoying Lum and Abner. Several questions come to mind so far,
though. Is this show appreciated more by those with exposure to their
language and speech patterns? I grew up around someone who spoke as they do
so the "law me's, etc" aren't too taxing. The plots which include getting on
the "party line" makes me wonder when party lines where phased out. I know
they were around in the late 60's and early 70's.
Melanie
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