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	Ada Jones 109 Episodes 1 Volume She was known for her impersonations and ability to mimic different accents and voices at the turn of the century. These rare recordings, many from early Edison wax cylinders, display the versatility of this little songbird and comedienne, from ballads, to "coon" songs, to ragtime, to Irish comic melodies.	109	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Alka Seltzer Time 19 Episodes 1 Volume A 15 minute program, the Alka Seltzer Show (also known as Alka Seltzer Time) has an array of popular tunes sprinkled with upbeat Alka Seltzer jingles, "Alka Seltzer Time, morning noon and night, it's Alka Seltzer time! Martha Tilton and Curt Massey star and sing in the program.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	All Star Western Theater 100 Episodes 1 Volume Riding out of the sunny back lots of Hollywood, All Star Western Theatre delivered Republic Western-style entertainment with chuck wagon sized doses of fine music, broad humor and guest appearances by the best of the West.	100	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Almanac (Orson Welles) 20 Episodes 1 Volume One of the greatest anthology series in radio history, Almanac concentrated on classic literature such as " Treasure Island," "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Dracula.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Artie Shaw 26 Episodes 1 Volume Clarinet Tooter and Musician Master: Artie rivaled swing bandleaders Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller in the 1930s and 40s.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Barrel of Fun 7 Episodes 1 Volume This music and comedy show stars Charlie Ruggles, the versatile comedian who quips such smart smacks.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Beat the Band 30 Episodes 1 Volume This fun, original music quiz show was a war-time radio musical-quiz program. The first season of Beat the Band was sponsored by that ready-to-eat corn cereal, Kix.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ben Bernie 28 Episodes 1 Volume The old Maestro" was known for his entertaining patter more than his violin playing and a "feud" with his good friend Walter Winchell. A musical genius from a very young age, he was the youngest violinist the play Carnegie Hall at age of thirteen.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Benny Goodman 73 Episodes 1 Volume During the Big Band Era, Benny Goodman was the undisputed "King of Swing". The Goodman Band is credited with launching the Swing Era with a series of performances and broadcasts from California in 1935.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Little Jack Little 8 Episodes 1 Volume He was a piano playing musician, but also a vaudevillian, a bandleader, a USO entertainer.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hildegardes Radio Room 51 Episodes 1 Volume The blonde siren songbird is best known for her signature tune, "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup." Hildegarde's Radio Room included co-conspirators as Phil Regan, Burgess Meredith, Clifton Webb, Patsy Kelly, and Xavier Cugat.	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Billy Jones and Ernie Hare 16 Episodes 1 Volume The Music and Comedy Duo starred in this Early Radio Show Sensation	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast with Binnie and Mike 6 Episodes 1 Volume Eat breakfast with the stars in this half hour daily morning show that invites you to share a chat in the Beverly Hills home of glamorous movie star Binnie Barnes and her husband, the movie producer and sports announcer, Mike Frankovitch.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast Club (Don McNeil) 50 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Don McNeill, the Breakfast Club was plugged as "a get-together time for all of us who smile before breakfast and then can't break the habit all day long – a place to come to when a feller needs a friend."	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Breakfast in Hollywood 32 Episodes 1 Volume Breakfast in Hollywood was morning radios show with host the amicable Tom Breneman and performed in Breneman Restaurant on Vine and Sunset.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Burl Ives 43 Episodes 1 Volume With his trademark beard and guitar, Burl Ives seemed to always be able to sing the songs that people wanted to hear.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Danny Kaye Show 28 Episodes 1 Volume This legendary songster and funny man was every bit as zany in real life as he was with Bing in White Christmas. The Danny Kaye Show aired almost a decade before the classic Holiday movie.	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Eddy Arnold 4 Episodes 1 Volume Eddy Arnold, "The Tennessee Plowboy, was a cowboy singer with a powerful set of lungs. Slip on your boots and start your toes tappin' because Eddy's in town and he's belting them out with gusto!	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ethel Waters 13 Episodes 1 Volume Opportunities for female African American singers were few and far between when Ethel Waters started, but a strong heart and an even stronger voice shattered many glass ceilings.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ford Show 9 Episodes 1 Volume Ford's were the All-American Automobile, so the Ford Dealers hired America’s Sweetheart, Dinah Shore, to pitch the cars on The Ford Show.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ford Theater 17 Episodes 1 Volume The Ford Theater began as a low budget project to bring movie adaptations to the air using lower scale NY actors. In order to increase car sales, the show was reformatted using A-List Hollywood talent.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Friends and Neighbors 24 Episodes 1 Volume Harry and Thelma Duff in a funny South African Situation Comedy!	