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BRAND NEW Episodes posted EACH WEEK! Great Retro Popular Music, Classic radio shows, Jean Shepherd, Great Gildersleeve & more all with the snappy patter & assorted recollections of Your Humble Host. Tip: For those listening and then have to stop before the show is over you'll see a bar with a beginning and the ending and using that bar point you move it & pick up where you left off before.
Your Humble Host has returned with another one of my very own Jean Shepherd tapes for you. Today on the Library of Sound Volume 326 it's one I recorded on March 31, 1975 as Shep will talk about the Dominos Man and a pact with the Devil! Yipe! I'll let Shep handle this one. You take it from here Jean...
Your Humble Host brings you an unusual episode of The Shadow as this is a British production entitled "The Brief Fame of John Copper" originally heard November 4, 1943. It's our Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 325 but don't worry the British version of the Shadow also knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
Here's a show we only posted once. So now it's a summer flashback to our Sounds Like Radio Vol. 162 when the Great Gildersleeve gives Leroy his freedom.
Well, Your Humble Host was here to help Leroy out in his new quest for freedom. To do so we've brought along Andy Williams, Dorothy Shay, Merle Haggard, Dusty Springfield (our featured picture with this show), Bing Crosby, Doris Day and Burl Ives. Now between all of us we should be able to come up some helpful hints and some sweet sounds along the way.
Jack Benny is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 324 as his practicing the violin is getting on the nerves of his fancy neighbors, Ronald & Benita Colman. From April 14, 1946 Your Humble Host brings you another funny Benny show. Enjoy.
Good News! Your Humble Host has returned with our favorite genius detective, Nero Wolfe! Today on the Library of Sound Volume 323 Nero investigates the "Death of A Demon" heard originally on April 3, 1982. This is just one of the many original Rex Stout Nero Wolfe short stories. You can read all about it in the book "Homicide Trinity". But for now, it's time to listen to Nero Wolfe.
Your Humble Host has returned with "The Saint" on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 322. Today the Saint has been called in to check on "The Champ's Kid". The Saint had a bet on the fight but is now told to call it off. Somethin' ain't right with the boxer it's up to The Saint to figure it out. Vincent Price returns to play Simon Templar on the radio version of The Saint!
It's Moving Day finally for Marjorie & Bronco on today's Great Gildersleeve on Sounds Like Radio Volume 173. And it's the end of Season 4 of our Gildy & Music shows & we are celebrating with some great guests and a truly funny stand-up comedienne.
To help out Marjorie & Bronco & to celebrate the end of our 4th season here we have: Patsy Cline, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Hank Snow, Dinah Washington, and Moms Mabley to have us all laughing.
But not to worry, Your Humble Host will be bringing you new Library of Sound shows all thru the summer! Our Gildersleeve & Fab music shows will return in the fall!
Your Humble Host is back with one of his very own Jean Shepherd tapes. I recorded this one on March 28, 1975 and you're going to hear Jean talk about bad and strange habits. Now bad was bad enough, but strange? Now you're askin' for trouble. Settle back and get set to enter into the world of Jean Shepherd right here on the Library of Sound Volume 321.
The Library of Sound is open once again with Volume 320 and a neat Nick Carter, Master Detective show titled, "Murder In The Crypt". Isn't that overdoing it? Well we'll see what happens in this August 2, 1943 broadcast. Never fear, your humble host is here with you in the crypt along with the dead body and the murderer of the dead body. You know, things is gettin' a bit crowded.
Ahh, to be alone with your sweetheart! That's all Marjorie and the newly returned Bronco want BUT. Gildy and Leroy were all set to go fishing then they got the news Bronco was coming back. Try as they might, Gildy just doesn't take a hint when our young lovebirds try to convince Gildy & Leroy to PLEASE GO FISHING.
It's a funny Great Gildersleeve from May 14, 1952 today on Volume 172 of Sounds Like Radio. Your Humble Host has brought along some mighty fine singers and songs for you too. Joining us will be Jaye P. Morgan in a neat stereo song, Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby, Martha Tilton, Hoagy Carmichael, a bit of jazz from Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker & Bill Evans, Jo Stafford sings like a bird, and the great Leon Redbone walks around. Bing will even do an encore of one of his best songs from my favorite Bing album. Now that's what I call a show.
It's been a bit of a while here on the Library of Sound Volume 319 and Your Humble Host just had to present a Bing Crosby Show with his guest Peggy Lee. From October 12, 1949 listen to this all musical episode of Bing's radio show. Enjoy.
Your Humble Host invites the Whisperer back to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 318. Today the Whisperer looks into an "Attempted Murder" and it ain't pretty. From July 15, 1951 let's get ready for The Whisperer.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 171 is here as the Great Gildersleeve fears Leroy's ambition to be a singing cowboy. Now if only he had a little singing talent, it might not be so bad. Your Humble Host knows a good cowboy and cowgirl western singer when he hears it, and Leroy ain't it.
Well, to help Leroy know what a good western song sounds like Your Humble Host has invited Merle Haggard, Patsy Montana, Roy Rogers, Emmylou Harris (that's her album cover with today's song in our picture with this show), Bing Crosby, Patsy Montana and Gene Autry. Not bad eh?
Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound Volume 317. And Jean has questions, What's it all for Andy Capp?, To Be Retired?, Why Work? and the Light Brigade. Now that's a lot on your mind. Here's another show Your Humble Host recorded himself on March 21, 1975 and according to my research it was originally broadcast on January 21, 1975. This is a tape you'll only find here as it's from my personal collection recorded off FM so enjoy the excellent sound.
It's time once again to don our deerstalker caps and follow along with the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes on today's Library of Sound Volume 316. Your Humble Host presents from April 5, 1960 Sherlock Holmes and "The Greek Interpreter". This is another classic original Sherlock tale as only we can do here on the Library of Sound. Enjoy Carleton Hobbs as Sherlock and Norman Shelly as Doc Watson.
Your Humble Host brings you a classic episode of "Suspense" starring none other than Orson Welles on today's Library of Sound Volume 315. This is an eerie one which would be re-done several times over the years including on the Twilight Zone. Listen to it's original production with scoring by Bernard Hermann, the story-The Hitch-Hiker.
Time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 170 as school's almost out for Leroy and now he wants to go camping. But he and Great Gildersleeve had a bargain, IF Leroy got good grades he'd go, BUT Leroy has failed a class. Now what's going to happen?
Well, some shenanigans for one and some great camping style music for another including Your Humble Host's pie adventure. Along with us are Louis Jordan, Astrud Gilberto (that's her album cover picture shown with this episode), Bing Crosby, Laurie Anders, Burl Ives, Georgia Gibbs & Allan Sherman.
It's Saturday a perfect day for Hopalong Cassidy here on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 314. Today Your Humble Host saddles up to ride out to the Humble Host Ranch to fetch out of the barn this Hoppy show entitled "Stagecoach West" as it was originally heard April 14, 1951. It's Western adventure with a few laughs in between. Enjoy.
It's the deep blue sea for Gildy, well, it's the deep water reservoir anyway. It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 169 and we find GIldy trying to build up his name as water commissioner in the town. He needs publicity that mean a deep dive in the water reservoir!
Your Humble Host will try to build Gildy's confidence with a few folks he's brought with him, Robert Mitchum, he drinks calypso style water, Dinah Shore, Phil Harris (that's Bing & Phil fishing in our picture with this show), Emmylou Harris, Bing Crosby, Lee Wiley, Mills Brothers & Sophie Tucker.
We've all gathered for another funny and oh so great musical episode of Sounds Like Radio!
Your Humble Host was in desperate need of a classic story from Boris Karloff. It's been a while and on the Library of Sound Volume 313 we have Boris Karloff to tell us the Rudyard Kipling story of How The First Letter Was Written. "Boris" and I chat about Boris's music choices and "Boris" even fires our background piano player!
Here's a good little story, enjoy.
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is back on the Library of Sound Volume 312. Today, Johnny is called upon to look into the disappearance of a hot young wife of an old hat company head man. Things look suspicious but Johnny will figure it out. From January 27, 1957 Your Humble Host presents "The Mad Hatter Matter".
It's the deep blue sea for Gildy, well, it's the deep water reservoir anyway. It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 169 and we find GIldy trying to build up his name as water commissioner in the town. He needs publicity that mean a deep dive in the water reservoir!
Your Humble Host will try to build Gildy's confidence with a few folks he's brought with him, Robert Mitchum drinks calypso style water, Dinah Shore, Phil Harris, Emmylou Harris, Bing Crosby, Lee Wiley, Mills Brothers & Sophie Tucker. We've all gathered for another funny and oh so great musical episode of Sounds Like Radio!
Your Humble Host returns to his own Jean Shepherd Vault and lo and behold we find a tape he recorded on March 20, 1975. Today on the Library of Sound Volume 311 we'll hear Shep speak of Pulp magazines, planes & authors. It's a full ride today as we travel with Jean Shepherd.
Your Humble Host asks for quiet, Quiet Please. And by golly here it is, another goodie from "Quiet Please" entitled "Bring Me To Life" originally heard August 10, 1947. It's another weird tale just the way we like them on the Library of Sound Volume 310.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 168 is here and with it Your Humble Host has brought with him a couple of hives of bees!! Yipe, don't worry, it's all for Leroy who wants to start up a bee business. The Great Gildersleeve wanted Leroy to think of ways to make money he didn't count on it being bees though.
Never Fear Your Humble Host is here with a gang of friendly folks all with a bit of help for Gildy. Today we hear from Jimmie Rodgers, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Billie Piper (featured with this show's picture), Dean Martin, Burl Ives, Julie London, & Johnny Hartman. Now that's what I call assistance.
Today Your Humble Host brings you The Shadow on the Library of Sound Volume 309. Orson Welles, the first actor to play the Shadow is here with an episode entitled "Witch Drums of Salem" originally heard September 11, 1938. Your Humble Host imitates Orson Welles and the way he says, "The Shadow". In case you were wondering why I say it that way. Now on to The Shadow!
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are back on the Library of Sound Volume 308. Today Bogie plays "Russian Roulette" originally heard around July 2, 1951 as this was a syndicated program there was no one broadcast date. And be sure to hear "Bogie" as he talks with Your Humble Host after the show!
Oh, Your Humble Host has an action packed Great Gildersleeve on Sounds Like Radio Volume 167 this week. It seems our hero is wanted by a desperate woman who claims Gildy is her runaway husband missing for more than a decade. Oh no, Gildy's never been married it's all a mistake. Nothing to do now but put on your running shoes. Today's show originally heard April 2, 1952.
Well, I hate to see Gildy in a pickle and so do these folks who all have a word of advice: Eddy Arnold, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Ink Spots, Kay Starr, Dean Martin, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan.
TV has arrived and the Great Gildersleeve isn't happy. The family wants it but Gildy doesn't see the need for the latest fad.
Your Humble Host will try to ease Gildy into the modern world of TV by playing some great and rare classic TV themes and songs. Sounds Like Radio revels in classic TV music today, enjoy.
On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 307 we find it's time for Your Humble Host to dip into his own Jean Shepherd Vault and pick out another exclusive classic Shep tape that he originally recorded. It was March 20, 1975 Your Humble Host was still a youngster but knew enough to know that recording these Shepherd shows would guarantee I'd be able to listen to them in the future.
Now they've become Shep classic stories. So let's pull out the latest Shep tape as he talks about having the Jackdaw Syndrome when he goes out junking. What's it all mean? Well, let's find out, hit the button.
Your Humble Host has invited The Whistler back on this Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 306. Find out what happens when The Whistler enters The House of Greed originally heard September 5, 1942. Pucker up and whistle along with our featured guest.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 166 where we find the Gildersleeve family all wanting one thing, this new confangled thing called television. It's March 26, 1952 in Gildy land and Gildy resists his family's TV demands.
So Your Humble Host is here to the rescue as we will be saluting TV with classic TV themes and songs from TV. See if you remember these TV songs we have in store for you. We'll even hear Mr. Ed sing and the words to classic TV shows you may not heard. British shows, American shows, we salute them all. Well, as much as we have time for. If you love this show and TV music let me hear from you and we'll do it again, there were so many other themes we just didn't have time for.
Your Humble Host has returned with The Mysterious Traveler. Today the Mysterious Traveler has traveled by train only to realize The Good Die Young as it was originally heard February 27, 1944. All aboard!! Our Mysterious Travel train is about to chug off for another mystery. Hope we're not to late, better run for it, the train is moving down the tracks.
Your Humble Host is back on those rain soaked streets where we find Tough Guy Private Eye, Philip Marlowe. Who else could we find to face the Friend From Detroit who ain't all that friendly. From March 5, 1949 this is case you won't forget. I can't wait, let's listen to today's Library of Sound Volume 304.
Your Humble Host is back with Volume 165 of Sounds Like Radio. Today the Great Gildersleeve would like to start growing a garden. But wants help from Leroy and Marjorie & Birdy, none of whom have any desire for a garden. From March 19, 1952 it's a flowery problem for all concerned.
But never fear Your Humble Host is consulting Dinah Washington, Vaughn Monroe in a beautiful stereo song, Patsy Cline (pictured with our show holding flowers), Bing Crosby along with a special Bing Bonus flower song too, Astrud Gilberto & Burl Ives!
Now with a line-up like that we may even find someone to help Gildy plant posies.
Today Your Humble Host takes you to England as we visit with Sherlock Holmes in this Library of Sound Volume 302. From May 3, 1960 it's time for the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and his case of The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax. Now, pardon me.
CABBIE, CABBIE! Let us proceed to 221 B Baker Street.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 164 is here and ready for action. The Great Gildersleeve plans to take a train trip to Omaha but wants to keep it all on the down-low from Leroy as he doesn't want Leroy to start begging to go with him. How's he going to do it, will Leroy find out, will Gildy get any peace, what do we have in store? Today's show is wild one.
Joining me will be Gogi Grant, Dean Martin, Lizabeth Scott, Bing Crosby & Jo Stafford. But then... we are going to sample my own original 45 record collection from when I was a kid & we'll even have a visit from GRANDPA!! And, yes, I said And, we are going to hear one of the all time great true country sounding songs. Bet you never thought to hear Gene Watson & Jr. Walker and Grandpa all in the same wild show. Well, Your Humble Host knows no bounds, get ready.
It's Jean Shepherd Time once again on the Library of Sound Volume 301!! Your Humble Host ventures back into his own personal collection of Shep tapes I recorded in the 1970's. Today's show is from March 19, 1975 and we find our man Shepherd on a quest for commercial cultural heritage. I'll bring a flashlight as this one may be hard to find.
The Humble Host Jean Shepherd Vault is open and here's what we find.
Your Humble Host brings you a detective series we haven't presented here before. It's Nick Carter, Master Detective today's episode's called the "Echo of Death" orginally heard July 6, 1943. I'll describe the Nick Carter history a bit in today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 300.
Your Humble Host brings back one of our favorite detectives always with a sense of humor, Sam Spade from July 25, 1948 on our Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 299. Today Sam finds himself in a Mad Scientist Caper. Ooh, it's tricky one but I think Sam can handle it.
Your Humble Host is here with a Great Gildersleeve from February 13, 1952. In today's show it seems Bullard (Gildy's bad neighbor) has gotten word that GIldersleeve it toting an engagement ring about town. Bullard assumes the worst and thinks it's meant for his sister, Paula! Now Bullard must spring into action.
But we're always here to lend a helping hand with these delicate matters and to do that we've got Perry Como, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby (with a really beautiful song), Helen Ward, Bobby Vinton, K.D. Lang & Ella Fitzgerald.
The Shadow has returned to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 298. And just in time as today the Shadow faces "The Black Buddha" as it was originally heard September 4, 1938. Orson Welles, the first of the men to play the Shadow is featured in today's show. Danger lurks and so does Your Humble Host as he hides behind the curtains. Well, I just don't want to spoil the Shadow's fun, that's all.
Your Humble Host is here with Volume 163 of Sounds Like Radio! Today we find the Great Gildersleeve trying to help Marjorie & Bronco get a $2000 loan to finish construction on their house. Where to go? Ahh, how about Bullard, he's loaded BUT wait a minute Bullard and Gildy can't stand each other. Now that's what I call a flaw in the slaw with this plan.
But somehow or another Your Humble Host and his buddies here will come up with a solution. Why to help cogitate on this we have Rosemary Clooney (as seen in our picture with this show displaying all her goodies she has to offer to get Bullard to come to Gildy's house) also with us are Burl Ives, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Ink Spots and Jimmy Durante. With this brain trust we just gotta come up with an idea for Marjorie.
Welcome to a special Encore presentation from our Bing Crosby wing of our Vast Library of Sound Volume 12. It was summertime when we first played this show, a short 15 minute Bing show from June 22, 1956. There’s something about these scaled down short & simple Bing shows I really like. They are extremely pleasant and I think you’re going to like them.Hear now Bing and Ken Carpenter in a 15 minute show direct from our Vast Library of Sound!
The Whisperer has come to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 297. It's his first appearance here and he stops to have "Tea Time With Teenagers" the name of today's episode originally heard July 8, 1951. The Whisperer fights crime from within and leads a double life. Listen for William Conrad (Cannon on TV and radio's Matt Dillon) as he has a big part in today's show.
Your Humble Host is back in his own Jean Shepherd Vault picking out another Shep tape I recorded myself on March 18, 1975 for the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 296. Today Shep has got a lot on his mind talking of the Transmitter to Life relation, the Cosmic Joke, battery tasting, geography books Jean's gone wild with ideas here. You try to sum it up, I can't. Let's just listen and enjoy the trip.
It's time for that guy we love, Jack Benny. It's been too long since we checked in with Jack Benny on the Library of Sound till now Volume 295. Today Your Humble Host asks the question, what happens after the Jack Benny Show? Well, we're going to find out in this funny February 9, 1947 episode of Jack Benny!
Your Humble Host is proud to present one of my favorite good guys, Simon Templar, better known as The Saint. Vincent Price played the Saint on radio and did it quite well. The Saint on TV was Roger Moore but before Moore there was Vincent Price. The Saint stories were always interesting whether from the books, TV or radio. Today the Saint faces a "High Fence" from June 20, 1945.
Your Humble Host is back in the Reading Corner and has asked Boris Karloff to return to the Library of Sound Volume 293 and to tell us a few more of them really short Aesop's Fables. Today Boris tells us about the Man and the Satyr (a mythical forest creature with the top of a man with a goat's ears, tail and legs), also Boris speaks of the Rooster & the Jewel, the Old Hound and the Mountain In Labor. Boris is loaded today with little fables, enjoy.
As Rudy Vallee would say, "My time is your time". And for Your Humble Host today on the Library of Sound Volume 292 that's true as we present this April 20, 1949 broadcast of the great Bing Crosby Show! Bing's guest is the famous crooner from the 1920's the forever college boy, Rudy Vallee. With megaphone in hand he's woo his way to stardom BEFORE Bing's time. This is a funny show too, I think you'll enjoy.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 162 is here with Your Humble Host and the Great Gildersleeve from February 27, 1952. Today Gildy is going to give Leroy his freedom to be responsible for himself. He's gotten tired of telling Leroy what to do so he's going to see how things go if Leroy is, for once responsible for his own chores.
Will Leroy be able to handle this new found freedom? Will all his duties now go to pot? Will Gildy trip over Leroy's skates again?
Well, we're here to help Leroy out in his new quest for freedom. To do so we've brought along Andy Williams, Dorothy Shay, Merle Haggard, Dusty Springfield, Bing Crosby, Doris Day and Burl Ives. Now between all of us we should be able to come up some helpful hints and some sweet sounds along the way.
Your Humble Host brings you a first from the vast Library of Sound Volume 291, it's The Mysterious Traveler and the story of the "House of Death"(!!) originally heard January 30, 1944. Hold on to your hats and get ready to board the train for mystery.
Your Humble Host is in the Sherlock Holmes Wing of the Library of Sound. Ahh, from Volume 290 of the Library of Sound (LOS) we have a most interesting and quite dramatic little tale entitled, "The Cardboard Box". A strange box arrives and the contents most unusual indeed. It's up to the master detective to figure out what it all means. From April 19, 1960 Your Humble Host presents The Cardboard Box!
Time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 161 with Your Humble Host. Today the Great Gildersleeve from February 20, 1952 has lined up with the mayor an important job for himself. Or so he thinks, till this young college gal comes along and now the mayor has her in mind for the job, of course.
Gildersleeve is now worried this new gal may find him inefficient, she's the efficiency expert don't you know. Well, I have some folks with me to calm Gildy's nerves. On hand today are Fred Astaire, Leanne Rimes, Eddy Arnold, Betty Boop, Bing Crosby, Georgia Gibbs, Nat King Cole & Kay Starr. We'll also get a bit of yodeling in with Elton Britt and a fantastic yodel song.
Well, all this may not help Gildy but it sure sounds great to listen to.
Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 289. Your Humble Host has pulled another of his very own tapes out of the Shep Vault, one he recorded on March 18, 1975. Here Jean talks about Joel McCrea Westerns, Cracker Jacks & Logos. It's a fun show and one that you'll find interesting too. Enjoy this EXCLUSIVE Jean Shepherd show I recorded myself when I was still a teen.
