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RADIO then..."Living in the past lane". Celebrating that wonderful era of network radio in the USA. A sampling of programs from the golden age of old time radio. (1930's - 1960's)
DORIS DAY, RIP...OTR Big Band Singer and OTR guest in 1940's
Doris Day, the perennial girl-next-door whose career as a singer and actress spanned almost 50 years and made her one of the biggest Hollywood stars and most popular entertainers in the United States, has died. ... The Doris Day Animal Foundation told Fox News Day died early Monday 13 MAY 2019.
Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. After she began her career as a big band singer in 1939, her popularity increased with her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey" (1945). After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, she recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967, which made her one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century.
ALAN'S HIDEAWAY "Episode 04"
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A mixed bag of Alan's favorite selections from his library secured at a
Mexican hideaway in the Sierra Madre's. A collection from the 1940's to
today....
BIG BAND REMOTES 08
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Episode 8 of our Big Band Remotes features radio broadcasts by the bands of
BENNY GOODMAN, GLENN MILLER, FREDDY NAGLE, ANSON WEEKS, COUNT BASIE, ARTIE ...
This Is Your FBI
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*This Is Your FBI* was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States
on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 for a total of 409 shows. FBI
c...
ANITA KERR RIP
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Anita Jean Grilli (October 13, 1927 – October 10, 2022), known
professionally as Anita Kerr, was an American singer, arranger, composer,
conductor, pi...
RADIOnuages 050-053
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\Relaxing contemporary instrumentals from www.radionuages.network ========
'RADIO nuages' ======== Essentially SMOOTH JAZZ and ACOUSTIC music by
en...
Herman Wouk (May 27, 1915 – May 17, 2019)
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Herman Wouk was an American author best known for historical fiction such
as The Caine Mutiny (1951) which won the Pulitzer Prize. Other major works
inc...
TCNW 755: Mayberry Days 2023 Visitor Reports
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Host: Allan NewsomeRunning time: 0:42:12 Reports about Mayberry Days 2023
from fellow fans and attendees of the event. We have a video report, six
voicemai...
Happy Accident
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In 1968 my father, Raymond Scott, spoke at length with a young man named
Art Shifrin for his WNYC radio program, "Antiquity on Tape."
Art had spent many...
Who’ll turn out the lights (in your world tonight)
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It’s the last day of September in 2017, and tomorrow (October 1), *Thrilling
Days of Yesteryear*will officially move to its new home at WordPress. If
yo...
This Is Your FBI
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. This Is Your FBI was a radio crime drama which aired in the United States
on ABC from April 6, 1945 to January 30, 1953 for a total of 409 shows. FBI
chi...
Dances with Wolves
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Dances with Wolves is a 1990 American epic Western film starring, directed,
and produced by Kevin Costner in his feature directorial debut. It is a
film ...
The Story of Gunsmoke
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*Gunsmoke* is an American radio and television Western drama series created
by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take
place ...