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ginny Simms 26 Episodes 1 Volume Born in Texas and raised in California, Ginny Sims knew a thing or two about sunshine, and everyone who heard her sing knew it! She almost married Kay Kyser, but left the Ol' Professor’s band to start her own radio show.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Guard Sessions 46 Episodes 1 Volume National Guard Sponsored the Musical Program with Host Martin Block with Guest Stars Nat King Cole, Xavier Cugat, Dean Martin and other Greats!	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Harry James Show 18 Episodes 1 Volume Big Band Entertainment and Trumped Tooting	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hawaii Calls 27 Episodes 1 Volume Direct from the sands of Waikiki, Hawaii Calls treats us to the gentle music of paradise and calls us to visit the Islands in a time before “Five-O”, before jet travel, even before the Attack on Pearl Harbor.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood Barn Dance 17 Episodes 1 Volume Before The Beverly Hillbillies left their stamp on TV, there was plenty of California hillbilly music on Hollywood Barn Dance. Hosted by Cottonseed Clark.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hollywood is On the Air 40 Episodes 1 Volume All Star Variety, Comedy, and Music Program!	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	I Sustain the Wings 13 Episodes 1 Volume Glenn Miller Orchestrated Tunes for WWII Forces	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wonder Show (Jack Haley) 12 Episodes 1 Volume Comedy and Variety Sponsored by Wonder Bread	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Johnnie Lee Wills and his Boys 37 Episodes 1 Volume join Johnnie Lee and his square-shootin musicians for their musical program full of your favorite western tunes, old time hoedown numbers, and sentimental ballads.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Judy Garland 49 Episodes 1 Volume America watched Judy Garland grow up on the screen, from the "backyard musicals" with Mickey Rooney to the Yellow Brick Road until the days she became "first vice president" of Bogey's Rat Pack.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Kate Smith 34 Episodes 1 Volume Larger than Life Contralto Presents Singing and Variety	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Kingsmen 13 Episodes 1 Volume They sang together since 1929 and were the resident vocal group on Fibber McGee and Molly. In 1949, The Kingsmen took over Fibber and Molly’s spot as a summer replacement.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Leo is on the Air 100 Episodes 1 Volume Wondering what to go see at the local movie palace? Learn about MGM’s latest offerings on Leo Is On The Air.	100	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Les Paul Show 40 Episodes 1 Volume A Fun and Entertaining Musical Team with Giggling Mary and Witty Les!	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Notes From Your Soldiers Notebook 10 Episodes 1 Volume This weekly syndicated program featured the music of the 334th Army Service Band and songs from vocalists Clark and Eberle, along with stories about soldiers who were performing heroically at home and abroad.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lightcrust Doughboys 7 Episodes 1 Volume Who would have thought that the roots of Country Music would lead to a flour mill? The Light Crust Doughboys were there at the beginning of Country Swing and set many a housewives toes to tapping!	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Live at Mark Hopkins Hotel 8 Episodes 1 Volume Music from the "IT" Spot in the Nob Hill District of San Francisco!	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Live from Birdland 34 Episodes 1 Volume Count Basie and his Orchestra Plays at the Hotspot of Jazz in New York City!	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lonesome Gal 14 Episodes 1 Volume For a non-visual medium, radio had its share of sex symbols, but few were as blatantly seductive as the Lonesome Gal.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Major Bowes 8 Episodes 1 Volume Thousands from All Over the Country Flocked to Join this Gong-style Talent Show.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Manhattan Merry-Go-Round 15 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy popular dance and dinner music on the Manhattan Merry Go Round!	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mario Lanza 32 Episodes 1 Volume Mario Lanza was a tenor extraordinaire known as "The Triple Threat" because he could sing, act, and he was good looking. He is considered by many to be the greatest voice of the 20th century.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Melody Roundup 16 Episodes 1 Volume Country Western and Cowboy Songs Galore!	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Meredith Willson Musical Revue 5 Episodes 1 Volume Famous and Creative "Chiffon Swing" Composer!	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Metropolitan Opera 23 Episodes 1 Volume Vintage Opera collection is sure to Delight all Fine Music Fans!	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Music and the Muse 13 Episodes 1 Volume There were always forces that felt there was too much frivolity on radio and that more time should be dedicated to more high brow content. Music and the Muse combined poetry reading with string music and sometimes took itself a little too seriously.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Music Depreciation 23 Episodes 1 Volume Take some pop hits, some classical themes, and take them "on a flyer".	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	National Barn Dance 12 Episodes 1 Volume Broadcasting from Chicago, the WLS National Barn Dance was just as popular as Nashville’s Grand Ol’ Opry, bringing hillbilly music to country and city folk alike.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Navy Swings 26 Episodes 1 Volume Jazz Greats Perform for Future US Navy and Navy Reservists!	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lets Go To the Opera 4 Episodes 1 Volume brought opera music sung in English into the homes of everyday people over the Mutual Network in 1946.