The Shadow has returned to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 288 with none other than Orson Welles as The Shadow. Your Humble Host presents from August 21, 1938 this Shadow entitled "The Caverns of Death"! These caverns are damp and dark, but as long as the Shadow is here we're guaranteed a flashlight.
Your Humble Host welcomes you back for another edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 287. Today it's Bogie & Bacall time as Humphrey Bogart returns in Bold Venture & finds "Sailor (Bacall) Framed For Treason & Murder"! Yipe! Your Humble Host talks with "Bogie" all about this case as he remembers it from June 25, 1951. Get set for BOOOOLD VENNNTUUREE!
Your Humble Host brings you a spooky one today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 286. It's Lights Out everybody as we listen to "We Dug It Up"! From February 9, 1943 it will chlll you and thrill you, mostly it'll make you get under the covers.
Your Humble Host is back at the Sounds Like Radio Ranch and in the Hoppy Barn to find another Hopalong Cassidy Western adventure in the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 284.
Today from April 14, 1951 we find "Death Crosses The River"! Another tough case for Hopalong Cassidy & his pal California but never too much.
Your Humble Host brings you a weekday edition of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 285e. Each day this week Johnny has been working on The Valentine Matter. Today Johnny will put it all together and solve this case! Right now let's listen to Part 5 of The Valentine Matter as originally broadcast November 4, 1955.
Your Humble Host brings you a weekday edition of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 285d. Each day this week Johnny will be working on The Valentine Matter. Don't worry, Johnny will put it all together and solve this case onFriday. Right now let's listen to Part 4 of The Valentine Matter as originally broadcast November 3, 1955.
Your Humble Host brings you a weekday edition of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on theLibrary of Sound (LOS) Volume 285c. Each day this week Johnny will be working on The Valentine Matter. Don't worry, Johnny will put it all together and solve this case on Friday. Right now let's listen to Part 3 of The Valentine Matter as originally broadcast November 2, 1955.
Your Humble Host brings you a weekday edition of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 285b. Each day this week Johnny will be working on The Valentine Matter. Don't worry, Johnny will put it all together and solve this case on Friday. Right now let's listen to Part 2 of The Valentine Matter as originally broadcast November 1, 1955..
Your Humble Host has returned with Volume 159 of Sounds Like Radio. Today the Great Gildersleeve from February 6, 1952 listens to his barber, Floyd Munson and hires his little woman, Lovey. Hmm, Floyd's recommendations are always a bit suspect, I hope Gildy knows what he's doin' hiring Floyd's wife, Lovey. With that big mouth of hers, she ain't exactly what I'd call office girl material.
But who knows, she might have changed her ways and become the efficient gal Friday we all like. Least that's what our friends think, we'll hear from Roy Orbison, Jaye P. Morgan, Bing Crosby, Lacy J. Dalton, Dean Martin & Billie Holiday. We'll even have a visit from that country bumpkin Jimmy Dean. Oh, we're in for a walloping good time today.
Your Humble Host brings you a weekday edition of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on theLibrary of Sound (LOS) Volume 285a. Each day this week Johnny will be working on The Valentine Matter. Don't worry, Johnny will put it all together and solve this case on Friday. Right now let's listen to Part 1 of The Valentine Matter as originally broadcast October 31, 1955..
Your Humble Host is happy to welcome back Boris Karloff on this Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 286. Oh Boris has a goody to tell us today, it's the story of that panicky chicken Henny Penny! I loved this story as a kid and you probably did too. This should bring back memories or it will be a joy to hear it for the first time. Enjoy!
On Sounds Like Radio Volume 158 today on the Great Gildersleeve from Janua y 30, 1952 Judge Hooker is in the clutches of a gold digger!! Or is he? Hooker is going out with a lady and the Jolly Boys think something ain't right about it. GIldy's elected to go out withher and see. Uh, oh.
It's an action packed show with Your Humble Host's action packed guest singers: Rosemary Clooney, Mills Brothers, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Sophie Tucker, Jim Reeves, Lena Horne & Nat King Cole sings a classic.
A good time with good music,enjoy.
Your Humble Host has once again found himself hanging out on the cold empty snow (instead of rain this time) covered streets of Marlowe land. That's right it's time for the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 281 and some detective action with Philip Marlowe.
Today from October 31, 1948 Marlowe looks into the case of "The Blue Burgonet". I'll explain what a Burgonet is too.
Jean Shepherd is back this week for a cold wintry show on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 280. Your Humble Host brings you a perfect song to start our show and is then happy to revive a tradition of Shep's whenever the temperatures fell and the cold wintry days were upon us. Listen and you shall hear Jean Shepherd's Robert Service chilly tales for winter.
Your Humble Host is here with Sounds Like Radio Volume 157 as the Great Gildersleeve is being foiled by that little rascal, Babs! Yep, Babs is trying her best to see to it that her mother (Paula) doesn't go out with Gildy. How is Gildy going to have a few moments alone with Paula?
That's where we come in. I got a few folks here to help out, on hand for today's show are Tex Williams, Dinah Washington, Bing Crosby, Patsy Cline, Robert Mitchum (that's his LP cover you see with this show), Nat King Cole, Jane Morgan & the great Ted Lewis. Now between us all one of us should come up with a good idea. Listen to this fun show and enjoy the music.
Boris Karloff is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 279 to tell us another classic tale as only he can do. Boris reads us the story of Here After This, if you've never heard it you're in for a treat. Enter now into the Library of Sound reading corner with Boris.
Your Humble Host has emerged from our Vast Library of Sound (LOS) with Volume 278. It's The Whistler from October 18, 1942 and a creepy little tale, "Death Comes At Midnight". Whistle a happy tune if you can as we listen to The Whistler!
Sounds Like Radio Volume 156 is here and so is Gildy. Yep, he's back from his disappearance last time in Volume 155. He's fully recovered and that just may be his trouble, as no one seems to be paying attention to Gildy now and he misses the attention he was getting. What to do? What to do? Uh oh, Gildy has a plan and I don't like the sounds of it.
Well, maybe if Gildy listens to the gang I've rounded up to help out he may learn something from Blossom Dearie, The Ink Spots, Berndette Peters (our exciting picture featured with this show), Frank Sinatra, Patsy Cline, Bing Crosby and Astrud Gilberto. Let's find out in this January 16, 1952 Great Gildersleeve show.
Jean Shepherd's back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 277. Your Humble Host once again dips into his own exclusive tape collection of Shep I recorded back in the day, to be specific today's show is from March 12, 1975. Shep is going to talk about the news and it's relevance to our own everyday life. Is it? Shep reports on some truly relevant news. It's a funny show, let's step into the Shepherd Vault to listen to this tape.
Your Humble Host treads lightly through the graveyard in today's edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 276. We quietly bring you another weird time with, "Quiet Please" entitled "Take Me Out To the Graveyard"!! Originally broadcast November 3, 1947. Do be careful as to not to disturb any of the residents.
Your Humble Host is happy to bring you another exciting adventure with Sherlock Holmes. Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 275 we find the Master Detective untangling "The Naval Treaty" as it was originally heard on March 22, 1960. Cabbie!! (I cry), take us to 221 B Baker Street!
The Great Gildersleeve ain't on the scene. What happened, where'd he go? That's what the Gildy family and his friends are all asking. That's the big subject for Sounds Like Radio Volume 155.
Never fear, Your Humble Host is here on the case. Consulting with Your Humble Host to find Gildy are invited guest, Crazy Gugenheim! He's our picture posted with this show. Crazy & I are on the case and in case Crazy ain't enough we have Emmylou Harris, Vaughn Monroe, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Jim Reeves & Al Jolson all gathered for a powerhouse show all for you. Enjoy friends, this was a fun show to do and it will be for you to listen to too.
Your Humble Host brings out another exclusive Bing Crosby Shortie 15 minute show on The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 274. From January 17, 1956 Bing talks of who he thinks would make a good man of the year and sings a few ditties along the way. Ken Carpenter & Bing dig deep and come up with an interesting idea.
Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 273! Here's another one of Your Humble Host's very own tapes that he recorded himself back in the day, March 11, 1975. It was a very good year.
From Your Humble Host's Jean Shepherd tape vault here's a show where Jean just talks of some funny experiences. He's had his share, that's for sure. This is an exclusive Inside Jean Shepherd show for you because no one has this tape but me. Let's enter the vault and put this tape in the old tape player.
Who Knows What Evil Lurks? The Shadow, of course. It's great to have the Shadow back again on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 272. Today from October 3, 1943 we hear for the first time Brett Morrison in his debut as The Shadow in a story called, "The Crystal Globe". Brett Morrison who would become famous for playing The Shadow began it all with this episode.
Get a grip and find out what The Shadow knows.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 154 is here as the Great Gildersleeve from November 28, 1951 has a few things on his mind. He thinks a new friend of Leroy is a bad influence, Leroy is not studying but then a ray of sunshine! Leroy discovers Babs, that sweet girl next door (or across the street).
Leroy learns a few things today and Your Humble Host is here to lend a helping hand. Joining me are a few friends, Dinah Shore, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Orbison and the Crew Cuts! With friends like that you can't go wrong.
Your Humble Host is back with Boris Karloff in a Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 271 as Boris is ready to lay some wise advice on us via the classic Aesop's Fables. I used to read these as a kid and am happy to let Boris tell you a few of them now. Enjoy.
Your Humble Host is happy to bring you another BOOOOLD VENTURE starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall. Today from June 18, 1951 Bogie and Bacall say, "We Want Cary Martin". Why I don't know, but we'll find out on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 270.
Sounds Like Radio is back with our first non-holiday show of this year. It's Volume 153 where we find our hero, Gildy worried about Bronco taking over as head of the house! Bronco has got a new better paying job and now Gildy feels he needs to keep up and starts looking for a big money type job.
Well, you know Your Humble Host, we always try to help out the Gildersleeve folks with advice from our wonderful singers. Today Peggy Lee (that's Peggy featured in our picture with this show), Lefty Frizzell, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Jaye P. Morgan, Robert Horton(!) & Louis Satchmo Armstrong will all stop by with a word or 2 of hopefully helpful hints.
A fun show today and a fun one to do, enjoy our first new show of the year!
We're back at the old Sounds Like Radio Ranch and we're entering our Hopalong Cassidy Barn (we keep all the Hoppy shows here with the horses). Today Your Humble Host is happy to bring you Volume 269 of the Library of Sound (LOS) and a Hopalong Cassidy adventure called Peril At Pier 19 as it was originally heard April 7, 1951. Saddle and ride with us now for Western adventure!
Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 268 Your Humble Host brings you another of his very own Jean Shepherd tapes. Shep shows I recorded in the 1970's. Here's one from February 26, 1975 as we'll hear about Jean memorizing poems back in his school days, reading the bumps on your head & complainers. It's a whole range of stuff Shep has on his mind and as always interesting & very amusing.
Your Humble Host wisks you away from all this New Year frivolity and takes you to a quiet place. The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 267 brings you a weird one from Quiet Please entitled "13 + 8". Here's the low-down, somebody's gonna jump, see, news photographers gather, a guy gets in the way of their pictures and the cry of 13 + 8 goes out. What does that mean? Well, that's the yell that they customarily use when someone tries to get in a picture so they can be in the news. This warning lets all the photographers around to be on their guard for the photo-bomber as it's known today. OK, fine, only trouble is that the photo-bomber has disappeared from everyone's picture! Wha hoppen? as Ricky Ricardo would say. Quiet Please knows.
Welcome to a Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 266 Bing Crosby Shortie Show edition! It's almost New Year time and for Bing today it's small and large creature talk time. From elephants to ants Bing covers them all. A show filled with some Bing tunes and a few ants in your pants. From December 30, 1954 let's listen to this fun show.
Sounds Like Radio has an all new Christmas Special Volume 11 for you. It's our 3rd new Christmas show because The Great Gildersleeve featured 3 different Christmas shows in 1951 & so do we. Today it's Christmas Day and the family is opening their Christmas presents. There's happiness and uh-oh there's also "trouble in the home" as our Lum & Abner friends say.
Gildy tries to smooth things over but for Leroy & Babs, his new girl, they are overjoyed with their gifts. Leroy got that Christmas tree selling job so he had money to splurge on Babsy.
Your Humble Host is also here to join in the festivities this Christmas with some really nice and fun Christmas time music for you. Grandpa will even be dropping in for a bit of cheer.
Enjoy our Christmas Sounds Like Radio Volume 11 Special!
Your Humble Host is here with our 2nd new Christmas special this year, Volume 10! We've been listening to Great Gildersleeve's this year from 1951, following each week till lo and behold this month and December of 1951 were in sync. Gildy did 3 different Christmas specials in '51 and so we'll have 3 different Christmas Specials here too. This is the 2nd Christmas '51 show from December 19th of that year and the 3rd Christmas Gildy show of '51 will be on our 3rd Christmas Special Volume 11 & it's coming right around the corner.
Today we find Gildy wanting to buy his girlfriend Paula just the right gift. But what could it be? Gildy is inspired finally and knows. It's the traditional Christmas episode they did each year but every time they did it it was always just a bit different.
As with all of our Christmas specials Your Humble Host has some truly classic Christmas music for you and some you may never have heard before.
Merry Christmas to one and all and enjoy.
It's that time of year again, Yuletide time that is. That means time for a new Sounds Like Radio Christmas Special Volume 9! Your Humble Christmas Host is back with some fine Christmas tunes and a new Christmas episode of the Great Gildersleeve from December 12 1951.Today we find Leroy figuring to sell Christmas trees to raise money to buy presents for all and especially for new girlfriend Babs.
Being our usual helpful selves we've got some great Christmas tunes to help little Leeeroy sell them trees.Enjoy our latest Christmas special!
Your Humble Host once again enters the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound (LOS) for Volume 258. And what we have for you is a Bing Short Show from December 27, 1954. Today Bing will be singing some very nice songs and in addition will be talking about wine experts. Sounds like an interesting show, I like the music in this one too. Enjoy.
Welcome to Your Humble Host's Library of Sound (LOS) today Volume 257. We present Fred MacMurray & Carole Lombard starring in the radio adaptation of Carole Lombard's classic movie, "Made For Each Other". A rare opportunity to hear these 2 together on the radio from February 19, 1940. A movie I discovered a long time ago and now here is the really fine radio version. Please enjoy.
Well, well, it's our Sounds Like Radio show Volume 152. Today on the November 14, 1951 episode of The Great Gildersleeve it's all about trees and trying to save the tree on Marjorie & Bronco's lot next door. That's where they plan on building a house and now have to decide to keep or chop that big old tree.
To help out Your Humble Host has invited a bramble of folks over to serenade all in the name of Trees. That's also our theme for today. Sit in a tree if you like and listen to our tree minded Sounds Like Radio.
Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 251. Oh, Your Humble Host has a great classic Shepherd kid story for you today. Shep talks about how when he was a kid discovering a very interesting magazine called "Spicy Detective"! Even I remember as a kid seeing Spicy Detective at the News Stand. I may even have peeked. You're in for a goody originally heard in 1971. Sounds like it could have been recorded this afternoon.
Your Humble Host once again brings you down those rain soaked streets to join Philip Marlowe in another action packed mystery. From February 12, 1949 it's the "Adventures of Philip Marlowe" back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 250. Episode "The Lonesome Reunion" has Marlowe hot on the trail of the loot from a bank robbery, but that's just the beginning of this wild episode. I'll tell you more in my introduction.
It's time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 151. On today's November 7, 1951 Great Gilersleeve we find Marjorie & Bronco are feeling crampt and want to buy a house of their own. Now the only problem is money. What to do, what to do? Ahh, Your Humble Host has come up with a solution (thanks to Birdey).
It's a fun show today as we get to hear from Bob Hope, Julie London, Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee duet, Doris Day, Elvis Presley, Rosemary Clooney & a classic biggie from Mario Lanza. Clear out them pipes and let loose just like Mario in today's Sounds Like Radio!
The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 249 returns with Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and the Blooming Blossom Matter from January 20, 1957. Your Humble Host always turns to Johnny Dollar when fraud and murder is afoot.
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 248 Your Humble Host is very happy to bring you an early short show from Bing Crosby. This one was heard November 22, 1954, Bing talks about honesty, sports and sings some fine songs to boot. Why Bing even introduces me by name, calling me "Your Humble Host" at the top of our Library of Sound Bing presentation. Thanks Bing! Great sound on this one too.
On Sounds Like Radio Volume 150 the Great Gildersleeve from October 24, 1951 tries to make friends with his new girlfriend's daughter, Babs. But Babs is being just a bit difficult to get along with.
Who can Gildy turn to for advice on this delicate situation? Why Your Humble Host, of course. I just happen to have a few folks here with me to help out. Jaye P. Morgan (she's our featured picture this week), The Ink Spots in stereo, Ella Fitzgerald, Robert Mitchum, Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby & Al Jolson in stereo too. Now if they can't come up with any suggestions nobody can.
Can't see Jaye P.'s picture?Go to our home podcast site and you'll see a different picture that accompanies every single show, it's right here:
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It's off to 221 B Baker Street with Your Humble Host as we enter the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 247 for an episode of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It's another actual Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock story entitled "The Stockbroker's Clerk". Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelly as Watson are back for another mystery here originally presented February 23, 1960. I'll call for the transport, "Cabbie, Cabbie!"
The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 246 brings back an old favorite, The Whistler! Today the Whistler sees that justice is done as he rings out "Notes In The Night" as it was originally heard June 27, 1942. Your Humble Host realized it's been much too long since the Whistler has puckered out a tune around here. Bring on The Whistler!
From the Library of Sound Volume 244 Your Humble Host brings you Quiet Please and a neat little story called "Inquest" as it was originally heard August 3, 1947. An unusual tale we played once at Halloween time, but it's not a Halloween show.
The week of Halloween Specials begins today with our favorite spooky type crime fighter, The Shadow! Your Humble Host travels with you and the Shadow to "The Isle of Fear" as it was originally heard Halloween Eve on October 30, 1938. The Shadow knows Crime Does Not Pay, a very good lesson for all.
Your Humble Host is here with a Great Gildersleeve show from October 17, 1951. As Gildy does his best to remind Bronco of the anniversary of his first date with Marjorie. Marjorie has had no trouble remembering and thinks Bronco is sure to remember to. I sense trouble in the home.
Well, we can't have that happen here on Sounds Like Radio so we hope to ring a few bells with Bronco when he hears Patsy Cline & Crystal Gayle in a duet, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Jim Reeves, Kitty Kallen (as pictured with this episode), Eddy Arnold, Ronnie Milsap and none other than Billie Holiday all together in today's Volume 149 with Your Humble Host.
Can't see Kitty Kallen's picture? Go to our home podcast site and you'll see a different picture that accompanies every single show, it's right here:
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From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 241 Your Humble Host brings you a Jean Shepherd show. From my very own tape collection comes this interesting show as Jean comments on the sorry state of today's reading standards. From a tape I recorded on February 25, 1975 it was originally broadcast live though on Janurary 15, 1974. It's a good thing Shep ain't around to see how low things have gone since.
Today on Sounds Like Radio's Volume 148 of The Great Gildersleeve we find the Gildy family visiting Judge Hooker for his yearly reunion celebrating the first time Hooker brought Leroy & Marjorie over to Gildersleeve for him to adopt. Judge Hooker invites Leroy to stay for the week-end as he has no kids and is all alone. Leroy ain't thrilled at first but agrees to cheer up the Old Goat as Gildy calls him.
Now Your Humble Host has a few guys and gals here to lend their voices on this situation. Helping out will be Judy Garland (in stereo from the '40's), Grandpa(!) even pays us a visit to tell us how he sees it, Doris Day & Donald O'Connor in a duet (they're our featured picture with this show), Bing Crosby, Lola Albright, Roy Rogers & the styling of Arthur Tracy will all help to round out this fine set of music. It's all good and it's all here.
Can't see Doris & Donald's picture? Go to our home podcast site and you'll see a different picture that goes with every single show, it's right here:
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Your Humble Host has returned with Volume 239 of the Library of Sound (LOS) feartureing BOOOOLD VENNNNTURE. That's right Bogie and Bacall are back for more in today's episode called "Tears of Siva" from June 11, 1951. It's Bogie at his best on the radio and right here on the Library of Sound!
Your Humble Host is back with our old PI buddy, Sam Spade. Today Sam digs into the Missing Newhawk Caper as it was originally broadcast July 18, 1948. Howard Duff is the perfect Sam Spade and on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 238 you'll find out why.
Your Humble Host returns this week with Volume 147 of Sounds Like Radio as Gildy will be trying out constructive criticism in order to be re-elected Jolly Boys president. Hmm, how will the Jolly Boys all like hearing each other's constructive (of course) remarks? We'll find out.
But the one thing I could not find out is what songs to play that would go with today's theme of constructive criticism. It doesn't exist SOOOOO Your Humble Host has thrown out the rules and we're just going to listen to some music today we happen to like a lot. Stopping by to do their part will be Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Jimmy Dean, Joni James (who's picture you see along side this week's show), a stereo Bing Crosby, Vaughn Monroe & The Andrew Sisters in '60's stereo recordings & Waylon Jennings will sing us our favorite Waylon song.
