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[removed] Digest				Volume 96 : Issue 332

Table Of Contents: 

	 Re: Pioneer Recording Artists on the Radio
	 Radio Days Web Site
	 Shadow log listing
	 New web site with historical information

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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 12:35:28 -0400
From: Udmacon@[removed]
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Re: Pioneer Recording Artists on the Radio
Message-ID: <960913123527_521925244@[removed]>

The early phonograph had about a dozen pop stars who recorded literally
thousands of different sides. Sadly, nobody remembers them as we remember the
vaudeville, silent movie and radio pioneers. I'm interested in information on
those pioneer recording artists who did some radio in the twenties, and
especially in the thirties when the phonograph almost died. For starters,
BILLY MURRAY, undoubtedly the most popular recording artist from the 1890s
'til 1925 (when electric recording did him in as did talkies to some silent
stars), was on the WLS National Barndance in the 40s, as was tenor HENRY
BURR. And IRVING & JACK KAUFMAN did quite a few musical broadcasts, often
under other names (we're proud to say they're from Syracuse). And it was
Irving who did one of radio's first singing commercials: "I am NUTS about
that Chateau Martin Wine!" But what about others: ARTHUR COLLINS, BYRON G.
HARLAN, JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA, VERNON DALHART, ARTHUR FIELDS, etc.
[removed] know?

BILL KNOWLTON: "BLUEGRASS RAMBLE' wCNY-FM, SYRACUSE NY

PS: Friday, Sept 13th would have been the 85th birthday of OTR and country
music pioneer Bill Monroe of the WSM Grand Ole Opry (since 1939). He died on
Sept 9th, four days short of this significant milestone and was buried
Thursday in his native Rosine, KY. 

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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 23:42:55 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Radio Days Web Site
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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Recent updates to my [removed] include the September Timelines which
features historical events from September, Crime Classics, Tom Mix, and
other soundbites which had their beginnings in September. 

New updates to the continuing Captain Midnight series, including two
exciting adventures in which Midnight battles the evil Ivan Shark.

New updates to the I Love A Mystery series, Temple of Vampires. Be sure to
read the summary as this episode jumps due to unavailability of several
in-between episodes. Things are drawing closer to a close in this great
Jack, Doc and Reggie adventure.


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Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 23:57:39 -0400
From: Jim Widner <jwidner@[removed]>
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Shadow log listing
Message-Id: <[removed]@[removed]>
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For a complete Shadow summary (very complete) from Anthony Tollin, you can
check out the Shadow Web site either via my own web site,
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or direct to the site via

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By the way, I spoke to Anthony Tollin tonight via telephone and the
upcoming FOTR looks very excellent this year both in the world of science
fiction as well as the WXYZ theme. He has helped assemble as complete a
cast for the Lone Ranger as possible. The main role will be played at one
re-creation by John Hart who actually played the Ranger on television.
Tollin will also be selling copies of Clayton Moore's book on his role as
the Lone Ranger. 

Finally, he told me quite a bit about his own new Shadow tapes from Great
American Audio. The interviews alone are worth the price of the tape for
Shadow collectors.


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Jim Widner                      INTERNET: jwidner@[removed]
Dayton, OH                      WWW: [removed]
COMPUSERVE: 74566,3041          
AOL: JimWidner                            

                                                 

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Date: Sat, 14 Sep 1996 05:22:55 -0400
From: JeffM@[removed] (Jeff Miller)
To: otr@[removed]
Subject: New web site with historical information
Message-Id: <m0v1qsa-000YTsC@[removed]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

I have put up some new web pages dealing with broadcast history.
Included are lists of radio stations from the 1920s, meanings
of 1920s call letters, information about early FM broadcasting,
and a focus on West Virginia stations.  There are also early
lists of FM stations and TV stations.  Right now it is quite
rudimentary with no graphics and no links, but you may wish
to check out:

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Jeff Miller
JeffM@[removed]




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