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pat ODaniel and his Hillbilly Boys 40 Episodes 1 Volume Home-baked goodness, politics and hillbilly music all come together on Texas radio in Pat O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Paul Whiteman 30 Episodes 1 Volume Performances by The King of Jazz!	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Perry Como 28 Episodes 1 Volume Long Awaited collection Featuring the Delightful Musical and Comedy Star in Guest Performances!	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Phil Baker 30 Episodes 1 Volume His earliest stage successes were in Boston area amateur shows, but he is best known on radio for hosting Take It Or Leave It, which eventually became The $64 Question. Guest Appearances by the Zany Baker and his Feisty Heckler!	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Philco Summer Hour 22 Episodes 1 Volume Beat the heat and stay inside with your ear glued to the radio and a lemonade in your palm. "The Philco Corporation invites you to relax and listen to a full hour of sparkling entertainment."	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Philip Morris Playhouse 6 Episodes 1 Volume The world's largest tobacco company presents The Philip Morris Playhouse with a delightful selection of dramas and fine music.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Raleigh Kool Program (Jack Pearl Show) 29 Episodes 1 Volume Revival of the old Jack Pearl Show, with Tommy Dorsey, and featured vocalists Jack Leonard and Edythe Wright, and the hilarious "Baron Munchhausen skit" by Jack Pearl and Cliff Hall.	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 01 79 Episodes 1 Volume Very enjoyable collection of rare shows!	79	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 04 50 Episodes 1 Volume A Compilation of Rare Old Time Radio Series!	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 05 48 Episodes 1 Volume More Never before Released Rare Shows with Shows -- An OTRCAT Exclusive!	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Manhattan Melodies 14 Episodes 1 Volume Manhattan Melodies is a recruiting program for the United States Air Force hosted by Airman Tom Wright	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Railroad Recordings 120 Episodes 1 Volume Choo-choo-choose this Collection of Truly Train Inspired Entertainment--An OTRCAT exclusive!	120	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sealtest Variety (Dorothy Lamour) 40 Episodes 1 Volume Even when she was not on The Road in her sarong, Dorothy Lamour channeled Bing and Bob as hostess of The Sealtest Variety Theatre.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Serenade in Blue 13 Episodes 1 Volume Air Force Blues and Jazz Bands Perform for Recruits!	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Showtime 47 Episodes 1 Volume Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies!	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Skippy Hollywood Theater 34 Episodes 1 Volume Popular and Fun Broadcast-one of the First to Use Prerecorded Programs!	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Soldiers of the Press 40 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy 15-minute dramatic capsules of war correspondents' "on-the-scene" eye witness accounts.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sound Off 40 Episodes 1 Volume Music Program with DJ Bruce Barnett spinning the Top Hits with Sinatra, Dorsey, Kyser, Herman, Goodman Stafford and more!	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Spike Jones 106 Episodes 1 Volume The hilariously popular Spike Jones!	106	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ten-Two-Four Ranch (10-2-4 Ranch) 78 Episodes 1 Volume Music Variety at Dr. Pepper Time: Did you ever wonder why the numbers 10, 2 and 4 were on the label of a Dr Pepper soda pop? Those are the times the Dr prescribes a drink of this marvelous elixir. Any time is a good time to enjoy the great Western music played on The Ten Four Two Ranch Show.	78	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Phonograph Album 30 Episodes 1 Volume The Armed Forces Radio Service realized that the troops in the field would not be able to carry their album collection into the field, so they came up with the Phonograph Album program.	30	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Theater of Hits 11 Episodes 1 Volume Broadway Show tunes and the United States Marine Corp Band, could there be a better combination? The producers of Theatre of Hits hoped that it would be enough to get some fine young men down to the recruiting depot.	11	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tommy Dorsey 48 Episodes 1 Volume Popular Swing Musician and Trombone Honker!	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Treasury Salute 22 Episodes 1 Volume The US Treasury Department was able to fund America’s contribution to the Second World War chiefly through the sales of War Bond. Treasury Salutes was a public service program which highlights other contributions to the War Effort.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is Paris 12 Episodes 1 Volume French Broadcasting System, the RTF or Radiodiffusion-Television Francaise, wanted to put together a program for American audiences to attract American tourist dollars and post-WWII sympathies	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	US Navy Shows 48 Episodes 1 Volume If great music was all it took to get young men to the recruiting office, these U.S. Navy Shows would have found more sailors than we have ships. As it was, these great programs from the USN Recruiting Command gave us hours of toe-tapping goodness and dreams of the high seas.	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Will Rogers 19 Episodes 1 Volume Known for his quips and own brand of storytelling, The Will Rogers Program allowed him to spread his own word across the country. All the while, he donated the sponsorship money to charity.