Can't see Joni's picture? Go to our homepodcast site and you'll see a different picture that goes with every singleshow, it's right here:
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Your Humble Host returns riding Hoppy's horse, Topper, no less to tell you all about today's Library of Sound (LOS) western adventure with Hopalong Cassidy. Listen as Hopalong helps to elect a sheriff originally heard March 31, 1951. It's western style action here on the Library of Sound.
The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 236 has arrived and with it a classic Shadow episode. Your Humble Host urges you to hold on to your hats as the Shadow faces "Murder From The Grave" as it was originally broadcast April 6, 1941. There's only one guy who knows where evil lurks, that's The Shadow!
Your Humble Host sees it's time now for Volume 146 of Sounds Like Radio as we find the September 26, 1951 Great Gildersleeve as he's in quite a pickle. It seems Marjorie has decided out of the blue to get a job and leave them little babies of hers to Bronco and Birdey and Gildy. Oh my, babies now for the whole family to watch while Marjorie is out "finding herself" as the say in today's parlance.
To help Marjorie come to her senses and get back to them little babies we have Burl Ives, Dinah Washington, a Bing Crosby two-fer, Betty Brewer and Gordon Jenkins, Dean Martin, Lee Wiley & Big Al Downing. Wowzers if that ain't enough nothing is.
Jean Shepherd is back on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound Volume 234. Your Humble Host is proud to play you another one of my very own exclusive tapes of Shep I recorded myself. This one from November 11, 1974 (Holy Smokes 50 years ago, I can't believe it, it sounds like it could have played just yesterday, talk about timeless) as Jean will talk about his very first experience as a DJ on the radio. Now just let me hit the play button on the old tape recorder while you hit the play button here. We are all playing together, quite nicely I might add.
Philip Marlowe is back on the Library of Sound Volume 235 as he looks into the case of the Long Rope originally heard February 5, 1949. Your Humble Host is here to pick up any stray strands that fall from The Long Rope!
It's Volume 145 for Sounds Like Radio and today Your Humble Host will be talking of new girls and going back to school. Why? Because that's the subject of our Great GIldersleeve from September 19, 1951. It's an exciting show as Gildy meets Bullard's sister for the first time and little Leroy has to go back to school.
But all is well when you have Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Fred Mertz a.k.a. William Frawley, Peggy Lee, Crazy Gugenhiem who visits today, a school days all time classic song and a bonus from Johnny Hartman.
In our picture with today's show Bing & Peggy have an apple just as the school teacher has in today's show. Can't see it? Go to our home podcast site and you'll see a different picture that goes with every single show, it's right here:
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The man with the action packed expense account Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is back on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 233. Today Johnny is called upon to investigate a suspicious death on a boat. It's the Desalles Matter originally heard January 13, 1957. If Johnny's on the job he'll find out what's what and who's it.
It time once again for Storytime on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 232. Our favorite weaver of tales is back, Boris Karloff will tell us of "The 3 Sillies". Perhaps a story not as well known as others but just as interesting.
In today's Sounds Like Radio Volume 144 we find our hero, Gildersleeve, with a pair of horse racing tickets, now's his chance to ask his girl to go. BUT NO, Leroy's fighting with some kid and Gildy tries to set an example to Be Nice and all will be well. Hmm, well we're going to find out what happens in today's show.
And here to help Your Humble Host with those thoughts of going to the races and still trying to teach Leroy nice lessons we have some nice folks--Perry Como, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, Wanda Sa & Sergio Mendes. Let's all head to the races like Bing Crosby as seen in our picture for this week's show! Can't see it? Go to our main podcast site and you see a different picture that goes with every show, it's right here:
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The Great Gildersleeve and Sounds Like Radio music are back for an all new season of music & mirth starting today with Volume 143. In this first episode of the season from September 5, 1951 we find that Leroy wants a car, he's got that car fever. He can't even drive yet but that's where the fun begins for Gildy. Your Humble Host knows how it is when you get that mad desire to get just the perfect car you've been wanting.
We'll see how things go but they are bound to go much better with a little help from Dinah Shore, Kookie (from 77 Sunset Strip) and Joanie Sommers, Bing Crosby, Jaye P. Morgan, Nat King Cole, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Rosemary Clooney & The Mills Brothers. From Chevys to Oldsmobiles, Fords & Buicks we've got it all in today's fun filled first episode of this new season for Sounds Like Radio!
FYI: We feature a different picture to accompany each and every episode here of Sounds Like Radio and of all our Library of Sound shows. If you don't see those pictures for every show you'll find them on the Spotify podcast site here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2MN8ST8m2eI1MwO1cpUVEN
By the way today's picture is the very first car I bought, a beautiful 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme, silver with red pin stripe, red 1/2 vinyl top and bright red velour seats interior. Oh, how I wish I had that car again.
It's off to 221 B Baker Street with Your Humble Host as we enter the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 231 for an episode of the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It's another actual Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock story entitled "The Beryl Coronet". Carleton Hobbs as Holmes and Norman Shelly as Watson are back for another mystery here originally from June of 1959. I'll call for the transport, "Cabbie, Cabbie!"
It's the grand return of the Great Gildersleeve and for Sounds Like Radio Volume 143 in an all new season of music & mirth from your very own Humble Host. In today's first episode of the season from September 5, 1951 we find that Leroy wants a car real bad and he's even going to buy a car!! He can't even drive yet but that's where the fun begins for Gildy & the neighbors. Leroy's got that old car fever, Your Humble Host knows how it is when you get that mad desire to get just the perfect car you've been wanting.
We'll see how things go but they are bound to go much better with a little help from Dinah Shore, Kookie (from 77 Sunset Strip) and Joanie Sommers, Bing Crosby, Jaye P. Morgan, Nat King Cole, Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison, Rosemary Clooney & The Mills Brothers. From Chevys to Oldsmobiles, Fords & Buicks we've got it all in today's fun filled first episode of this new season for Sounds Like Radio!
FYI: We feature a picture to accompany each and every episode here of Sounds Like Radio and of all our Library of Sound shows. If you don't see those pictures for every show you'll find them on the Spotify podcast site here:
https://open.spotify.com/show/2MN8ST8m2eI1MwO1cpUVEN
By the way today's picture is the very first car I bought, a beautiful 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme, silver with red pin stripe, red 1/2 vinyl top and bright red velour seats interior. Oh, how I wish I had that car again.
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall are back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 230 in BOOOOLD VENNNTURRE! Today a desperate father comes to Bogie to ask him to get his daughter back from the "Blue Moon", a gambling ship and find out why she can't seem to leave. Your Humble Host thinks this sounds like a job for Bogie & Bacall, it's a good thing they're right here. Listen to this neat little episode mixing humor and action.
Your Humble Host once again finds himself wandering through the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound and finds Volume 228, A Bing Crosby 15 min. Show we haven't had on Sounds Like Radio. From November 29, 1954 Bing sings and talks about letters received and then discusses his favorite features of cars both new & old.
Some nice little ditties from Bing and interesting subjects. What more could you want out of 15 minutes? Let's enjoy this together.
For Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound Volume 229 Your Humble Host turns to open his personal Jean Shepherd Tape Vault containing the many Shep shows I recorded in the 1970's. Well, what have we here? A February 24, 1975 tape when Jean talks about all kinds of interesting hobbies. I think having a hobby is important to everyone, it provides you with doing something you love and is fun to do. I have several hobbies I've enjoyed for years. Let's listen to some of the hobbies Jean has in mind.
It's time for an all time favorite here on the Library of Sound--Nero Wolfe the master detective who puts it all together. Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 227 Nero Wolfe is called to court to be the "Next Witness". This is not only an outrage to Nero to have to leave his house but then to sit and realize that the man accused is innocent!
Only one course for our gourmet detective, get up and leave before he is called to testify. Now the police are searching for Nero for contempt of court. Your Humble Host knows that when Nero is on the case the real murderer will be brought to justice.
The Shadow Returns to Your Humble Host's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 226 as he seeks a murderer who is supposed to be dead. From October 29, 1939 today's Shadow is called "The Phantom Fingerprints". The Shadow knows where evil lurks.
Quite an entertaining show today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 225 as Your Humble Host presents a Jack Benny Show with special guest star--Al Jolson! One of the all time great entertainers was Jolie along with one of the funniest guys who could get a laugh with just a look. Have fun with this Jack Benny & Al Jolson classic from April 2, 1950.
Welcome to another Bing Crosby Show (6/18/56) from the Bing Wing of the Vast Library of Sound Vol. 14. It’s time for a great short 15 min. show from the one and only Bing Crosby. Your Humble Host loves these latter day 1950’s shows and so will you. In this episode in addition to Ken Carpenter & Bing banter we'll also hear from one of Bing's boys-Lindsay.
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 224 comes this action packed and funny Sam Spade detective story, "The Wheel of Life Caper" as it was originally broadcast July 11, 1948. Howard Duff IS Sam Spade who no doubt slathers on that crazy Wild Root Cream Oil.
From the Humble Host Ranch we bring you another exciting Western story on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 223 with Hopalong Cassidy! Your Humble Host gallops into the Humble Host Barn to pick out this Hopalong adventure straight out of the Hoppy Files.
Today Hoppy & California get involved helping a pretty Senorita as "The Devil's Drums" are heard in this March 24, 1951 episode. Hoppy & California (the great Andy Clyde) get serious when murder is afoot!
On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 222 we've got another funny one. It's the Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show from December 8, 1946 as Phil & Alice at home and when stepping out manage to have some crazy fun. It's a good way to start the week here with a laugh on Sound Like Radio, enjoy.
Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 221 we're set for some detective action, Philip Marlowe style with Your Humble Host. As Marlowe sees to it he's no "Easy Mark" in this January 29, 1949 episode. Marlowe, Nero Wolfe, Sherlock Holmes some of the all time classic detective fiction heroes we love here on the Library of Sound. Let's listen...
Your Humble Host brings you a bit of an odd one today, as the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 219 presents a June 18, 1949 Quiet Please with a story called Pavanne. Pavanne was one of the earliest examples of dance music from the 1500's! Or is Pavanne today a story to inspire thought and consideration? Well, you'll have to hear it for yourself and make up your own mind. Quiet Please, one of the most unique radio shows you'll ever hear. And here's an example of it you just can't classify. Let's listen and Quiet Please.
Jean Shepherd is back on this Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 220. Your Humble Host brings you another one of my very own original tapes I made of Shep back in the '70s. Today from February 20, 1975 Jean is going to talk about Train accidents he's seen and car accidents. I'll tell you what happened when I played this tape for my Dad many many moons ago.
Now this show was originally broadcast on WOR AM on November 25, 1974 but I recorded it as an FM syndicated show in Feb. '75 with all commercials cut and sound quality much improved. Listen to one of the Shep shows I can still remember hearing back then, it's a classic.
Your Humble Host is happy to welcome back Bing Crosby with another classic show straight from my own tape collection, found in the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound Volume 218. In today's Bing show from April 25, 1951 Bing welcomes none other than Louis Armstrong & from the Dick Van Dyke Show-Rose Marie! What an entertaining show this is. It's as loose as a goose, enjoy!
It's the Library of Sound Volume 217 with Humphrey Bogart & gal pal Lauren Bacall in another classic BOOOOOLLD VENNNNTURRRE! Today Your Humble Host brings you another great Bold Venture from May 28, 1951. As Bogie tries to get Bacall (her character name: Sailor) out of a jam for she's been framed for moiduh! Yipe! Will Baby (Bacall's nickname) go to the Big House? Or will Bogie save the day? Find out in today's action packed episode.
Your Humble Host brings you all the original stars of the movie Talk of The Town in today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 216. It's the May 17, 1943 Lux Radio Theater production of "Talk of the Town" with original stars Cary Grant, Ronald Coleman & that gal with the cute little voice Jean Arthur!
This is one that became an instant classic when I first saw the movie version. Now the radio version is sure to do the same thing. Let's enjoy this little gem together!
Your Humble Host brings you the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 215 because it's time to smile a while with The Jack Benny Show! Today it seems there are more bums than ever but even in the good old days there were a few bums. Today Jack considers doing his part to help a bum, he just may give him 50 cents. As for me, I'd just point him to the nearest employment office.
Jack Benny painted himself as cheap for many decades, in reality he was the opposite. But it's more fun thinking he was tight with the buck. We'll find out if Jack solves the bum situation in today's funny show.
The man with the action packed expense account is back on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 214! Today Johnny investigates the case of the Ellen Dear Matter just as it was heard on January 6, 1957. It's just one of our favorite detective programs here on the Library of Sound and we love to hear it and to bring it to you. Enjoy.
It's time for a visit from The Shadow today on The Library of Sound Volume 213. While an old church is being repaired, a spectral monk begins to murder the church committee. YIPE! OK Shadow do your stuff.
The Shadow-a classic radio favorite of everyone including Your Humble Host. Today the Shadow faces The Black Abbot as it was originally heard on October 2, 1938. Soon the Black Abbot will learn that the weed of crime bears bitter fruit, The Shadow Knows!
Your Humble Host finds himself drawn back to his favorite place-the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound Volume 212. And what have we here? Ah, a Bing Crosby Kraft Music Hall classic with song composer and singer and Capitol Records guy--Johnny Mercer!! An entertaining show today with 2 guys who you can tell had fun together. Let's join in on the fun and great music too.
Your Humble Host calls back the Great Gildersleeve from his Summer vacation in our latest Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 211. Gildy is all set today to tell us the classic story of Rumpelstiltskin. But don't worry Gildy can get right back to his vacation as today's storytime is a short one (but sweet). Let's enjoy as Gildy tells us in his own way of Rumpelstiltskin!
Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound Volume 210 and he's ready to talk of weird happenings and the strange phenomena of Gravity Hill. Your Humble Host is proud to once again play for you another exclusive Shep show as this is another one of my own tapes I recorded on February 20, 1975. This is a neat episode of Inside Jean Shepherd you won't find anywhere but here.
Sherlock Holmes is Back On the Library of Sound Volume 209. Today Sherlock looks into the case of Shoscombe Old Place. Starring the 2 best British radio guys for Sherlock--Carleton Hobbs as Mr. Holmes and Norman Shelly as Doc Watson. Originally broadcast August 25, 1959 let's see if we can solve this case with Your Humble Host's mystery masters.
The Summer of fun begins today on Sounds Like Radio with the Phil Harris Alice Faye Show, as we find Phil & Alice celebrating their 7th Anniversary together on our Library of Sound Volume 208! From November 9, 1947 let's listen now to one of my favorite genuinely funny shows!
It's Summer Vacation for the Great Gildersleeve on Volume 142 of Sounds Like Radio. It's Gildy's last broadcast of the 1950-51 season as Summer vacation time hits. Gildy and Family plan ever so carefully for the start of their vacation trip early in the morning. But, well like what happened with Your Humble Host's family when summer vacation started, it just never worked out the way it was planned.
But never fear, Sounds Like Radio WILL be here all through the summer right with you. We'll have some great summer time Sounds Like Radio shows starting next week. And rest assured the Great Gildersleeve will be back here on Sounds Like Radio with new shows in September.
But this week we're here to help Gildy figure his summer plans. Along for the assist are some great summertime songs by some classic singers!
We'll also harken back to Your Humble Host's summertime memories of Mr. Softee ice cream & Palisades Amusement Park. Come on over!
From Library of Sound Barn where we keep all our Hoppy shows comes this Hopalong Cassidy adventure called "Boss-Vinegar Bend" from March 10, 1951. Your Humble Host is back on Topper and we're ready to hear Library of Sound Volume 207 with Hoppy's latest Western adventure. Gather round the old campfire and let's all settle back as we get ready for action!
It's Summer Vacation for the Great Gildersleeve on Volume 142 of Sounds Like Radio. It's Gildy's last broadcast of the 1950-51 season as Summer vacation time hits. Gildy and Family plan ever so carefully for the start of their vacation trip early in the morning. But, well like what happened with Your Humble Host's family when summer vacation started, it just never worked out the way it was planned.
But never fear, Sounds Like Radio WILL be here all through the summer right with you. We'll have some great summer time Sounds Like Radio shows starting next week. And rest assured the Great Gildersleeve will be back here on Sounds Like Radio with new shows in September.
But this week we're here to help Gildy figure his summer plans. Along for the assist are Sarah Vaughn, Dean Martin, Astrud Gilberto, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole & Blossom Dearie. We'll also harken back to Your Humble Host's summertime memories of Mr. Softee ice cream & Palisades Amusement Park. Oh, we got a goodie today.
Hear the Paul Harvey annual 4th of July message he gave each year on the 4th on his radio show. I used to listen every July 4th for this and now the Paul Harvey tradition is back again right here on Sounds Like Radio. Then listen to a very short and even more relevant than ever message for today from Mr. America himself--The Duke, John Wayne. The Greatest 4th of July messages are back with our annual Short but Memorable 4th of July Library of Sound Special.
A very special Fourth of July Holiday edition of Sounds Like Radio. We're going to hear some inspiring words by some truly all American heroes and some classic songs perfect for this day. And of course, we'll visit with Willard Waterman as The Great Gildersleeve in a 4th of July show from July 2nd, 1952.
Get ready to hear from our finest Americans, John Wayne, Kate Smith, Johnny Cash, Bing Crosby, Red Skelton, Ray Charles and we're happy to remind you what a REAL President sounds like and the way a real President talks. The one and only Greatest President of all time, President Ronald Reagan with some truly inspirational words right when we need them most. Happy Fourth of July to everyone!
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 206 we have a guy we haven't heard from in a while, the great Sam Spade, Detective. Today Sam investigates the Rushlight Diamond Caper as it was originally heard July 4th, 1948. Your Humble Host getting in the mood along with Sam Spade for the 4th of July.
Why that's Sam and his secretary Effie in our featured picture for today's show! (See it on the Spotify or Radio Public platforms or any other platform that will display our pictures with each episode. I wish they all showed our featured pictures.)
Your Humble Host goes back into his Vast Library of Sound (LOS) and emerges with this classic Philip Marlowe adventure Volume 205. It's the case of the deadly Orange Dog as it was originally broadcast on January 22, 1949. Whatever the situation, with Marlowe on the job it'll get done.
On Sounds Like Radio Volume 141 the Great Gildersleeve family are all expecting a nice visit from Bronco's father. He's coming to see the twins but he gives everyone a jolt as he also springs a dirty trick on everyone. Oh well, it can't be that bad, can it? We'll find out on today's May 23, 1951 Gildersleeve show. Also on today's show we'll finally hear the names of the twins as selected by the very bad taste of the Gildersleeve staff. It seems they just love to pick the most unusual and worst of the names submitted supposedly by the audience.
It's a funny show though as Bronco's father plays a dirty trick on the Gildersleeve folk. Thankfully we have on hand Bob Hope, Bonnie Lou, Bing Crosby, Johnny Mercer, Lena Horne, Burl Ives & Jo Stafford to help figure this situation out. And as bonus song time arrives we'll hear a classic song from B.B. King that mixes humor along with some real feeling all combined. It's a goodie I've liked since I first heard it. OK, it's time for some fun, ready or not.
Your Humble Host has asked Boris Karloff to return to tell us another of his Aesop's Fables-The Ant & The Grasshopper it's today's Library of Sound Volume 204. This one's short and sweet but a great little story. Now it's Boris story time!
Your Humble Host brings you another classic Shadow story. The Shadow has his hands full of guns on Gun Island in this Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 203. From October 23, 1938 The Shadow discovers once again the evil that lurks in men's hearts.
It's Volume 140 of Sounds Like Radio with The Great Gildersleeve, well, it seems lately GIldy hasn't been paying much attention to Katherine Milford, his supposed girlfriend, but Katherine hasn't noticed. She's been sailing with Gildy's rival all these weeks, Mr. Bullard. Oh, what we have here is a failure to communicate with a consequence. Will Gildy give up and wave bye bye to Katherine as she sails off into the sunset with Bullard or will he try to figure a way to get on that boat? We'll find out today on this May 16, 1951 episode.
But we just can't leave Gildy to figure this out all by his lonesome, so Your Humble Host has brought along a few helpers with a few ideas of their own. We'll hear from Peggy Lee, The Hi-Fi 1950's Ink Spots, Bing Crosby, stereo Doris Day classic, stereo Nat King Cole, stereo Gogi Grant classic, Cliff Edward a.k.a. Ukulele Ike (the original voice of Jiminy Cricket) & Ella Fitzgerald. Now if they can't figure this thing, nobody can. Listen and enjoy a bit of fun on today's Sounds Like Radio.
It's time once again to return to Your Humble Host's own Jean Shepherd tapes he recorded in the 1970's. Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 202 we'll listen as Jean finds himself laughing at the times, and talking about transcendental escapism, reading a bit of Boy Chums In Mystery Land and whatever else occurs to him. It was on February 18, 1975 when Your Humble Host recorded this amusing Inside Jean Shepherd episode.
Your Humble Host is back with a goodie from our Vast Library of Sound (LOS) it's Volume 201 and we have an episode of Burl Ives own radio show. Yes, he was known as Philco's Friendly Troubadour, this was a 15 minute show Burl did for Philco radio and is extremely enjoyable. Burl was great as a guest on Bing's radio show so naturally he'd be perfect as host of his own radio show. Listen and enjoy a bit of Burl on the radio from October 18, 1946.
Your Humble Host has returned with Sounds Like Radio Volume 139 and it's anniversary time on the Great Gildersleeve as Marjorie & Bronco wish to renew their wedding vows on their 1st anniversary. They'd like a nice private ceremony but, uh oh, Gildersleeve, well, he has a different idea for the occasion. Could be trouble in the home, we'll find out today, as we listen to a Gildy show from May 9, 1951.
Helping to sort all this out will be this week's team of singers-Vaughn Monroe, Al Jolson, Joanie Sommers, Bing Crosby & John Conlee. And in addition we will be remembering a special little singer, the girl from Ipanema herself-Astrud Gilberto. She just died recently and coincidentally we featured her just a couple weeks ago on our show. Today we look back and listen to the magic that Astrud made whenever she sang and Your Humble Host even has a rare 1965 commercial Astrud did and we'll hear that too. It's a nice salute and we hope you'll enjoy.
Your Humble Host once again enters the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) for Volume 200 and emerges with Quiet Please with an episode entitled, "I've Been Looking For You". Originally broadcast June 15, 1947. Now everyone quiet, I must have quiet, that's Quiet Please.
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 199 Your Humble Host brings you another Bogie & Bacall BOOOOLLLD VENNNNTUUUURE! Today's episode is all about fake passports. Imagine that back in the good old days you couldn't invade another country till you got a passport. A day when laws were enforced and crooks were pursued not installed in government. Hopefully we'll return to those days soon before it's too late. In the meantime let's forget our current national nightmare and listen to Bold Venture.
Your Humble Host celebrates Spring and it's many facets. The Great Gildersleeve from May 2, 1951 talks the Jolly Boys into Spring cleaning time over at the Judges house. It sounded good, at least at first. But that old Spring Fever has hit Sounds Like Radio bad, it may be time for an ice bath!! But to help us heat up the waters are Julie London (that's Julie, our May picture with this show), Phil Harris, Lizabeth Scott, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Chet Baker & Dion himself sings us one of our all time favorites to groove on. This show really springs to life for Spring. You will too.
Your Humble Host has opened up his personal vault of Jean Shepherd tapes he recorded himself back in the good old days and has emerged with a Shep classic he recorded on February 17, 1975. Everyone loves Jean's kid stories and today he tells of his favorite cereal as a kid. He'll also have some fun with his favorite commercials of the day. It's a good time today from the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 198. I've checked out the tape all is well and now here it is!
Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 197 Your Humble Host finds one of our favorite detectives--Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! Listen as Johnny is hired to look into the Rasmussen Matter. From December 16, 1956 let's join the man with the action packed expense account-Johnny Dollar.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 137 and today on the Great Gildersleeve we find Leroy the proud new owner of a pony. Something Leroy's always wanted. BUT will he be able to keep this new pony at the house? Gildy's going to have his hands full as the neighbors ain't thrilled and beside you just can't keep a pony in the basement.
We're going to find out how this Pony Problem will work out but you know Your Humble Host is always on hand with helpful assistants to offer advice. Today's assistants consist of Roy Rogers, Burl Ives, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, John Wayne, and Grandpa along with Dinah Shore & Merle Haggard. Now did you notice what we have here is a reunion of the cast of John Wayne's movie Rio Bravo? That's right the Rio Bravo gang will be on today's show. Now if that ain't a lollapalooza I don't know what is. And with a visit from Grandpa you know we're going to have fun.
Your Humble Host returns to the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) and finds Volume 196, a classic Adventure of Sherlock Holmes story, The Noble Bachelor originally broadcast September 18, 1959. These radio adaptations are very well done and the actors Carleton Hobbs & Norman Shelly are just perfect as the intrepid duo of Sherlock & Watson. Put on your Deerstalker cap and start blowing smoke rings, it's time for Sherlock Holmes!
Your Humble Host enters the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound for Volume 195 and lo and behold we have a couple of sweet items. First you'll hear a 45 record Bing made advertising Shaving, It's Music To Shave By. Then we have one of our shortie Bing Shows for you from November 22, 1954 as Bing will talk about Honesty Being The Best Policy no matter what field you're in and will sing a couple of ditties for us along the way. One of Your Humble Host's most pleasurable times listening to the radio is listening to a Bing Crosby Show. I think you'll agree.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 136 is on the air! Your Humble Host has the scoop on the latest Great Gildersleeve episode from April 18, 1951. Seems today Leroy is set to learn a lesson in love, that is, never assume. He meets a new girl but she's a few years older than Leroy, but nevertheless Leroy assumes he's made a date with that gal to go to a dance. But has he? A very well written show today I think you'll enjoy. But Leroy wasn't the only one with a problem, Your Humble Host had a couple of hurdles to face this week too. If it ain't one thing it's another. We're going to talk about that.
And in addition, of course, it just wouldn't be Sounds Like Radio without our music. Helping out Leroy today will be Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby (our featured picture with this week's show), Doris Day, Dean Martin, J.P. Morgan, Al Jolson, Astrud Gilberto, Patsy Cline and Crazy Gugenheim will even pay us a visit too! We are jam packed today as the music flows along with this nice Gildy episode.
It's story time from the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 97 show. The one and only Boris Karloff is here totell us all about How The Rhinoceros Got his Skin. This is a classic Rudyard Kipling tale Boris is here to tell us in his own unique style.
I love listening to Boris' stories even when they're not scary ones. Gather the kids or just relax and listen yourself to this veryshort and sweet Boris Karloff story.
Direct from the Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound (LOS) Ranch Your Humble Host is back with another exciting western style adventure Volume 194 with none other than Hopalong Cassidy! I'm ridin' high today because Hoppy's let me ride his horse Topper, and you're sitting mighty tall when you're atop Topper. From March 17, 1951 it's time for Hoppy and California to look into the Land of the Gunhawk. Ooh, it's an excitin' show I can't wait to hear it, start that Library of Sound Hoppy music!
Your Humble Host enters once again into the Library of Sound (LOS) and finds Volume 193! Well, it's a Jean Shepherd show I taped with my own nimble hands on February 19, 1975. I remember this one too as Shep will talk about The Frozen Salamander and how it all relates to time. A funny show and an interesting one too. Another exclusive Shepherd show only to be found here on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound. It was February 19, 1975 when I rushed to my tape recorder to record today's show. Let's listen.
P.S. Don't worry only the first 5 seconds of Shep talk sounds a bit off, from then on the quality is excellent.
On Sounds Like Radio Volume 135 the Great Gildersleeve is beginning to wonder if Marjorie & Bronco want to move out to be on their own with the twins? Are Marjorie and Bronco just staying because they don't want Gildy to be lonely? OR could all of this be in Gildersleeve's own imaginiation?
Well, Your Humble Host knows a problem when he hears it and of course has just the right people to consult. With us today to help poor old Gildy sort this whole thing out are Dusty Springfield (pictured with this week's show), Eddy Arnold, Gale Storm, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and those multi-track recording pioneers Les Paul & Mary Ford in a special stereo version of their biggie.
Oh, it's another funny one today along with some really fine music. It's our specialty here on Sounds Like Radio, enjoy!
Your Humble Host is back on those rain soaked streets for another visit with Private Eye Philip Marlowe as he investigates the case of the Black Halo as it was originally broadcast January 15, 1949. From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 192 Philip looks into the case of a missing girl and before it's over he finds death and the devil! Another classic Marlowe Mystery as only Your Humble Host can bring you, enjoy.
Your Humble Host once again returns to his Vast Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 191 and has come up with a hum-dinger! Nero Wolfe returns in the classic Rex Stout story to look into the case of "The Squirt & Monkey". As it was originally broadcast on March 20, 1982. The Nero Wolfe brief radio series that dramatized actual Rex Stout stories from his books. Listen and see if you can solve as Nero does.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 134 as we find The Great Gildersleeve suddenly wanted as a friend to Bullard. Why would Bullard suddenly want to be Mr. Nice Guy and friends with Gildy? Hmm, something is up and it just may have something to do with Bullard needing a permit for his boat from the Water Commissioner. Could it be? Nahhh.
Well, what we have here is a show concerning what's known as fair-weather friends. And I've invited a whole bunch of fine singers to help Gildy out with this situation. On hand are Don Williams, Lee Wiley, Bing Crosby, Barbara Mandrell, Slim Whitman, Joanie Sommers & Arthur Godfrey is even going to sing a sea-chanty! We're sailing along on the silvery moon today, ALL ABOARD.
Your HumbleHost is happy to bring you Volume 133 of Sounds Like Radio. Today The GreatGildersleeve has been wanting to babysit the twins ever since Marjorie broughtthem home. Finally he convinces Marjorie & Bronco that they deserve a nightout and that he and Leroy can easily handle watching those twin little babies.What could be easier, right? Hmm, well Gildy and little Leroy soon have theirhands full and start looking for help from Peevy and any of Gildy's other JollyBoy buddies.
But Gildy you needn't worry, YourHumble Host is here with all kinds of help. Just look who I have with me tooffer their 2 cents-Jo Stafford, Perry Como, Eva Cassidy, Bing Crosby, BarbaraFairchild, Al Jolson & Dinah Washington! Now if that ain't a passel ofhelpers I don't know what is. Enjoy another romp with Sounds Like Radio.
Your Humble Host returns for another storytime edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 190. One of our favorite storytellers is here too, Boris Karloff is back this time to tell us all about how the Leopard Got His Spots. It's a Rudyard Kipling Just So story and Boris can't wait to tell it. Boris is even going to play us his favorite song! Let's see what Boris is up to today.
Your Humble Host has gone back into the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) and has emerged with Volume 189, a vintage episode of The Shadow starring radio's first Shadow, the great Orson Welles! Today the Shadow looks into the Temple Bells of Neban to find what evil lurks in the hearts of man. From October 24, 1937, a classic episode today from the Library of Sound. Now get ready to find out how the weed of crime bears bitter fruit.
Your Humble Host is happy to bring you Volume 133 of Sounds Like Radio. Today The Great Gildersleeve has been wanting to babysit the twins ever since Marjorie brought them home. Finally he convinces Marjorie & Bronco that they deserve a night out and that he and Leroy can easily handle watching those twin little babies. What could be easier, right? Hmm, well Gildy and little Leroy soon have their hands full and start looking for help from Peevy and any of Gildy's other Jolly Boy buddies.
But Gildy you needn't worry, Your Humble Host is here with all kinds of help. Just look who I have with me to offer their 2 cents-Jo Stafford, Perry Como, Eva Cassidy, Bing Crosby, Barbara Fairchild, Al Jolson & Dinah Washington! Now if that ain't a passel of helpers I don't know what is. Enjoy another romp with Sounds Like Radio.
Bing Crosby is back and in one of his funniest shows. From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 188 Your Humble Host brings you a Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show with Bing's special guest none other than his road partner BOB HOPE! Joining in is Brother Bob Crosby. It's Bobs Hope & Crosby today with Bing in a show originally broadcast January 10, 1951. The music is fine and the zingers are flying.
Your Humble Host returns to the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) and finds Volume 187--Bold Venture or as we know it best, BOOOOOLD Vennnturrre! Today Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall discover "That Gun Will Kill You" as it was originally broadcast on May 14, 1951.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 132 is here and now that Bronco is a new father he thinks he could be the man of the house. The Great Gildersleeve sees this and decides to let Bronco see what it is to be the new man of the house. From March 21, 1951 a fun episode from the The Great Gildersleeve with Richard Crenna as Bronco.
To help out the situation Your Humble Host is called into action and with him are Jaye P. Morgan, Bing Crosby, Kay Starr, Jimmy Dean with a little reminder for us, a Hi-Fi Andrew Sisters song, Burl Ives (he thinks he's the boss) & even Clint Eastwood himself stops by to sing a little ditty for us.
Sounds Like Radio is full of pleasant surprises today.
Your Humble Host thinks it's time to dip once again into his Jean Shepherd collection. From the Grab Bag of Shep tapes we emerge with a show I recorded on February 4, 1975. One of Shep's favorite topics, A Salute To Slob Art, Shep's own slob art possessions and even talks a bit about then President Nixon's resignation. Enjoy Inside Jean Shepherd from the Library of Sound Volume 186.
I used to tape these shows 2 sometimes even 4 times a week. I'd listen to the show the next day then I'd erase and record over that tape with the next Shep show. Unfortunately I didn't figure out that I should be saving these tapes and not taping over them till after about a year. Oh so many shows that were erased and taped over, I guess as a kid then I figured it was too expensive to keep buying more tapes. Oh well, at least I did start saving them and now thanks to that I can play these tapes for you now. Don't worry there are still a lot more tapes to go. Enjoy them all here on the Library of Sound.
Your Humble Host delves back into the Library of Sound (LOS) and what do you know, its Volume 185 featuring The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Today's story is a classic Holmes tale "The Copper Beeches" based on Arthur Conan Doyle's writings. It was originally broadcast August 11, 1959. Where there's mystery, there's the Library of Sound.
It's time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 131 and the Great Gildersleeve is in a quandary. On the one hand the captivating singer Katy Lee is in town and at the same time he's supposed to go to a Jollyboys meeting. What to do, what to do? I know, well, let's see what Gildy decides. Your Humble Host was mystified himself when he first heard the song Remember Me, The Girl In The Woods as you will be too when Katy Lee starts warbling. It really is a bewitching song.
But not to be outdone we have on hand some of our favorites too, the Ink Spots in a great stereo recording made in 1959, a rare Peggy Lee stereo classic from 1950's, Burl Ives, Connie Stevens, Bing Crosby, Georgia Gibbs, Jimmy Durante and how about the theme from Connie Stevens' TV show Hawaiian Eye! Oh, we're jam packed with goodies today.
It's Story Time on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 184 and who have we here? Why it's our favorite story teller, Boris Karloff!! Boris is back today with Your Humble Host as we get ready to hear Boris's 3 Little Pigs story. Boris is even pictured here next to this show with his own pet pig, Violet. Ain't she cute? Maybe Boris got this story direct from Violet the pig herself! Let's settle back to listen to Boris tell us all about the 3 Little Pigs. Once Boris starts his story you may want to turn up the volume a bit.
Your Humble Host has dipped back into the Library of Sound for Volume 183 and well, well, it's Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar looking into the "Burning Carr Matter" from December 9, 1956. Johnny's looking forward to getting out of the cold temps for a vacation just as he gets a call for another job. Johnny says no till he finds out the job is right where he wants to go, in Florida. One of our favorite P.I.s is back on Sounds Like Radio!
Volume 94 of the Library of Sound opens up once again for this Easter special from tough guy private eye, Sam Spade! Even if the story isn't all about Easter the title sure is, "The Flopsy-Mopsy & Cottontail Caper" originally broadcastDecember 4, 1949. Howard Duff is back in the role he was born to play, Sam Spade on radio! And that's the lovely Vera Ellen, Bing's White Christmas co-star which is our featured picture for today's show.
Literally this show is hot off the presses. Just recorded today and now ready for prime time, Easter time that is. Your Humble Host is proud to present our newest Great Gildersleeve Easter show with Willard Waterman as it was originally broadcast April 4, 1952. Along with Gildy Your Humble Host reminisces on his own Easter times long past.
Enjoy these Easter favorites from Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Crazy Gugenheim visits, Vera Lynn, Bing Crosby, Vaughn Monroe, Peggy Lee & Fred Astaire as our Easter music today brings on the memories. Enjoy this special show and a Very Happy Easter to you all.
It's time once again for a visit with that master story teller, Jean Shepherd and a special holiday edition from theLibrary of Sound Volume 93 all for Easter. From April 13, 1968 it's a classic episode of Inside Jean Shepherd. This is another rare one friends so enjoy it exclusively here on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound!!
Shep is here and he's ready for an Easter story so's Your Humble Host.
From Volume 91 of the Library of Sound comes this most unusual and memorable Easter episode of "Quiet Please". One of radio's best dramas presenting unusual and at times scary stories. Our story for Easter today is "Shadow of The Wings" originally heard on April 17, 1949. It's at times sad and at times beautiful. And now a very special Easter presentation for you.
Volume 92 of the Library of Sound continues our Easter Week today with a funny one, it's the Jack Benny Easter Show from April 13, 1952. Jack and Mary take their stroll along with the Easter Parade. This show is loaded with funny guests including Phil Harris and Mr. Kitzel himself.
Perry Como is here too with an Easter song for you as our bonus treat. Enjoy a laugh today with Your Humble Host here on the Library of Sound's Jack Benny Easter Show!! Happy Easter Everyone!
The Library of Sound (LOS) is celebrating Easter this entire week. Monday thru Friday each day we'll be presenting a different Easter episode of a classic radio show! We start Easter week off with this rarely heard Bing CrosbyGE Easter Show from April 2, 1953 with Rosemary Clooney & jazz violinist and funny man-Joe Venuti, yes "This Is The Place".
This tape comes straight out of the Bing Vault from our Library of Sound, it is not to be found anywhere on the interwebs so enjoy it now only on Sounds Like Radio's Volume 90 from the Library of Sound. As an added bonus notonly is this Bing show exclusively here but we're also playing you a Vintage Episode of Sounds Like Radio when Your Humble Host 1st recorded it back on April 6, 2003. It's a time traveling Easter episode today, enjoy.
The Library of Sound Volume 32 is back with a special little story from The Great Gildersleeve himself. As he tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk as heard from one of the rare Gildersleeve story albums from 1945. This was actually Capitol record’s first-ever such release for children. Since we recently presented the Cinderella story told by Gildy I thought since we're in the mood, here's another one for you. We'll be presenting new stories in the future but for now let's listen to Jack and the Beanstalk.
Call for the kids to gather round or just settle down yourself for a short but sweet little story told by our very own Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Enjoy this rare record.
Your Humble Host opens the swinging door into the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) and we find The Whistler in Volume 182 as he confronts another evil doer and the "Urge To Kill". From October 4, 1942 let's listen to this mysterious classic from The Whistler.
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 181 A real classic comes to life! Bette Davis & Gregory Peck star in this radio version of the story not to be forgotten, "Now Voyager!" Your Humble Host is proud to present this Lux Radio Theater fine production. With one of the most memorable pieces of music you've ever heard. Once heard you can't forget it. Your Humble Host will play 2 different versions of it today as he introduces and closes out the show. It's going to be good. From February 11, 1946 let's listen to this classic story straight from our Vast Library of Sound!
Sounds Like Radio Volume 130 has arrived and now Marjorie & babies have returned home and Gildy begins to worry if he's still needed by his niece Marjorie & them little babies. From March 7 1951 The Great Gildersleeve is back and so's Your Humble Host and a host of really nice music to help Gildy feel like he's still wanted. After all, everybody needs a Grandpa let's see if Gildy realizes it. To help out we have good folks to convince Gildy that the family needs him. Well, for incidence we'll turn to Vaughn Monroe, Dinah Shore, Johnnie Ray, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Joanie Sommers, & Nat King Cole. Now between all of us we should be able to give Gildersleeve the boost in confidence he needs. With good music and some mirth thrown in, what else could you ask for?
In our last visit Marjorie had her baby, make that babies, she had twins! And now on SoundsLike Radio Volume 129 of the Great Gildersleeve from February 28, 1951 Marjorie and the babies have returned home and the whole family is excited.
In fact they now need to come up with names for the two little tykes.Well, that's where we come in, don't you know. Your Humble Host has asked eachof our guests for their thoughts on a good name. Here to let us know what theythink are Rosemary Clooney, Al Jolson, Helen Kane (Betty Boop), Ricky Ricardo(Desi Arnaz) sings A Brand New Baby At Our House, Helen Ward, Bing Crosby, & Sammy Davis Jr. Looks like it's agroup project, will it help out Marjorie? We'll find out in today's episode.
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 180 Your Humble Host jumps out of the way as Hopalong Cassidy Rides Again into our studio for another rip-roaring rootin-tootin adventure! Today we hear Hoppy tell us all about the time he and California had to deal with "The Buckshot Badman" as originally broadcast March 3, 1951. Listen closely to the foreman character, "Will Banning" as he is portrayed by Howard McNear. Better known to us as Bronco's father on the Great Gildersleeve, Doc on radio's Gunsmoke & of course Floyd The Barber on the Andy Griffith Show. A fun time to be had by all who listen to Hopalong Cassidy!
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 179 we have Jean Shepherd!! Jean Shepherd was way before his time as you'll hear him in late 1974 talking about Award Acceptance speeches and what it's now become and how vicious criminals will one day be portrayed as poor innocent victims. Sadly and unfortunately this has all come to pass. From Your Humble Host's very own personal Jean Shepherd vault comes a show I recorded on January 29, 1975. I'm happy to be able to share these rare recordings not found anywhere else, because they're my own recordings. And now I'm playing them for you. While the subject may not seem funny, Shep always manages to see the funny side of life and make us laugh. Your Humble Host remains positive as always and knows change for the better is coming. Now for the better let's listen to a Shep tape straight from the Humble Host vault.