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	WPA Concerts 31 Episodes 1 Volume The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was established by executive order of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 6, 1935. The WPA was a work relief program that provided jobs for many individuals who had become unemployed during the Depression.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	California Melodies 44 Episodes 1 Volume "From out of the west to you," California Melodies features British director and composer David Rose and singer Maxine Gray.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Carling Beer Shows & Challenge Into Space 19 Episodes 1 Volume This collection includes two South African shows sponsored by Carling Beer: Carling Country and Challenge of Space. Carling Country tells stories of courageous folks around the world while Challenge of Space is a fun show that combines the feeling of a western with the adventures of outer space.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Carnation Contented Hour 18 Episodes 1 Volume Cows and audiences alike are content when listening to this rare and fine musical program by Carnation Milk. This long-running series features great performers such as Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Jo Stafford, and Dick Hymes.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street 39 Episodes 1 Volume Swing music is all about having fun, and one of the ways that Swing musicians have fun was by making fun of the more serious classical music scene. Featuring Milton Cross, the normally serious announcer for the Metropolitan Opera.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Charlie and his Orchestra (Nazi Propaganda) 46 Episodes 1 Volume Charlie and his Orchestra was a Nazi Propaganda jazz group specifically aimed at demoralizing Allied Forces during World War II.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Chicago Theater Air 19 Episodes 1 Volume As War erupted on the European continent, there was a concern in America over the culture that was being lost, especially in the fine arts. The Chicago Theater of the Air was created to bring opera to the masses in the provincial heart land, preserving the art and serving listeners.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Columbia Presents 6 Episodes 1 Volume Bill Paley's willingness to pay whatever it took to bring his listeners the best gave CBS the reputation as "The Tiffany Network". This tradition carries on with Columbia Presents.	6	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jazz Club USA 36 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by the authoritative Jazz reporter Leonard Feather, this US propaganda broadcasting service by Voice of America was an effort to spread the inherent goodness of American culture.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Swingtime 3 Episodes 1 Volume This musical program showcases the talent of many of the top tunesters of its era including such greats as Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, Jack Teagarden, Art Tatum and Bob Crosby.	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Squibb Show 61 Episodes 1 Volume Features music Lyn Murray and The Squibb Orchestra from the House of Squibb, makers of Squibb Tooth Powder.	61	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Moon River 39 Episodes 1 Volume "A lazy stream of dreams, where vain desires forget themselves in the loveliness of sleep." A program aimed to aid in sleep, broadcast late at night with WLW station Cincinnati.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Quaker Party 4 Episodes 1 Volume Listen to Tommy Riggs and "a cute little bundle of mischief" seven-year-old girl Betty Lou, his imaginary friend.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Aunt Jemima 36 Episodes 1 Volume Harriette Widmer stars (from Amos and Andy) in this fun music and variety program promoting Aunt Jemima pancake mix.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Call for Music 14 Episodes 1 Volume sponsored by Philip Morris starring the talents of Dinah Shore, Harry James and Johnny Mercer.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Log Cabin Jamboree (Jack Haley) 19 Episodes 1 Volume Song and dance man Jack Haley hosts Log Cabin Jamboree a fun variety and music show.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fred Astaire 17 Episodes 1 Volume His film and stage career lasted an outstanding 76 years and he made 31 music films, often with the lovely Ginger Rogers. Fred Astaire made music with his feet and the sound of his shoes harmonizes with musical score on these old time radio shows.He even had his own show, The Fred Astaire Show, which is included in this collection of his radio appearances.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Singin Sam 107 Episodes 1 Volume Best known as "Singin' Sam the Lawnmower Man" then "Singin' Sam the Barbasol Man", Harry Frankel's musical performances were later sponsored by Coca-Cola. This collection includes recordings from 1911 to the 1940s, including the Reminiscing with Singin Sam, Refreshment Time with Singin' Sam, 70 musical tracks, and more.	107	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ginger Rogers 33 Episodes 1 Volume Dancer, actress, and comedienne, Ginger Rogers graced screen, stage and radio in a career that spanned 50 years.	33	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	At Ease 76 Episodes 1 Volume featured uninterrupted pop songs with the alternating performances by the Armed Forces Radio Orchestra, Milton Shrednick, Allen Roth, Les Paul and many more.	76	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Captain Stubby and the Buckaneers 5 Episodes 1 Volume with Tiny, Sonny, Tony, and Jerry play music that's "sweet", "fast", and "quiet and restful", but all of the tunes have a feel good feelin' in this rare old time radio show. Announcer Jack Stillwell Cap't Stubby and Buccaneers sound similar to a barbershop quartet with first-rate harmonies and style.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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