In our last visit Marjorie had her baby, make that babies, she had twins! And now in Sounds Like Radio Volume 129 Marjorie has returned home and the whole family is excited. In fact they now need to come up with names for the two little tykes. Well, that's where we come in, don't you know. Your Humble Host has asked each of our guests for their thoughts on a good name. Here to let us know what they think are Rosemary Clooney, Al Jolson, Helen Kane (Betty Boop), Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), Helen Ward, Bing Crosby, & Sammy Davis Jr. Looks like it's a group project, will it help out Marjorie? Will the babies ever be named? Will they like their names when they're old enough to know? Will we ever start the show? YES, right now!
Get ready for another very special edition of our VastLibrary of Sound Vol. 7!! Featuring today The Great Gildersleeve tellingus of the story of Cinderella. Harold Peary put out some very nicerecords from 1946 thru 1947. These were 78 records of Gildy readingsome classic children's stories. The series was called, "Stories ForChildren". Sounds Like Radio is proud to present one of thesevery hard to find records now! If you've got kids this would be agood time to gather everyone and enjoy Gildersleeve and the story ofCinderella, a Storytime edition from our Vast Library of Sound just for you andfor kids of all ages!
Time to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with our favorite holiday guy, Jean Shepherd! From our Vast Library of Sound (LOS) comes Volume 85 and a March 17, 1972 Jean Shepherd show from St. Patty's Day itself! Find out what they mean by Top of The Mornin' (or is that top it off) as Shep stops in a Dublin, Ireland tavern for breakfast and there ain't a scrambled egg in sight. But plenty of happy juice to go round. Let's join Jean in a round, I'll have a green Sarsaparilla bartender.
It's that time of year again as Sounds Like Radio celebrates the wearin' of the green with a very special vintage March 2000 Sounds Like Radio show. From the archives comes this classic St. Patty's Day show with Bing Crosby Irish music and even a Crazy Gugenheim Irish ditty along of course with a St. Patty's Day Great Gildersleeve episode in between the Irish tunes. Your Humble Host has his green derby on with the 4 leaf clover on the side. Enjoy this classic vintage episode from the Sounds Like Radio archives.
From the Vast Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 178 comes a Special Presentation of Ray Bradbury's--"There Shall Come Soft Rains". A classic story read to you by none other than the great Burgess Meredith. You may recall in September of 2020 we presented to you the very first Library of Sound which featured Burgess Meredith reading Bradbury's "Marionettes Inc." That was the beginning of the Library of Sound. At that time I also recorded the introduction to the flip side of that Burgess Meredith album. Well, 3 1/2 years later I'm finally playing you the other side of that 1962 album "Burgess Meredith Reads Ray Bradbury" and my original 2020 first Library of Sound intro. and closing. If you'd like to hear that first Library of Sound featuring Burgess reading Marionettes Inc. scroll down through our many shows we've done here on Sounds Like Radio and you'll find the other Burgess-Bradbury album side of Marionettes Inc. For now enjoy this classic story which was once a fanciful tale of Science Fiction but has now sadly become a reality.
The Big Moment has arrived, Marjorie is going to have her baby TODAY! Somebody boil the hot water! From February 21, 1951 Sounds Like Radio Volume 128 brings you this historical Gildy show, the day little Marjorie has her baby. Eeeeehh, that's the sound of Your Humble Host sighing Gildersleeve style.
A good baby lovin' show today and all here to help celebrate that new little baby are, Al Jolson, Dinah Washington, Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), Jane Morgan, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald & a special visit from one of our favorites, Crazy Gugenheim (Frank Fontaine) sings a sweet song for that baby. Everyone has babies on the mind and on their lips today as we give out a shout for Marjorie.
The Library of Sound roars back in action with Philip Marlowe called in on a case by a murdered man to investigate his own murder!!! Yipe, sounds difficult doesn't it? Well, it's a mere bag of shells for Philip Marlowe the toughest P.I. around. Join Your Humble Host as we welcome Philip Marlowe back on the show straight from our Vast Library of Sound.
Your Humble Host welcomes back The Shadow to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 176 as he faces "Traffic In Death" originally broadcast September 25, 1938. Join The Shadow as he battles the evil that lurks in hearts of men. Sometimes that traffic can be murder, thanks to The Shadow we can all rest a little easier. Check out this cool picture we feature with today's show. I like it.
The Big Moment has arrived, Marjorie is going to have her baby TODAY! Somebody boil the hot water! From February 21, 1951 Sounds Like Radio Volume 128 brings you this historical Gildy show, the day little Marjorie has her baby. Eeeeehh, that's the sound of Your Humble Host sighing Gildersleeve style.
A good baby lovin' show today and all here to help celebrate that new little baby are, Al Jolson, Dinah Washington, Ricky Ricardo (Desi Arnaz), Jane Morgan, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald & a special visit from one of our favorites, Crazy Gugenheim (Frank Fontaine) sings a sweet song for that baby. Everyone has babies on the mind and on their lips today as we give out a shout for Marjorie.
Time now for Volume 127 of Sounds Like Radio and The Great Gildersleeve's broadcast of February 14, 1951. It’s the middle of winter, snowballs are flying, baby’s due soon, and Marjorie & Bronco are doing some last minute reading of books on how to raise that baby.
Oh, a whole lotta shakin’ goin' on at the Gildersleeve's. Your Humble Host is doing a bit of shaking too, it's cold outside. But we can all warm up knowing we've got good company. To sing all about that wintery weather we have Pattie Page, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (yes, that's Peggy Lee not Rosemary Clooney as Your Humble Host too hastily said), Trudy Stevens, Danny Kaye, Doris Day's prepared, Evelyn Knight & the great Merle Haggard stops by to sing us a really nice song for winter. Good stuff all. Now that might be enough, but nooo, Your Humble Host has invited our favorite guest in from the cold, GRANDPA! Yep, the old fellow tells us about his most memorable moment.
We're chock full of nuts and its all here for you.
Your Humble Host is in the mood for some BOOOOOLD VENNTUURE!!! That's right Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall are ready for another mission in the once free Cuba, today they've gotten mixed up in a little "Atomic Espionage" originally broadcast May 7, 1951. But don't worry that's a mere bag of shells for our boy Bogie. Though it could just be a bit dangerous. From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 175 we now bring you BOOOOLD VENNNTURRE!
Today from the Library of Sound Volume 174 we may have what is probably the most important message you will ever hear. Once we had a Real elected President, a President who spoke wise words, gave wise advice and was always looking out for what's best for America. Today we'll hear all about what it means to be a real American, we'll be reminded we once had a brilliant President we could all be proud of. No one hung his head in shame when President Ronald Reagan spoke. Let us all take a moment to hear some of the wisest words ever spoken by a real President. Your Humble Host is extremely proud to present the favorite President of my lifetime speaking as I can only wish any President would, President Ronald Reagan. What you're about to hear should be common sense to all Americans. Once it was so, President Reagan reminds us what no one should ever forget.
Time now for Volume 127 of Sounds Like Radio and The Great Gildersleeve's broadcast of February 14, 1951. It’s the middle of winter, snowballs are flying, baby’s due soon, and Marjorie & Bronco are doing some last minute reading of books on how to raise that baby.
Oh, a whole lotta shakin’ goin' on at the Gildersleeve's. Your Humble Host is doing a bit of shaking too, it's cold outside. But we can all warm up knowing we've got good company. To sing all about that wintery weather we have Pattie Page, Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee (yes, that's Peggy Lee not Rosemary Clooney as Your Humble Host too hastily said), Trudy Stevens, Danny Kaye, Doris Day's prepared, Evelyn Knight & the great Merle Haggard stops by to sing us a really nice song for winter. Good stuff all. Now that might be enough, but nooo, Your Humble Host has invited our favorite guest in from the cold, GRANDPA! Yep, the old fellow tells us about his most memorable moment.
We're chock full of nuts and its all here for you.
Today Boris Karloff emerges from the Library of Sound Volume 173 to tell us the Rudyard Kipling Just So story of the Beginning of the Armadillos. Boris as only Boris can do makes even armadillos seem lively. Your Humble Host invites you to take a Boris Break, get comfortable just like the girls in our featured picture they're ready now to enjoy another story.
It's time for another visit from Jean Shepherd direct from Your Humble Host's Library of Sound Volume 172. It's another Shep show I actually recorded myself back on December 9, 1974. Your Humble Host liked Shep since the first time he heard him in 1969 or maybe '68. In this episode Shep discusses the life expectancy of man and animals, how a country's importance is reflected in the design of it's stamps & even commercials. A very interesting and fascinating show that Shep would do in addition to his various stories.
Join us for some fun on Sounds Like Radio Volume 126 with great music and The Great Gildersleeve from February 7, 1951. It's time to celebrate Mr. Peevy as it's his 30th anniversary in the Drug Store. It's also Richard Legrand's (the actor who plays Peevy) 50th anniversary in show biz! Gildy takes over the drug store so Peevy can have his 1st day off.
We're here to join in the Peevy Festivity with a special song featuring Peevy's favorite beverage to sell. It's my original 1970's Coke 45 ad song and the theme from the ad of that day. You'll have to hear it to appreciate it. Also helping out on Peevy's day are Andy Williams, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby and Uncle Jed from the Beverly Hillbillies--Buddy Ebsen.
Get out the party hats, Peevy's clicking his heels, he's got a day off! And you'll like hearing the special surprise given to Richard Legrand at the end of the show.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 125 with music, mirth & the Great Gildersleeve from January 31, 1951. Today with Marjorie's baby well on the way Gildy decides to give his niece a baby shower. This gives Leroy an idea, he wants to give one too on the same day! Uh oh, something tells me there wasn't any advance planning done on this. We're going to see how it all turns out.
But with a baby coming Your Humble Host knows it's gotta be good, just like Smuckers jelly. Throwing in their 2 cents, in song that is, we'll hear from Al Jolson, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Ted Lewis (pictured with this show), Lola Albright and even Victor Buono will stop by to tell us all about being fat, just don't call him big boned. Oh it's a baby lovin' show for today, enjoy.
It's time for some Friday detective action, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar style on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 171-E. All this week we've been listening to a 5 part story from Johnny Dollar that started Monday and concludes today as Johnny Dollar solves "The Alvin Summers Matter". Today's Part Five was originally heard October 28, 1955. Your Humble Host has been right there with you each day this week as we put all the pieces together to figure this tough one.
Listen to see if Johnny's ready to solve The Alvin Summers Matter.
It's time for some Thursday detective action, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar style on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 171-D. All this week we'll be listening to a 5 part story from Johnny Dollar that started Monday and continues today through tomorrow, Friday when Johnny Dollar investigates "The Alvin Summers Matter". Today's Part Four was originally heard October 27, 1955. Your Humble Host will be right there with you every day this week as we put all the pieces together to solve this tough one.
Wait, who's that girl talking to Johnny now? Listen now for Thursday's Alvin Summers Matter.
It's time for some Wednesday detective action, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar style on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 171-C. All this week we'll be listening to a 5 part story from Johnny Dollar that started Monday and continues today and the rest of the week thru Friday when Johnny Dollar investigates "The Alvin Summers Matter". Today's Part Three was originally heard October 26, 1955. Your Humble Host will be right there with you every day this week as we put all the pieces together to solve this tough one.
Is that the phone I hear? Listen to see if Johnny's ready to pick up the phone for The Alvin Summers Matter.
Celebrate Valentine's Day in style with a Bing Crosby Shortie Show from Your Humble Host! Bing sings and talks about Valentine's Day from our Vast Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 80 and what better time for it? With another exclusive tape from the Bing Vault of the Library of Sound comes a Bing show with improved sound for the whole show and new & improved versions of the original songs to boot. From February 14, 1955 brace yourself for Cupid's arrow and lets listen to this Bing Holiday exclusive Valentine for you.
It's time for some Tuesday detective action, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar style on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 171-B. All this week we'll be listening to a 5 part story from Johnny Dollar starting Monday and continuing today and the rest of the week thru Friday when Johnny Dollar investigates "The Alvin Summers Matter". Today's Part Two was originally heard October 25, 1955. Your Humble Host will be right there with you every day this week as we put all the pieces together to solve this tough one.
Is that the phone I hear? Listen to see if Johnny's ready to pick up the phone for The Alvin Summers Matter.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 125 with music, mirth & the Great Gildersleeve from January 31, 1951. Today with Marjorie's baby well on the way Gildy decides to give his niece a baby shower. This gives Leroy an idea, he wants to give one too on the same day! Uh oh, something tells me there wasn't any advance planning done on this. We're going to see how it all turns out.
But with a baby coming Your Humble Host knows it's gotta be good, just like Smuckers jelly. Throwing in their 2 cents, in song that is, we'll hear from Al Jolson, Billie Holiday, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Ted Lewis, Lola Albright (that's her with that bright pretty smile in our picture for this week's show) and even Victor Buono will stop by to tell us all about being fat, just don't call him big boned. Oh it's a baby lovin' show for today, enjoy.
It's time for some detective action, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar style on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 171-A. All this week we'll be listening to a 5 part story from Johnny Dollar starting today and continuing tomorrow and each day thru Friday when Johnny Dollar investigates "The Alvin Summers Matter". Today's Part One was originally heard October 24, 1955. Your Humble Host will be right there with you every day this week as we put all the pieces together to solve this tough one.
Is that the phone I hear? Listen to see if Johnny's ready to pick up the phone for The Alvin Summers Matter.
What time is it? It's Philco Radio Time here on the Library of Sound (LOS). Your Humble Host has stumbled into the Bing Wing of the Vast Library of Sound and come up with Volume 170 featuring Bing Crosby's Philco Radio show. A real good one too as this one features Peggy Lee, Oscar Levant the piano master & jazz violinist Joe Venuti and a very funny guy too. This is another one direct from Your Humble Host's collection and is so much better sounding than the stuff you can scrounge up on the internet. Enjoy this November 10, 1948 edition of a very entertaining Bing Crosby Show!
It's Volume 124 of Sounds Like Radio and today Marjorie's preparing for the arrival of the new baby. She's doing this by directing Gildy & Bronco, her husband to move the furniture around. Poor Bronco, he's a nervous wreck as it is with expecting the baby at any moment. Got to give him something to relieve his shattered nerves, why not move furniture? Huh? From January 17, 1951 it's time now for this funny edition of The Great Gildersleeve.
But you know how Your Humble Host likes to lend a helping hand so he brings on Doris Day, Al Jolson, Patsy Cline, Bing Crosby, the Ronettes & Nat King Cole to do all the heavy lifting while Your Humble Host supervises the job. It's a good day for music and a good day for Marjorie. Just listening to today's show will make it a good day for you too.
From out of the darkest corners of Your Humble Host's Vast Library of Sound we emerge with Volume 169. From the man who doesn't know the words but we love it anyway, it's time for The Whistler! The subject in this strange little tale is "Jealousy" and the original broadcast date is September 27, 1942. Pucker up and get ready to whistle like The Whistler.
It's Volume 123 of Sounds Like Radio and we find our hero being run ragged with nightly dates. Why? Bullard (Gale Gordon) is still competing for Gildy's girlfriend, Katherine Milford (Kathy Lewis, "Deidra" of the TV show Hazel) by going out on nightly double dates with Gildy, Katherine, Bullard and a girl Bullard takes along. Gildy's pooped but is too afraid to admit it. Oh boy, quite a situation, and a very funny show with one of the funniest endings to a Gildy show I've heard.
Your Humble Host says no more except we have some fine music today to assist in this little predicament. Johnny Cash, Kay Starr, Madeleine Peyroux all describe how Gildy feels, Bing Crosby tells us when it's best to rest, Hal Kemp and Skinny Ennis sing of the joys of a date, Jaye P. Morgan's on hand to wake up the boys and BONUS song time Pepino DiCapri sings (in English) from the soundtrack of a classic Italian movie of the early '60's Il Sorpasso translated-The Easy Life. The picture featured with today's show is a colorized picture Your Humble Host did from the movie Il Sorpasso. The movie is in b/w but after colorizing it I wish the whole movie was in color.
Oh yeah, we got a goodie here and it's all for you!
Your Humble Host welcomes you to our Vast Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 168 as today we're hot on the trail of a mysterious murderer in this classic Nero Wolfe original story by Rex Stout, "Eeny Meeny Murder Mo". Nero is outraged to find a dead girl who could have been his latest client now laid out dead on the floor with Nero's own scarf used to strangle the poor thing. Who could have been in Nero's house to have done this? Where did they come from, how did they get in, why didn't the girl cry out for help? There are a lot of questions to consider and get to the bottom of. Who better to do this? Nero Wolfe, of course. Join the master detective today for this neat little original story written by Rex Stout himself as it was originally broadcast March 13, 1982.
It's time for Volume 122 of Sounds Like Radio with our hero the Great Gildersleeve! Today we find the Gildersleeve family in a quandary as Marjorie, who's expecting wakes up in the middle of the night with a craving for sauerkraut!!! Now where do you find sauerkraut in the middle of the night when it's not in the kitchen? That's the quest Gildy and Bronco (Marjorie's husband (Richard Crenna) find themselves on in this January 3, 1951 episode. It's a real adventure we'll be having.
And when you're looking for sauerkraut where else would you turn, but to Your Humble Host. Oh we have a wide variety of folks today to assist. We'll hear from Dean Martin, Gogi Grant, we'll wind up the old Victrola to listen to a 1926 78 of Riley Puckett singing of his favorite side dish, also Bing Crosby, an in stereo Judy Garland original, Waylon Jennings and K.D. Lang. Now that's what I call going far and wide all in the name of Marjorie's craving. And well, well, there's our little German girl serving up a nice hot dish of sauerkraut now in our feature picture for this week's show!
Your Humble Host is back with another cassette tape from his personal collection of Shep tapes that I recorded in the 1970's. Today from the Library of Sounds (LOS) Volume 167 we hear my December 20, 1974 recording of Jean Shepherd as he talks about human nature, pollster questions, and his own life philosophy. A fascinating and interesting show to say the least, with a lot of laughs thrown in. Enjoy another excursion into the life and mind of Jean Shepherd!
Your Humble Host is back with another dip into our Vast Library of Sound (LOS). Let's see what we have today with Volume 166, AHH, it's time for Western action with Hopalong Cassidy! Today Hoppy finds himself in hot water as he visits "Cold Country" from February 24, 1951. Andy Clyde as California is here, maybe he's brought Hoppy's mittens, it's mighty cold in "Cold Country."
Welcome to Sounds Like Radio Volume 121 where we find the Jolly Boys going into action to save a fellow Jolly Boy from getting fired. In this Great Gildersleeve episode from December 13, 1951 the town's filled with gossip that someone's getting fired. It will be a sticky situation with the solution they figure to save the job. Another good Willard Waterman episode from his first year as Gildy. Willard and the show's writing and characters just improve as the show goes along. You'll hear how it happens as we move along through the 1950's with the Great Gildersleeve.
And as always Your Humble Host is here to help as we suggest ways to help out the Jolly Boys. Along for the ride are Doris Day, Boots Randolph, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby & Al Jolson and a quick duet from them, Jo Stafford, Bill Frawley (Fred Mertz of I Love Lucy) returns to sing a nice one, and Chet Baker sings all about how the Jolly Boys think about their buddy. It's a show filled with neat music and a neat episode of the Great Gildersleeve.
P.S. Just to correct a mistake in today's show, it was Ethan Hawke that starred as Chet Baker in the movie "Born To Be Blue."
From the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 165 Your Humble Host comes up with a show we haven't heard in a while, The Adventures of Sam Spade starring Howard Duff! It's detective action as Sam investigates the "One Hour Caper" originally broadcast January 4, 1948. It's an early broadcast of Sam and the sound quality may not be the best, but it's still a good show to listen to. Join Sam & Effie, his faithful secretary, in today's caper!
From the Library of Sound Volume 164 we find The Shadow in "Night Without End" as it was originally heard October 16, 1938. Your Humble Host welcomes you into the world where we wonder, Who Knows What Evil Lurks In the Hearts of Men? The SHADOW knows.
On Sounds Like Radio Volume 120 things are gettin' back to normal. We're now picking back up with our latest Great Gildersleeve episodes, that being the first season of the Willard Waterman as Gildersleeve shows. It's so nice to get back to these Waterman shows. Now we did get to hear Willard Waterman's first New Year show from late December 1950 and that nice Christmas Willard show from 1956 or '57 but now it's time to return to the point where we left off on Sounds Like Radio in Volume 113.
Today from December 6, 1950 The Great Gildersleeve finds his nephew Leroy trying to earn a little money on his own. You might say he wants to clean up in his new venture. But alas, there's a bit of a boo-boo and Gildy may have to step in.
BUT, fear not Your Humble Host has brought with him plenty of help for little Leroy. Today we'll hear from The Lost In Space Robot, Julie London, Marty Robbins, Joanie Sommers (she's our picture this week with this show), Bing Crosby, Kaye Starr & none other than the stereo Ink Spots.
We've been in Christmas and New Year's mode for a while now but it's time to return to our normal great radio show features. Today from the Library of Sound (LOS) of Sounds Like Radio we find Volume 163 which just happens to be one of our favorite shows around here, Bold Venture. Time for Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall to get back on the stick as "Shannon is Framed For Murder" originally broadcast on April 30, 1951. Your Humble Host and Bogie are headed out to sea to bring you another BOOOOLD VENTUUURE!
Jean Shepherd is back for the Library of Sound Volume 161 as he is here to relate classic New Year Time literature. A fascinating show originally heard December 31, 1965 and now Your Humble Host brings it to you today.
Bring in the New Year on New Year's Eve tonight with Sounds Like Radio! We've got some perfect songs for a New Year's Eve Celebration along with our very own Willard Waterman's first New Year's Great GIldersleeve show from December 27, 1950. Here's one of those Gildy episodes I've picked out to listen to every New Year's Eve for a long time now. It's just one of those stories where the actors are all perfect in their parts and the story just carries you along. A great show for New Year time and that's why I've picked this one out to listen to myself for years. Join Your Humble Host tonight on New Year's Eve itself!
From the holiday wing of the Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound Volume 162 -- Your Humble Host brings you this funny New Year's Eve Phil Harris Alice Faye Show originally broadcast December 31, 1950. Bring in the new year with a few yocks with Phil & Alice. By the way, Phil's sponsor is played by our very own "Rumson Bullard" (Gildersleeve's neighbor across the street) Gale Gordon who would go on to play in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis The Menace, all the 60's Lucy Shows and more.
Bring in the New Year with Sounds Like Radio! We've got some perfect songs for a New Year's Celebration along with our very own Willard Waterman's first New Year's Great GIldersleeve show from December 27, 1950. Here's one of those Gildy episodes I've picked out to listen to every New Year's Eve for a long time now. It's just one of those stories where the actors are all perfect in their parts and the story just carries you along. A great show for New Year time and that's why I've picked this one out to listen to myself for years. Now it's your turn, Enjoy!
And to everyone that comes here for a little fun, a few laughs, some great music and a bit of Gildy thrown in I say a big Thank You to you all for listening and hanging with us. It has been a pleasure. Your Humble Host would now like to wish you a very sincere Happy New Year!!!
Philip Marlowe brings in the New Year With A Bang! From Volume 73 of the Vast Library of Sound comes a neat New Year's edition of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe! This is the vintage Philip Marlowe series of the 1940's starring the definitive voice of Philip Marlowe, Gerald Mohr. From December 26, 1948 hear now "The Old Acquaintance" a New Year's episode of the original Philip Marlowe series.
Sounds Like Radio is proud to present the return of a Paul Harvey Christmas tradition! Every year on Christmas Day Paul Harvey's special Christmas message telling the story of The Man & The Birds was heard all across the land. Each year I would be sure to tune in and catch this very moving Christmas story that Paul Harvey would tell. I am happy to say that Paul Harvey Christmas annual tradition is back right here on Your Humble Host's Sounds Like Radio. Hear now this beautiful Christmas parable.
Today a really neat Shepherd show for Christmas as he tells the story “Rattling Home For Christmas”. It all takes place on a train at Christmastime. You'll hear the train whistle and the tracks rumbling beneath you in this one. I’m already hitting the play button, join Your Humble Host on this Christmas Train Tale.
From Volume 62 of the Vast Library of Sound comes a personal Christmas favorite. Your Humble Host is pleased to bring you one of his exclusive tapes (with much better sound than what's out on the interwebs) of one of the special Christmas shows he saves for Christmas Eve package wrapping. Today it's time for Bing Crosby's Chesterfield Christmas show with none other than Ethel Barrymore as guest. From December 21, 1949 a complete show including original 1949 commercials, it's all here for your Christmas enjoyment.
Bing and Ethel seem to be happy to be with each other and Ethel loves Bing's Christmas songs. Well, so do we, here is this really nice show filled with mirth & music!
Lionel Barrymore was the Best Ebenezer Scrooge. A Christmas Eve Tradition is alive again now on Sounds Like Radio. Lionel Barrymore, the definitive Scrooge, used to do perform this show every year on radio and he’s back again on this Sounds Like Radio Christmas Special! Enjoy for yourself this Orson Welles production that I’ve listened to EVERY Christmas Eve for years and years. It’s a classic.
A Sounds Like Radio Christmas Tradition, time to hear from those 2 old codgers down in Pine Ridge as they celebrate Christmas right here on Sounds Like Radio! A funny story & Lum & Abner's traditional beautiful story of one night on Christmas Eve. A show I've heard each year for over 40 years & I look forward to it every Christmas Eve, now you can too. Enjoy.
Welcome to your Humble Host's Poetry Corner once again. Today I'll tell you the tale of The Boy Who Laughed At Santa Claus. A cautionary ode to those that scoff at Santa. A fun little ode I think you'll enjoy.
We're enjoying this Christmas with a couple of our favorites, Phil Harris and Jack Benny. In this Christmas time edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 159 we have the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show! It seems Phil & Alice are in need of a Santa Claus to come on Christmas Eve to visit their kids, Phyllis & Alice. But who to get? Who can they call to come over as Santa? Ahh, Phil has it, Jack Benny!! Another very funny Christmas show as originally broadcast December 19, 1948. Get ready to laugh, this is a classic.
It’s that perfect time for Jean Shepherd and in Vol. 63 from the Vast Library of Sound Jean’s in fine form telling several different stories from different Christmas’ he’s had. A kid story, an army Christmas story and more--he’s feeling good with Christmas cheer nuttiness. Join in the spirit of fun with Shep and Your Humble Host.
From deep into the Christmas Vault of the Library of Sound we find Volume 158 and The Whistler!! Yes, it's a Christmas edition of The Whistler as it was originally heard on December 25, 1944. Today the Whistler is giving out a Christmas Bonus. But is this a good thing? You never know when the Whistler starts a puckerin'. But Your Humble Host is the curious sort, so let's find out.
On Volume 61 of the Library of Sound we have a pre-Christmas treat for you. Hear now the radio version of Bing’s classic movie “Holiday Inn”!! Dinah Shore stars along with Bing in this January 11, 1943 broadcast of “Holiday Inn”. Sounds Like Radio is really is Your Christmas Place to be. Enjoy!
It's Volume 65 & Time to saddle up on your reindeer and head on out with Hopalong Cassidy and this Christmastime Adventure. From the Vast Library of Sound comes this Hopalong Cassidy Christmas show originally broadcast March 15, 1952. Join Andy Clyde as Hoppy's pal along with Your Humble Host as we find out all about the case of the "Santa Claus Rustlers"! Today's Hoppy Christmas Western!
From the Library of Sound Volume 157 Your Humble Host welcomes another visit from The Shadow. Yes, the Shadow's fight for law and order never stops, even at Christmas. Today The Shadow sees that "The Stockings Were Hung" it's Christmas Eve, 1939 and you are there.
From the Library of Sound Volume 156 here is the follow-up Jack Benny Show that came a week after our previous Benny show from Dec. 8, this one is from December 15, 1946 and Jack has found out something about his planned present for Don Wilson. Those shoelaces he bought before just may not be the thing for Don after all. Another very funny Jack Benny Show Your Humble Host invites you to enjoy this Christmas season.
Celebrate Christmas with our 1st Sounds Like Radio Christmas Special!! Our favorite time of year is here, time for the greatest Christmas music you'll ever hear and the Christmas memories of Your Humble Host. You're in store for some rare Christmas musical gems you may never have heard before. And of course The Great Gildersleeve Christmas show from December 10, 1947! Settle back, trim that tree, put on your Christmas sweater and enjoy the sounds of Christmas the way it should always be.
From the Library of Sound Volume 160 we find this Christmas episode of Inside Jean Shepherd! Jean tells the tale of when he was a teen starting out on radio and was asked to do something he never expected to be doing at Christmas time. We're not giving it all away, we'll leave it to Shep. A good time will be had by all including Jean. It's a fun Christmas story here from the master story teller, Jean Shepherd. Your Humble Host is filled with the Yuletide Spirit and so here we are to join Shep at Christmas!
From Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound come Volume 67, a Bing Crosby short show originally broadcast December 13, 1954. In this show you'll hear Bing talk about the Christmas time happening at the Della Robbia Boys Rebublic. Della Robbia wreaths are produced through a work experience program that teaches kids the true value of honest labor. A lesson many an adult today could learn. Listen as Bing sings some songs and talks about the wreaths at Della Robbia. An early Bing Christmas present here from Your Humble Host. Enjoy this 15 minute short show.
Well, what have we here from the Library of Sound Volume 155, it's Sherlock Holmes & the good Dr. Watson at Christmas time! Today our favorite British team, Carlton Hobbs & Norman Shelly are back to perform the classic Arthur Conan Doyle original Christmas tale of "The Blue Carbuncle" as it was originally heard December 25, 1961. Your Humble Host is happy to bring you these Sherlock stories especially as they're based on the original Doyle writings. Let's travel back now to the late 1800's and hear all about that Christmas goose and his unusual egg.
It’s time for some Yuletide sleuthing by our favorite radio detective, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. It’s Christmas time and time for Johnny to solve the case of the Missing Mouse Matter originally broadcast December 23, 1956. Enjoy this bit of Private Eye Christmas Cheer from Your Humble Host straight from Volume 68 of the Vast Library of Sound Christmas wing.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 66 comes a real classic funny Phil Harris-Alice Faye Christmas Show. In this show from December 11, 1949 Phil & his trusty pal Remley go out to buy Alice a mink coat for Christmas but then figure out it would be better to buy a dishwasher for her. But what to do to, how to install it? Don’t worry Phil has Remley to do all the thinking.
A really funny show I listened to just today & just about every year and I still laugh out loud especially when I hear the jokes that I know are coming.
You’ll get another chance to hear Gildersleeve's Leroy (Walter Tetley) as the smart-aleck teen, Julius. Also Joseph Kearns (Bronco’s father on Gildersleeve & Dennis The Menace's Mr. Wilson) will be on hand as the mink coat salesman.
Here it is a sample of true comedy at it’s Christmas time best.
It's Volume 154 of the Library of Sound with a real Christmas Classic now on the radio! One of the perennial Christmas movies I watch at least every other year is "Remember The Night" starring Fred MacMurray & Barbara Stanwyck.
Well, in today's Sounds Like Radio we not only have Fred & Barbara for you but all the rest of the original stars from that movie including Elizabeth Patterson (Mrs. Trumble on I Love Lucy) and Sterling Holloway (the voice of Winnie The Pooh). If you've never seen the movie you're in for a treat as you listen to this excellent sounding version of Lux Radio Theater as it was originally broadcast on March 25, 1940. Now as to why Lux would have a Christmas play at the end of March is beyond Your Humble Host, but we're playing it for you when it should be played right now at Christmas time. Enjoy this truly wonderful story filled with great actors.
A very special sad little Christmas tale I read long ago and have never forgotten. Your Humble host is now proud to read it to you.
It's called "The Bootblack's Christmas" written by Barney Mullely. The best gift is the unexpected, this is my gift to all who come here to hear something a little out of the ordinary.
Thank you.
Your Humble Host is proud to present Volume 8 of our one of a kind Christmas Music & Gildy Specials!! Hot off the presses or hot off the recorder comes our brand new 2022 Christmas Special. Not only is the music wonderful but it's an extra special Sounds Like Radio for the Great Gildersleeve episode that Your Humble Host has in store for you.
Today's Christmas episode of GIldy is not to be found anywhere or even described in Gildersleeve logs. It is truly an exclusive Gildersleeve straight from Your Humble Host's own private collection of tapes I recorded back in the day. Today's show is one of the very last if not the very last Christmas episode of the Great Gildersleeve series. It comes from either December 20, 1956 or December 19, 1957 it's not even described in the surviving logs except only as a broadcast date. Willard Waterman tells the story of the Ringing of The Chimes and he tells it in the most beautiful fashion ever. I've heard other versions from prior years of Willard's Gildy but this last Christmas episode Willard really gives it his all in this final telling.
A beautiful Christmas episode deserves the best Christmas music to go with it. We got more never heard anymore Christmas songs for you today from deep in our Christmas Musical Library of Sound. Great singers are here, so is a visit from Grandpa and Jimmy Dean and you won't believe it but the star of North By Northwest and the Christmas classic movie The Bishop's Wife, you guessed it, if not, you'll hear from him today. All the stars come out to sing and perform on Sounds Like Radio's Christmas Specials.
This is Your Humble Host's present to all of you. I thank each and every one for listening and wish you a Merry Merry Christmas!!!
I just love the Christmas season with all the great classic Christmas music and those wonderful vintage Christmas radio shows.
Your Humble Host has a good one today and it comes straight from my own personal Bing Wing of the Library of Sound. Today Jimmy Stewart decides to pay our favorite singer, Bing Crosby a Yuletide visit. From December 14, 1949 hear now the Bing Crosby Show and my recording is not the muffled mess you will find on the internet, Your Humble Host only brings you the best straight from the vault. Get ready for some funny moments with Jimmy & Bing on today's Library of Sound Volume 153!
From Volume 71 of the Vast Library of Sound comes a really nice Christmas story as told to you by none other than Boris Karloff!
But this is NOT the Grinch story, no sir, today Boris is going to tell us all about The Year Without A Santa Claus! Not many people are even aware that Boris also told this Christmas story too. And told like no one else can, listen to this wonderful story teller and gather the kids for this one, it’s for all the family.
That, by the way is Boris Karloff himself in today's picture for this show as he's dressed as Santa making a Yuletide Call.
Your Humble Host hopes this adds to the wonders of Christmas joy just a bit more.
It’s time to laugh out loud again with radio’s funniest, The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show original broadcast from December 18, 1949!
In Volume 70 from the Christmas Vast Library of Sound it’s off to the mountains in search of the perfect Christmas tree for Phil & Alice along with Remley as always to help out. Be sure to dress warm as it’s cold up there. Your Humble Host is happy to bring you a show he listens to every Christmas and laughs every time he hears it. Enjoy it with me now.
Time for the Library of Sound Volume 152 direct from the Shep Wing. Welcome friends to another Exclusive Jean Shepherd Show only heard here as this is another of my own recorded original Shep tapes. It's a show about Jean as a kid receiving a Lead Soldier Making kit from his Uncle. A very interesting and entertaining show that is not really a Christmas show but as it involves gift giving I thought this a good time to play it for you. Recorded by Your Humble Host on May 14, 1975 but it was originally broadcast live on October 17, 1974. Enjoy a rarely heard kid story from our favorite story teller Jean Shepherd!
Nero Wolfe Returns just in time to go to a Christmas Party. This is the Nero Wolfe Christmas story on Volume 60 originally broadcast on February 13, 1982. Based on the Rex Stout original story from 1958's "Four To Go" novel. Santa Claus & mystery have always gone together and so they do on a Christmas Edition of Sounds Like Radio's Nero Wolfe from our Vast Library of Sound!
In Volume 69 from the Vast Library of Sound Christmas Editions it’s time Jack Benny to go Christmas shopping for his announcer, Don Wilson. Originally broadcast December 8, 1946 listen to the first of the many Christmas shopping shows Jack would do every year. A follow-up to this show is coming soon!
Ring them chimes and get out the egg nog and celebrate Christmas with Vol.2 of Sounds Like Radio's Christmas Special! Time for Christmas Music, Music and more Christmas music you may never have heard and of course featuring The Great Gildersleeve 12/8/48 show as Gildy discovers that Christmas presents are missing in his house! YIPE! Enjoy this very special Retro-Christmas music Special and a Gildy Christmas episode. I can already taste the egg nog! Oh, and listen for Penny Edwards direct from the soundtrack of the Roy Rogers movie "Trail of Robin Hood". That is the beautiful Penny Edwards adorning our picture of the week for this show!
Welcome to an early Christmas edition of Philip Marlowe on the Library of Sound Volume 151. Marlowe goes shopping for Christmas cards but hidden close by he discovers murder, treachery, and evil women. Will he find good will too? This does sound like a job for our tough P.I. Philip Marlowe from November 28, 1948 here's another classic episode with Gerald Mohr presented to you by Your Humble Host.
Happy Yuletide to You'll - Welcome to our annual Christmas favorites the Christmas Specials featuring Christmas music you never hear on the radio anymore and a festive Great Gildersleeve Christmas show. As Grandpa says this is Volume 3 of our Christmas Extravaganzy!! Today The Great Gildersleeve goes Christmas shopping as originally heard on December 15, 1948. And our Christmas music, it's just one biggie after another. It's a Time To Be Jolly all this month with Sounds Like Radio and Your Humble Host's Yuletide Vintage Radio presents! Hear now the Joys of Christmas, let the celebration begin.
It's been a full week of fantastic Thanksgiving show here on Sounds Like Radio. What better way to wrap up Thanksgiving week than with Jean Shepherd as he talks all about his post-Thanksgiving experience and in particular turkey bone constructing. This is another Shep show Your Humble Host recorded himself on March 24, 1975 it was originally heard live on November 30, 1974. An EXCLUSIVE Jean Shepherd show as only Your Humble Host can produce from the Library of Sound Jean Shepherd Wing. And adorning today's show's featured pictured is Angela Greene.
Maybe for the first time you will learn of the real and true story of the first Thanksgiving. If you think you already know you just may be surprised at this- - the real complete story of the first Thanksgiving. From the Vast Library of Sound comes this very special recording. It is the real story of Thanksgiving, it was told every year since the 1980's by this one of a kind broadcaster and I recorded several of them over the years. But this recording I made in November 2020 would be the very last time this famous broadcaster would be able to tell it. Your Humble Host added the background music for extra enjoyment.
It's A Thanksgiving Tradition here, from The Thanksgiving Wing of the Vast Library of Sound comes Lum & Abner!
Those 2 old codgers who run the small town grocery store are here to celebrate Thanksgiving, It's A Holly-day folks!
Enjoy one of my all time favorite Thanksgiving shows that I've listened to every Thanksgiving since the 1970's. This is an extra special Holiday Present from Your Humble Host on Sounds Like Radio!
The best time for a Jean Shepherd story is Holiday Time. And from our very own Vast Library of Sound Exclusive Tape Collection Volume 58 comes a Jean Shepherd Thanksgiving story Your Humble Host recorded on April 29, 1975 first heard live on November 27, 1974.
It’s Jean Shepherd’s weird Thanksgiving in the army and a salute to the common man. Relax and listen to a master story teller.
Your Humble Host presents a special holiday edition from the Vast Library of Sound Volume 59. It’s one of our short Bing Crosby Shows from November 25, 1954. This one’s all about Thanksgiving and Bing’s songs of course.
Settle back and get set for Turkey Day with Bing!
It’s time for the Library of Sound Volume 50 Thanksgiving Edition. Oh, this is a funny one and even better it's a Thanksgiving episode as Phil & his gang manage to stir things up in their own particular manner. From November 19, 1950, get ready to laugh with one of the funniest shows on radio, The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show!
Join us in Sounds Like Radio's first Thanksgiving Special!! Thanksgiving music, special surprises & The Great Gildersleeve's classic Thanksgiving show from November 26, 1947. It's a Thanksgiving "Extravaganzy" to quote one of our Thanksgiving guests! Your Humble Host makes it an extra Happy Thanksgiving with Music & fun and good words to be Thankful for. Enjoy!
The Shadow pays a visit to Your Humble Host on The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 150. Today's episode, I dread to say, Death Stalks The Shadow as it was originally broadcast October 9, 1938. The Shadow has his hands full in this one and your fascination will be to it's fullest when you listen to this fantastic Shadow show. Sit back and get ready for unique Shadow action as you'll only hear it here when you listen to The Shadow from our Vast Library of Sound.
Oh yes, it's Sounds Like Radio Volume 119 as in today's September 24, 1947 episode of the Great Gildersleeve we find his secretary, Bessie, all in a heap. Yep, Bessie's got boyfriend troubles and can't concentrate at work. Gildy he thinks he knows the cure, spruce Bessie up for her boyfriend by buying her a new dress! Bessie's going to look real dressy in her new dress.
But Gildy's not the only one who's willing to help, Your Humble Host calls in the troops to offer their advice. The troops being Arthur Godfrey, a duet with Judy Garland & Bing Crosby, Merle Haggard likes shopping for dresses, Kay Starr knows how it is, Jimmy Dean offers us breakfast and has some good advice for Bessie, Jaye P. Morgan offers her side and Frank Sinatra shows up to tell us what no one tells you.
Oh, the Sounds Like Radio studios are jam packed with good music and great singers. Your Humble Host is here to wrangle them all and here it is for you!
On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 149 it's time once again to call for Sam Spade to investigate The Bail Bond Caper from June 27, 1948. Now how's Sam going to handle this without good old Effie to take the report. Well, Effie's sent in Bernadine to fill in. Is this a help? In between handling this latest investigation Sam loves singing about Wild Root Hair Tonic. Your Humble Host just may start using Wild Root Hair goop if it's half as good as the singing commercials. Gear up, grease up and let's listen to Sam Spade.
It's seems like it's been quite a while since our last "normal" Sounds Like Radio show, but we're back and going strong with Volume 118 of Sounds Like Radio. Today The Great Gildersleeve from September 17, 1947 hears from the folks in town that the water pressure is very low (Gildy's the Water Commissioner, don't cha know). As soon as he gets on that he's got to clear the leaves off his roof. Oh, Gildy's havin' it today. But never fear Your Humble Host is here and knows just what to do to help out this situation.
How about a great visit from one of our favorites, Crazy Gugenheim!! That's right today we hear the latest from Crazy, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, Joanie Sommers, Jim Reeves & Eva Cassidy! Some really nice music today and it's just what we needed.
The Whistler has returned to Your Humble Host's Library of Sound Volume 148 to tell us another of his strange mysteries. I try out my whistler but sometimes the pucker ain't just right. Luckily for us the Whistler who's used to this sort of thing is here and he's got a strange one for us. The Shrunken Head Curse originally heard June 13, 1942 but now it's here for you on The Library of Sound.
Welcome to your Humble Host's Library of Sound Volume 147. Today we proceed to 221 B Baker Street to visit with Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson is here and he's going to tell us all about the Case of the Red Headed League. A most mysterious case, meaning it's perfect for Sherlock Holmes. From September 25, 1964 hear now Carleton Hobbs & Norman Shelly perform their magic as Sherlock and Watson.
We've got an October treat for you today from Jean Shepherd on the Library of Sound Volume 143. No it's not a spooky show, but it is a story that takes place around Halloween time (like right now). This is a true classic Jean Shepherd kid story all about when Jean had to sell seeds for his school door to door. He finds out it's not as easy as it seems and he was never made out to be a salesman. A classic Jean Shepherd kid story originally broadcast October 16, 1964. Your Humble Host had to scramble today to get this one ready for you.
Enjoy Jean Shepherd at his best talking about his life as a kid.
It's Sounds Like Radio Volume 117 as The Great Gildersleeve is rethinking all about former flame Eve Goodwin. She's looking mighty fine in GIldy's memory and he tries to rekindle that old flame. Now Eve was never the most fun filled date even when she liked him, so, well, Good Luck Gildy.
But Your Humble Host never gives up hope so we'll do all we can to help out. That means today it'll be time for Miss Nibbs, herself Georgia Gibbs (who's pictured here with our show), Bing Crosby is here for a 2 fer, in one of his songs he'll even be singing with himself!!, Jo Stafford lends her dulcet tones, Johnny Hartman describes Gildy to a tee, Jimmy Durante flies in for a word and Billie Holiday takes Eve's side in this whole fandango. From September 10, 1947 Harold Peary is back for the mean time as The Great Gildersleeve.
From Your Humble Host's personal collection of Jean Shepherd shows, here's one I recorded January 29, 1975 and it's a funny one. As Jean Shepherd hears from a kid who gets Shep's program in a most unusual place and it could drive him buggy. Shep's having a good time today and so will we in today's Shep selection from our Vast Library of Sound Volume 142.
In today's Library of Sound Volume 141 Johnny Dollar's in New Orleans to investigate a fire insurance claim the holder of the policy does NOT want paid to him. Well, this does sound suspicious. There's more to this than at first appears in this Yours Truly Johnny Dollar classic episode from November 25, 1956. Your Humble Host is in on this hot case with you and Johnny.
Sounds Like Radio is here with Volume 116 and an especially exciting selection of music to inspire Gildy in his cigar habit breaking. Yep, we hear the May 28, 1947 Great Gildersleeve as Gildy is told by the doc to give up the cigars. But never fear, Your Humble Host is here and I've brought along with me some mighty fine singers to help kick that cigar habit. Just wait till I tell you, now Tex Williams don't mind the cigars so much as he's more annoyed at others taking smoking breaks, Peggy Lee, she's going to drive us all mad with her desires, Bing reminds us of that danger, Sophie Tucker she also has a bad habit she's going to tell us all about, Louis Armstrong is bird watching or listening anyway, Helen Ward sweetly sways her way through the smoke and then it's bonus time: we bring on Phil Harris for a special rarely heard version of a song we just couldn't resist.
Gildy may have a hard time givin' up the smokes, but we're having fun here. Uh, that's Edie Adams you see pictured with today's show and baby, You ain't helpin'.
It's a Bing Crosby edition of the Library of Sound Volume 140 as Bing & Ken Carpenter get together to talk Nantucket and Bing has a few songs he'd like to sing for you too. Another one of Your Humble Host's favorite EXCLUSIVE Bing "Unplugged" shows from June 25, 1956. These are the 15 minute Bing's that we find so enjoyable. Enjoy this Bing show you won't find anywhere else on the interwebs.
It's time to take another stroll through the dark rain soaked streets of detective noir. Our favorite tough guy private eye Philip Marlowe gets a $50 bill in the mail, he thinks it's from a Heart of Gold but he learns no one gets nothin' for nothin'. The Library of Sound Volume 139 and Your Humble Host bring you The Adventures of Philip Marlowe today from October 24, 1948. Marlowe earns that $50 the hard way, but we'll be right there with him with some moral support.
In today's Sounds Like Radio Volume 115 we find our very own Throckmorton Gildersleeve worried about the education Leroy is getting in school. Let's just say Gildy is lucky he isn't around now to see the daily horrors that are being indoctrinated into our kids today. But that's for another kind of program. We're here to have a brief respite from today's news disasters and enjoy some music and a few laughs with Your Humble Host and The Great Gildersleeve from May 21, 1947.
Helping out with educating Leroy properly will be Frank Sinatra, the Andrew Sisters, Vaughn Monroe, the Park Avenue Hillbillie-Dorothy Shay (pictured here with today's show), Bing Crosby and last but not least Gogi Grant rounds out the education system.
Least we know our readin, riten' and rithmetic, only hope the kids today will be able to say the same thing.
Today Your Humble Host has for you an extra funny and entertaining episode of one of the best comedy shows on radio. It's the Jack Benny Show on today's Library of Sound Volume 138. And what makes this so special is that a very rare appearance, in fact it may have been his only appearance, of the World's Greatest Entertainer Al Jolson on Jack's show. That's right, 2 of the very best-Jack Benny and Al Jolson together on today's fun filled Library of Sound with Your Humble Host.
The Shadow emerges from the clouds of your mind on the Library of Sound Volume 137! Your Humble Host is proud to present a true radio classic, The Shadow in Prelude to Terror! As it was originally broadcast January 29, 1939. Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knoooowwwwssss.
It's time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 114 and a Great Gildersleeve from May 14, 1947. You may have noticed we've gone back in time and have not proceeded to the next normally heard Willard Waterman Gildy today which takes place in December of 1950. Why? Because the next several Willard Waterman Gildy episodes are all involving their Christmas season. Rather than play Christmas shows for you in September and October we're going to delay those episodes until our own last week of November. This way the current Waterman Christmas season will synchronize with our own Christmas season. We're not skipping any, we're just not listening to them till the last week of November.
Instead today we're going back to the 2 months of Gildy episodes that occurred just BEFORE our Sounds Like Radio Episode One. We started Sounds Like Radio Vol. 1 with the Oct. 22, 1947 show and today we're listening to the May 14, 1947 show. Episodes we've never heard on Sounds Like Radio before.
In today's show Peevy, our friendly neighborhood druggist has skipped town. He's missing!!! Where's he gone??? You'll even hear a very rare appearance of Mrs. Peevy today!! We'll find out what's what and to help out will be Kay Starr, the Ink Spots, Jaye P. Morgan, Bing Crosby, Teresa Brewer & Dean Martin who will even sing us an encore classic.
A classic Harold Peary Gildersleeve from the period just before we started here in Volume One. Fear not we'll return to the Willard Waterman Christmas season of shows, not skipping any, starting in late November.
Now let's enjoy figuring out just Where Is Peevy?
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 136 comes one of radio's classic mystery shows! Your Humble Host is happy to bring you the very first episode of The Whistler from May 16, 1942. The Whistler was a strange narrator of weird and unusual stories with a strange sense of amusement over the subjects of his tales. Today's story is called "Retribution".
The Whistler awaits for he knows many things and has been many places. Listen as he tells you of one.
Call out for Effie, time for her to take notes as Sam Spade returns to the Library of Sound Volume 135 to tell of the "Death Bed Caper" as it was originally broadcast on June 20, 1948. Your Humble Host is already on the edge of his seat biting his nails in nervous excitement. What is Sam up to? What dangers lurk? Where's he going? Who's the bad guy? Is Sam on his death bed? Why don't we just listen and stop asking silly questions? Sounds good to me. It's Sam Spade time!!
We're back right where we love it, Sounds Like Radio! Today it's Volume 113 as little Leroy is asked by Sweet little Brenda to go to a Cotillion dance with her! Leroy is one lucky dude today on The Great Gildersleeve from November 29, 1950. Will Leroy and Brenda be doing the classic dance "The Stroll"? Well, I don't know about Leroy but we sure will be doing the Stroll today with The Diamonds! That's gonna get us in the mood for more great sounds from Miss Nibs--Georgia Gibbs, Al Jolson & Bing Crosby, Emmylou Harris, Tab Hunter, Ella Fitzgerald, the great Phil Harris and just for good measure-Nat King Cole. Ohh a whole lotta shakin' goin' on and a whole lotta fun too.
Your Humble Host is proud to bring you another original Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes story on Volume 134 of our Vast Library of Sound (LOS). Today it's the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes as he investigates the case of "The Five Orange Pips". A classic Sherlock radio show too as this one is from November 28, 1966 and is one of the best. Let's all don our Deerstalker hats to investigate along with Sherlock.
It's Back to School time and that means Jean Shepherd's thoughts turn to his own school daze. On the Library of Sound Volume 133 Your Humble Host is all in a daze with just the thought of returning to school. Oh how I dreaded it. But maybe a funny little visit with Jean and his school thoughts and his buddy Jack Morton will make this time just a little better. From 1971 here is a classic Shep show right out of the vaults and into your hearts on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound.
It's September and the perfect time for thinking Fall thoughts like apples & joining a sing-a-along to a kid favorite of mine. A Sounds Like Radio Vast Library of Sound Encore Edition of Vol. 6. Hear now & enjoy the story and song of Johnny Appleseed & you won't want to miss singing along with Tom Lehrer and the kids to a true kid classic, "On Top of Spaghetti"!! A real entertaining & fun show for all.
YEEEEhh HAAHHHH!! It's Hopalong Cassidy back in the Humble Host Ranch to tell us another exciting western adventure. Today Hoppy & his pal California come across "Black Grass Fever" and the townsfolk don't much like it. From the Library of Sound Hopalong vault located in the barn of the Humble Host Ranch comes Volume 132 - a classic Hopalong Cassidy Show originally from February 17, 1951. Hold tight, Your Humble Host is ridin' hard to bring you this Hoppy show.
Your Humble Host is proud to bring you a Bing Crosby Show, one of his 15 min. shows, from January 25, 1956. This is another one of the Bing's in The Library of Sound (Volume 131) you won't find anywhere else on the interwebs. Bing & Ken Carpenter chat about Scottish poet Robert Burns and Bing sings a few ditties along the way. Another Bing Exclusive here from Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound, take a break & relax a while with Bing, Ken & Your Humble Host.
In Volume 112 of Sounds Like Radio Gildy finds himself having to make a calendar girl choice. It's a brave decision to be made by The Great Gildersleeve from November 22, 1950 when he has to choose between his old girlfriend Nurse Milford and the new vixen Vicki who's set her sights on our hero too. We'll see what happens, but you know we wouldn't leave Gildy alone to face this Calendar Girl dilemma.
No sir, to help in this momentous decision we have the beguiling Lee Wiley along with Dean Martin, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Ray Charles. They all put their heads together just to offer Gildy some way to handle this. And bringing all these great thinkers to the show is none other than Your Humble Host.
A fun show is what we have here along with some mighty fine music.
Library of Sound Volume 130 is here with Bold Venture. Bogart & Bacall are back and they're after "Spanish Gold". A neat little adventure originally broadcast April 23, 1951 and the sails are set and so are we. Your Humble Host is ready for BOOOLD Venture with Humphrey Bogart and there's always room for Lauren Bacall!
Library of Sound Volume 129 is here with more real laughs with the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show! From October 10, 1948 and things go awry when Phil's buddy, Remley signs the contract to be the star of Phil & Alice's show. A star has arrived, time for Phil & Alice to move aside. Remley gets to live it up, least till the mistake is found. Your Humble Host finds these Phil Harris-Alice Faye shows truly laugh out loud funny, take a comedy break today with the Library of Sound.
It's Volume 111 of Sounds Like Radio with a Great Gildersleeve show from November 15, 1950 and a whole lot of goodies in the musical department too. Today Gildy is auditioning for the Summerfield Festival and even Birdie gets in on the act singing a nice song here. It's a fun Gildy episode and we have some fun music for you too. Starting with a beautiful STEREO recording the Andrew Sisters made of their hits, we'll hear them sing one from that album. Also stopping by will be Dean Martin, Petula Clark, then Bing Crosby, Bob Hope & Peggy Lee will all sing together, Dinah Washington wants to know, Roy Rogers sings of his Home On The Range and Bing comes back because they didn't believe him.
Well, a jam packed show once again filled with music and mirth with Your Humble Host.
Your Humble Host has something a little unusual today and an interesting bit of Magoo history. In this Library of Sound Volume 128 we present the best of the 1950's album "Mr. Magoo In Hi-Fi". An unusual album find that is mainly made up of music used in the Mr. Magoo theatrical cartoons of the late '40's and thru the '50's. While I didn't find the music at all interesting they DID have a selection on that album featuring the voices of Mr. Magoo (Jim Backus who later was Mr. Howell on Gilligan's Island) and Daws Butler (Huckleberry Hound and countless other cartoon characters) doing a comedy bit with their Hi-Fi system. It's a nice little bit here that from an album that ranks as one of my most obscure finds. Anyone who listens to my Sounds Like Radio shows knows I like background music from classic shows as I use it for my podcasts too but I'm afraid the music heard in the theatrical Magoo's was less than interesting and downright weird. So never fear, Your Humble Host is here to play you JUST the Mr. Magoo comedy bit from this odd album.
If you're a Mr. Magoo fan you'll like it, if you're too young to know about Mr. Magoo enjoy it here and then seek out some Mr. Magoo cartoons. Mr. Magoo was an old guy who couldn't see well and would mistake objects in front of him for other things. I grew up watching the cartoon TV Mr. Magoo series which contained all new '60's Magoo toons. I liked those better than the '50's movie Magoos and would like to have an album of '60's Magoo cartoon music.
But let's take a listen here to Jim Backus the real Mr. Magoo from an album rather in a toon.
It's time for an investigation with radio's toughest PI Philip Marlowe. This week on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 127 we dip into the October 17, 1948 files to hear a Philip Marlowe adventure called "Where There's A Will". Oh, it's a strange one as Philip has to spend a night with a cat, a pig, and an APE(!) and they just don't make for good company. Least wise that's the way I see it. We'll see how Marlowe sees it now as we listen.
Get set to Climb Every Mountain, well, at least one, "Old Stone Face" with Gildersleeve and Mr. Bullard. It's Volume 110 today of Sounds Like Radio featuring a November 8, 1950 episode of The Great Gildersleeve with Gale Gordon & Willard Waterman. These 2 would later work together in the Dennis The Menace TV show that came a few years after this Gildy show. Willard Waterman played the grocer, Mr. Quigley in Dennis The Menace and also played Gildersleeve in the TV version.
And to bring out the best in every episode of Sounds Like Radio we have some mighty sweet music as always both before and after Gildy. Today Your Humble Host brings you a Teresa Brewer STEREO version of one of her hits, Bing Crosby is here to dream, but no not of White Christmas yet, then Crazy Gugenheim drops in on Your Humble Host to sing a little ditty as Frank Fontaine, the effervescent Jaye P. Morgan sings a lovely from her alluring album the cover of which you can see posted next to our show this week-Vah Vah Vah Voom, David Allyn a singer new to Sounds Like Radio but not to our library sings a ditty you may be familiar with, and the wonderful Helen O'Connell is in the mood to slow it down in her musical selection. We even get to take a break and sip some Campbell's soup with a call back to Lassie.
It's another jam packed little show with Your Humble Host in tow and right there with you.
Your Humble Host welcomes you to enjoy a classic Jean Shepherd story today that he recorded on January 17, 1975. It's all about when Jean Shepherd's mother had the Dish Rag Chain Letter madness! She wanted those dish rags even if the "Old Man" thought she was nuts. Shep was a kid and he was stuck in the middle of that pile of dish rags too. Listen today to a funny story Shep even told on TV in a PBS special from 1982 called "The Great American Fourth of July & Other Disasters". This tape comes from Your Humble Host's personal Library of Sound recordings Volume 126.
From the Library of Sound Volume 125 comes a strange and dangerous visit with The Shadow. Today Your Humble Host dips into the files of September 26, 1943 to find this extra eerie edition of The Shadow. Margo Lane gets into more trouble than she bargained for when she finds herself surrounded by The Gibbering Things. YIPE! Now it's up to the Shadow to find her and prove once again that Crime Does Not Pay.
Oooh we got a good one today. I just heard it myself and I want to hear it again. FIrst off in GIldy Land today the Mayor's race is heating up and GIldy's backing rotten neighbor Bullard. Gildy passes out the ceegars to campaign for Bullard and things go awry from there. Listen to Sounds Like Radio Volume 109 and the November 1, 1950 Great Gildersleeve.
Bonus-ville: I'll be telling you all about what happened to me with my first cars, a Kojak '73 Buick and an American Motors 1973 Levis Jeans Gremlin. We'll even hear an original vintage ad advertising that very Levis Gremlin I drove! In addition to hearing the original '73 Gremlin ad you can see in our picture that accompanies this show the original 1973 ad. Yes, I was quite the groovy cat.
But the really good news is what we have for you both before and after the Gildersleeve show. I've gone deep into the Sounds Like Radio archives and have emerged with some winners. We'll be listening to 2 very special STEREO recordings by the REAL Ink Spots and the real Vaughn Monroe!!! Both these albums were recorded in the late '50's and both featured stereo versions of their respective hits. We then turn to a song written by Ralph Kramden & Ed Norton from Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners and the actual record made of that song by Bob Manning. You hear it in the Honeymooner episode and we'll play it for you too. Jo Stafford thinks Gildy has trouble in mind, Bing Crosby and Peggy Lee are here to sing a duet that is rarely found or heard, Billie Holiday sings a really neat song that is not one you ever hear Billie sing, but you will today. Now pardon me I just got to hear this again.
Your Humble Host enters the Library of Sound and brings forth Volume 124. It's The Adventures of Sam Spade and "The Bow Window Caper" from November 9, 1947. Another action packed story mixed with a few laughs along the way. It's the way we like it too.
Your Humble Host is so pleased each time to bring you another original Rex Stout Nero Wolfe story. Today on the Library of Sound Volume 123 we have Nero Wolfe in "Instead of Evidence" originally broadcast on March 6, 1982. This story appears in the Rex Stout book "Trouble In Triplicate" you can read all about it after you hear the show. Get set for mystery and action with Archie Goodwin and the master detective, Nero Wolfe.
Welcome to Sounds Like Radio Volume 108 where The Great Gildersleeve from October 25, 1950 finds himself wanting to join the Sons of Summerfield. But there may be a catch, the initiation is giving Gildy the jitters and 2nd thoughts. Will Gildy join in with the boys in town or will he decide to just have a Coke at the drug store with Peevey?
Oh well, you know we have a few advisers on hand to help. Lola Albright (she's pictured with this show) she tells our boy to Do What You Gotta Do, Dean Martin agrees with Gildy, Jo Stafford is wanted for what she knows, Gogi Grant's desire is to be a Son of Summerfield, Bing Crosby & The Andrew Sisters find it peculiar and Grandpa advises Gildy to consider being a wanderer.
It's all in good fun today and Your Humble Host is happy to have you join in.
Your Humble Host saddles up for another rootin' tootin' rip roarin' adventure with Hopalong Cassidy and his pal California. Today from February 10, 1951 Hoppy runs across "Wet Beef & Dry Bones". Yuck, doesn't sound like a good time at the Bar-B-Q and Hoppy's not happy. Find out what it all means as we head on over to the Humble Host Ranch and listen to today's exciting western style adventure from the Library of Sound Volume 122.
The great Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson return to The Library of Sound Volume 121 in the case of "The Blanched Soldier". From August 4, 1959 Carleton Hobbs & Norman Shelly return to the Baker Street studios and Your Humble Host is so pleased to present them here. Listen now for another original Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock mystery classic. Enjoy.
Here Ye, Here Ye, announcing a brand newly created place where we can go to talk about Sounds Like Radio together! To all those good folks and gentle people who come here each week to listen to our humble efforts to entertain and provide a bit of distraction from the realities of the day I am very happy to announce your place to talk about Sounds Like Radio and our Library of Sound shows. You'll find it on the Bing Crosby Forum or message board as I call them, right here:
https://crosbyfanworld.boardhost.com/viewforum.php?id=19
And to help contribute to this wonderful occasion we have Bing Crosby himself and a neat little show he does here with Ken Carpenter. Bing sings some songs backed up by a real band and talks with Ken about a new way to feed little babies. It's the new modern way of June 4, 1956. Join Bing and Ken in a different sounding 15 minute show all to honor our new place for communication. A humbling day for Your Humble Host. Enjoy our special short and RARE Bing show now and feel free to offer any kind hearted words. Pictured here with this announcement is the beautiful Vera-Ellen (Bing's co-star in White Christmas) as she enjoys listening to Sounds Like Radio while soaking up a few rays for summer. Accent the Positive with good talk and a good show for today.
Today a very special presentation of the Library of Sound Volume 119. It's the Lux Radio Theater's production of the classic movie "In Name Only" with the stars of the original movie Cary Grant, Carole Lombard & Peggy Ann Garner. This is one of my favorite movies I usually watch every other year, I especially enjoy it in the colorized version. It's a classic with real classic stars now on the Library of Sound. Your Humble Host invites you with your own free ticket to today's very special story. Enjoy!
From the Library of Sound Volume 118 comes Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall as they face more Bold Venture! Today there's "A Bullet For Shannon" which means quick steppin' and high jumpin' as Bogie goes into action. From April 16, 1951 comes our next exciting episode of BOOOLD VENNNTUURRRE!
It's the Library of Sound Volume 117 and here we find Boris Karloff ready to tell us another Rudyard Kipling classic of "The Elephant's Child". Settle back and listen as Boris in his own inimitable style tells us another Kipling tale. Oh, don't worry this is not a scary tale, it's the kindly side of Uncle Boris back for more Storytime.
It's time for Volume 107 of Sounds Like Radio and we're having a lot of fun today. We've got some songs that may not be the most delicate to those of ever so sensitive feelings but what the heck, they're great songs and we are the only place you'll hear them. Today's Gildersleeve show from October 18, 1950 we find Gildy worried about getting fat. Well, we're here to help out with our wonderful selection of fat and not so fat songs and even some very nice and kinds songs of encouragement. Also some kindly words from Your Humble Host on the subject to all those in the battle of the bulge. (And I include myself.) Today lending a helpful voice will be Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee in a duet, Eydie Gorme, Arthur Godfrey, Ella Mae Morse (today's featured picture for our show), Jimmy Dean (he just wants a biscuit) & Ted Lewis tells us where we should all be. I know where I'll be, listening today's show for a few laughs, some good tunes and a little seltzer down your pants, least it's dietary.
It's time for another visit with Jean Shepherd on the Library of Sound Vol. 116. Here's a tape Your Humble Host recorded on December 13, 1974 from our local FM radio station which provided much better sound than even the original WOR AM broadcast. Today Shep talks about the use of Phrenology to tell your future and the chicanery of man. Chicanery, we're seeing it demonstrated every day from Washington D.C. Learn about it now from Shep.
From Volume 115e of the Library of Sound it's time to join Johnny Dollar for our Friday concluding edition. Every day this week we've listened to another chapter of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Chesapeake Fraud Matter. Today Part 5 of 5 from October 21, 1955 we'll see how Johnny Dollar solves this case. Each day this week we've gotten closer to today's finale. Your Humble Host has his P.I. hat on and will be there with you each step of the way. Get set for a nice compact 15 minutes of adventure.
From Volume 115d of the Library of Sound it's time to join Johnny Dollar for our Thursday edition. Every day this week Monday thru Friday we'll listen to another chapter of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Chesapeake Fraud Matter. Today Part 4 of 5 from October 20, 1955. Each day this week we'll get closer to the conclusion of this exciting case on Friday. Your Humble Host has his P.I. hat on and will be there with you each step of the way. Get set for a nice compact 15 minutes of adventure.
From Volume 115c of the Library of Sound it's time to join Johnny Dollar for our Wednesday edition. Every day this week Monday thru Friday we'll listen to another chapter of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Chesapeake Fraud Matter. Today Part 3 of 5 from October 19, 1955. Each day this week we'll get closer to the conclusion of this exciting case on Friday. Your Humble Host has his P.I. hat on and will be there with you each step of the way. Get set for a nice compact 15 minutes of adventure.
From Volume 115b of the Library of Sound it's time to join Johnny Dollar for our Tuesday edition. Every day this week Monday thru Friday we'll listen to another chapter of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Chesapeake Fraud Matter. Today Part 2 of 5 from October 18, 1955. Each day this week we'll get closer to the conclusion of this exciting case on Friday. Your Humble Host has his P.I. hat on and will be there with you each step of the way. Get set for a nice compact 15 minutes of adventure.
In Volume 106 of Sounds Like Radio we find Gildersleeve worried he may lose his job IF the mayor isn't re-elected. And mean old neighbor Mr. Bullard (Gale Gordon) is now running for mayor too. The Great Gildersleeve October 11, 1950 episode is another fun one with Leroy playing a key role.
But not to worry to help out on the campaign trail we have Jimmy Durante, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Vic Damone & Helen O'Connell (pictured with today's show) they're all here to lend their voices in song. We even get a coffee break with a gal who just loves to sing about our coffee. Have a cup of java and join Your Humble Host as we enjoy Volume 106 of a classic Sounds Like Radio show.
From Volume 115a of the Library of Sound it's time to join Johnny Dollar for a weekday edition. Every day this week Monday thru Friday we'll listen to another chapter of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and the Chesapeake Fraud Matter. Today Part 1 of 5 from October 17, 1955. Each day this week we'll get closer to the conclusion of this exciting case on Friday. Your Humble Host has his P.I. hat on and will be there with you each step of the way. Get set for a nice compact 15 minutes of adventure.
From Volume 114 of the Library of Sound we bring you a classic episode of The Shadow starring what I think was the best voice for The Shadow, Bill Johnstone. It's tough one for The Shadow as he journey's into "The Valley of The Living Dead" as it was originally heard on January 22, 1939. Your Humble Host is here to steady you as this is a THRILLER! The Shadow knows where evil lurks, it's in the Valley of The Living Dead.
On Volume 105 of Sounds Like Radio we find Leroy in today's Great Gildersleeve episode (October 4, 1950) wanting to get out and play football. But suddenly for some unknown reason Leroy decides he's not going to be playing in the big game. Why asks everyone in the Gildy family? Well, we're going to find out. And helping Your Humble Host to root out Leroy's problem will be Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Carly SImon, Perry Como and even Helen O'Connell will be singing one of my all time favorite Helen songs. Oh, this is a goodie, filled with a few laughs, a few gulps, and even more great music.
We're celebrating our country's birth all week long here on the Sounds Like Radio podcast. Today Jean Shepherd is back on the Library of Sound as he tells us his classic story for the Fourth of July!! Today's show was originally broadcast on the 4th of July in 1967. This was an original short story Jean wrote for a magazine and it later appeared in his first book. I still have that book I got in the early '70's, as it was my first Jean Shepherd book too. You can call this a classic Shep story and you can hear it right now!
A very special all new Fourth of July Holiday edition of Sounds Like Radio. We're going to hear some inspiring words by some truly all American heroes and some classic songs perfect for this day. And of course, we'll visit with Willard Waterman as The Great Gildersleeve in a 4th of July show from July 2nd, 1952.
Get ready to hear from our finest Americans, John Wayne, Kate Smith, Johnny Cash, Bing Crosby, Red Skelton, Ray Charles and we're happy to remind you what a REAL President sounds like and the way a real President talks. The one and only Greatest President of all time, President Ronald Reagan with some truly inspirational words right when we need them most. Happy Fourth of July to everyone!
In the Library of Sound Vol. 113 Philip Marlowe is back on the case and today he looks into the "Panama Hat", dark in there isn't it? Your Humble Host is having a little fun but Philip Marlowe isn't laughing. Uh oh. From October 10, 1948 the definitive voice of Philip Marlowe, Gerald Mohr, is on the scene to get to the bottom of another exciting case.
Sounds Like Radio (SLR) Volume 104 sees The Great Gildersleeve from September 27, 1950 with a bit of a dilemma. Does he set a good example for Leroy by practicing the piano as Leroy is supposed to be doing or does he hop off to the fair with good old Nurse Milford. A hard choice for Gildy either it's piano time or he takes a turn for the nurse!
It's not a hard choice here though for Your Humble Host the accent is all on the piano today as we are presenting a fantastic set of piano music that I think you won't soon forget. Piano classic songs and rare piano pieces I have come across over the years and now is the perfect time to share. We'll even hear the Bing Crosby song that started it all for me and I've been hooked on Bing ever since. We'll also demonstrate the differences in the 2 different piano intro's. to that song. The accent on piano music continues with a very unusual piano classic by Satie, Dooley Wilson plays it again, 101 Strings all crowd into the Sounds Like Radio studio for a song classic of their own and Al Jolson and Jimmy Durante show us piano music their style and Doris Day answers an important question for us. Your Humble Host at times finds himself quite mesmerized by the music in this one, close your eyes on some of these songs and you will too. Enjoy a special show today.
From the Library of Sound Volume 112 comes Sam Spade and the Calcutta Trunk Caper originally heard June 8, 1947. Your Humble Host is proud to present Howard Duff in the role he was born for, Sam Spade. Sam's headed out for trouble in Calcutta. Sam's ready to report this one to Effie, his handy dandy secretary.
Nerves on edge? Are you wore to a frazzle? Sick of the daily disasters being created for us by our wonderful government? Don't worry, in this special issue from the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 111 Jean Shepherd is here to relax us all. You can close your eyes and and get carried away with the beautiful images of Peace & Tranquility Jean Shepherd weaves in this show Your Humble Host recorded on February 13, 1975. This has been one of my long time favorite go-to Jean Shepherd shows. I think you'll see why when you join me in the Library of Sound.
In Volume 103 of Sounds Like Radio, Gildersleeve's secretary Bessie has run off and gotten married. Now Gildy needs a new secretary, Bessie sends in Sandra Gould to replace her. Uh oh, Gildy still needs a new secretary. Sandra Gould is most famous for playing Mrs. Kravitz on Bewitched but now she's on this Great Gildersleeve from September 20, 1950.
The Jolly Boys have suggestions for their idea of the perfect secretary for Gildy. Thankfully we also have Jimmy Dean, Julie London, Bing Crosby, Jim Reeves, Rosemary Clooney, Al Jolson and Blossom Dearie to offer their own style of help. Oh, I like their style. Listen for Your Humble Host's favorite Blossom song in this show, I think you'll agree.
Saddle Up with Your Humble Host as it's time for Western Adventure at it's best with Hopalong Cassidy!! We're out on our ranch location for today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 110, it's a February 3, 1951 episode of Hopalong Cassidy titled "Coming Attraction, Murder". Could be a double feature too with Hoppy and his side-kick California ready to take on another exciting case to solve. GIDDYAP, no time to lose!
In Volume 102 of Sounds Like Radio Marjorie wants the Bronco family and the GIldersleeves to meet. That means meeting Bronco's Aunt Victoria in this September 13, 1950 edition of The Great Gildersleeve. Seems though Gildersleeve's not thrilled with the meeting and has a few tricks up his sleeve. But Aunt Victoria holds some surprises for Gildersleeve too. Hmmm, the Aunt ain't all that bad.
Your Humble Host turns to Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Johnny Hartman, and Billie Holiday to all comment on this tricky situation. Let's listen to this very fine musical outing on today's Sounds Like Radio.
From the Bing Wing of the Library of Sound (LOS) comes another rare and not to be found anywhere but here Bing Crosby short show. From January 16, 1956 Bing returns with some musical ditties & Ken Carpenter and Bing talk about Navy water. It's an exclusive find straight from the Bing Vault of the Library of Sound. It's also fun to listen to. Your Humble Host is happy to bring another very rare Bing show to you today.
In Volume 108 of the Library of Sound it's elementary which classic detective show we should hear from next, none other than Sherlock Holmes. When I started reading detective stories (other than those written by Edgar Allan Poe) it was the Sherlock Holmes complete series of books I read first. That was what started my path on reading more classic detectives like Philip Marlowe, Nero Wolfe and many others. Today we have an episode of Sherlock that, like the Nero Wolfe radio shows we've presented here, is based on the actual Arthur Conan Doyle story as written. It stars the classic British duo (my favorite of the British Sherlock and Watsons) Carleton Hobbs & Norman Shelly. These 2 were perfect to me in their roles. I first heard their versions of Sherlock back in the 1970's and have been impressed ever since. Today we have one of their first Sherlock's it's from May 12, 1959 as they present the story of "The Man With The Twisted Lip".
Your Humble Host is ready for the beginning of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes! Enjoy.
In Volume 101 of The Great Gildersleeve it's the beginning of a new season on September 6, 1950. What better way to start than with a new Gildersleeve. Another historic Gildy for you as this is the first time the great Willard Waterman plays our hero. If you were to corner me and insist on an answer I'd have to admit Willard Waterman is my favorite Gildersleeve. Most people in fact who were around back in the day only remember Willard Waterman as the one who played Gildersleeve. And with the start of a brand new season comes news from "Little" Marjorie who is still a newlywed and with news a newlywed after a couple months might have. Find out as Patsy Cline, Desi Arnaz (Ricky Ricardo himself from I Love Lucy), Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, Louis Prima and Madeleine Peyroux all join your Humble Host to celebrate this new season, new Gildy and news from Marjorie.
By the way, the picture accompanying this episode is the historic occasion when BOTH of the Gildersleeves met, Harold Peary says goodbye as Willard Waterman enters to say hello. A warm welcome is how we greet Willard Waterman!
The most well known radio show of them all now emerges from The Library of Sound (LOS). The weed of crime bears bitter fruit as all will learn. Today Your Humble Host presents an early episode of The Shadow: "Death House Rescue" from September 26, 1937 starring Orson Welles. An innocent man is scheduled to fry unless The Shadow gets to the real culprits. But who knows where evil lurks? The Shadow knows.
Boris Karloff returns in today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 106 as he tells us the Rudyard Kipling Just So Story of How The Whale Got His Throat. Your Humble Host is proud to present these little stories and we hope you and your whole family will enjoy them too. Gather the kids for this short little tale from the Story Corner of the Library of Sound.
Your Humble Host is happy to bring you Sounds Like Radio's 100th episode. It's also historic considering this is also Harold Peary's final appearance on The Great Gildersleeve. Harold Peary thought he'd carry the show to CBS but Mr. Kraft had other ideas. We'll explain all about that and in today's GIldersleeve show from June 14, 1950 it's the end of the season for Gildy and the beginning of Summer vacation as Gildy plans to take a vacation on the houseboat with the whole family. But the Jolly Boys have plans of their own for that houseboat.
Oh me trouble's brewin' but no need to worry as we got plenty of help on hand as Astrud Gilberto, William Frawley (Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy also Bub from My 3 Sons), Buddy Ebsen (Uncle Jed from Beverly Hillbillies), Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday and Rosemary Clooney are all here to help not only the Gildy sitation but to celebrate our 100th Gildy & Music Sounds Like Radio show!! Get out a noisemaker and give a hoot for Sounds Like Radio!
Time to wriggle in your seats as Lights Out is our feature from Volume 105 of the Library of Sound. And today's story is a particular scary one all about the "Revolt of the Worms" as it was originally broadcast on October 13, 1942. It's creepy and it's crawly and it's not even the Addams Family. Listen to what happens when the worms revolt.
In Volume 99 of Sounds Like Radio Gildersleeve's dream of sailing a Houseboat come to life with Katherine. But things don't quite work out the way Gildy wants. A deserving bit of fun awaits Gildy from the Jolly Boys in this June 7, 1950 episode of the Great Gildersleeve. To help that dream of sailing away Houseboat style are Roy Rogers, lovely Connie Stevens, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee's flamingos, Jimmy Dean sings his most famous song while eating a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich and Doris Day wants us to be hers. OK by me. This is a fun show to listen to and the music is nice and warm just like the waters.
The Library of Sound (which is now LOS in our headings) returns with Volume 104 and another mysterious and exciting episode of BOOOOLD VENNNNTUURE!! That's the way they say it so that's the way we have to. Yep, Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall are back in another Bold Venture, today it's all about the "Forged Bill of Lading" from April 9, 1951. Your Humble Host can't wait to get aboard the Bogie boat, hope he's sailing today. Get set for a forgery laden Bill of Lading on BOOOOOLLD VENNNTUUUURE!!
It’s Volume 98 of Your Humble Host’s Sounds Like Radio and today we see Harold Peary’s stint as the Great Gildersleeve shortly about to go bye-bye. After today’s show from May 31, 1950 it’s just one more episode to go for Peary. But Gildy’s not worried about that, he’s anticipating his girlfriend, Katherine to invite him to a Sadie Hawkins Dance! That’s right it’s Sadie Hawkins day and Gildy’s waiting for an invite. So far, the phone hasn’t rung not even one ting-aling. Now that’s reason to worry.
We’ll find out what kind of advice we get for both Gildy and Katherine as we enjoy the lush sounds of Eddie Arnold, The King Sisters, a rare stereo ‘30’s record from Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Helen O’Connell, Al Jolson sings my Grandmother’s favorite song, Madeleine Peyroux & Fred Astaire (who better to advise on dancing, anyway?). Enjoy.
Turning to our Jean Shepherd Section Volume 103 of the Vast Library of Sound (A Note To All: from now on we'll abbreviate Library of Sound as L.O.S. in the headings for our Library of Sound shows as there is a VERY limited amount of words we can use in the headings) well, today we find a show Your Humble Host recorded on December 23, 1974. Ever find a telephone number in your wallet that you put there years ago and now have no idea whose it is? Well that's the situation as Jean decides to call that number with no name just to see who it is. We'll also hear a salute to popcorn. Get out the Jiffy Pop and get ready for fun with our very own master story-teller Jean Shepherd.
Today Your Humble Host pulls from the Bing Crosby wing of the Vast Library of Sound Volume 102 only to find a great original tape of Bing Crosby's Chesterfield show from February 6, 1952 with guest, none other than Holiday Inn co-star, Fred Astaire! This is another of my own tapes the sound of which is a vast improvement over that muffled mess you may find on the interwebs today. It always pays to go to the Library of Sound vault for the best in quality.
Get ready to sing with Bing and dance a jig with Fred.
Volume 97 has arrived with The Great Gildersleeve from May 24, 1950. In today's episode Marjorie's new husband has gotten a job selling houses, and the most convenient house around is GIldy's. Yipe! Gildy though thinks this would be a good time to get rid of that mean old neighbor, Mr. Bullard and have Bronco sell his house. Oh me, things are getting sticky in the Real Estate world in Summerfield.
But not to worry our very own Grandpa is here to to tell all of us his most famous tale. Also on hand with Your Humble Host are Dean Martin, Helen O'Connell, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Burl Ives and Barbara Mandrell, they're all here to give their take on the Real Estate Game.
Another goodie for you to sit back and enjoy.
Time for Volume 101 of the Library of Sound and another action packed episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. In today's show Johnny Dollar solves the case of the Markham Matter, originally broadcast November 18, 1956. Your Humble Host is ready for action so get set as Johnny Dollar is back!
In Volume 96 of Sounds Like Radio's Great Gildersleeve, Gildy decides to go fishing when Katherine tells him she's going sailing with someone else!! Originally broadcast on May 17, 1950 as trouble's a brewin' in love land for Gildy today. But not to worry, especially when you have Patsy Cline, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington, Louis Armstrong, Helen Ward, Slim Whitman & Louis Jordan all standing by to sing out for maybe just one fish Gildy might catch.
It's a fun show that Your Humble Host has for you today. Let's not waste another moment, hit the play button and get ready to smile a while.
We return to the Library of Sound for the grand 100th Volume and we find here to celebrate with us The Adventures of Philip Marlowe and the Case of The Persian Slippers from October 3, 1948. This is another of the original vintage Philip Marlowe shows starring the definitive voice of Philip Marlowe, the great Gerald Mohr. Mr. Mohr was a busy man on radio as he was in a variety of different radio shows including Jack Benny, also playing the original Archie Goodwin in vintage Nero Wolfe shows also in Phil Harris shows, westerns, dramas, you name it Gerald Mohr was there. But it was as Philip Marlowe where he was at his best. Listen for yourself and get set for Marlowe action and some dirty dealings from the bad guys.
In Volume 99 from the Vast Library of Sound we have the Great Gildersleeve (Harold Peary) here to tell us another classic story from his Stories For Children records. Today we hear all about Puss In Boots read to us by Gildy himself. These story-time editions of the Library of Sound are some of your Humble Host's favorite picks. Gather the kids or settle back for this little story yourself and enjoy.
It's Volume 95 of Sounds Like Radio and Your Humble Host is proud to announce the big day has finally arrived! Marjorie gets married today to Bronco. This was an historic show for the Great Gildersleeve as this show followed Gildersleeve's niece through time. Going from "little Marjorie" when she's first adopted by Gildy in the beginning 1943 episodes to May 10, 1950 as she is now a young lady getting married. This was one of the very few shows that had people maturing and growing in real time as the show went along. We even have a picture you see next to this episode that shows Marjorie, Gildy & Leroy all at the church for the Wedding from that special issue of Look magazine Harold Peary talks about.
All of our favorite singers were invited too to sing for a piece of the wedding cake. Today we'll hear from the Ink Spots (from the album I got when I was 5) also singing for their supper will be Patti Page, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly, Dean Martin, the Teddy Bears and Ted Lewis is there to officiate the wedding down that old church aisle. This is a fun show I think you're going to like.
From out of the Wild West and into "The Frightened Town" comes our favorite cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy! In Volume 98 from the western division of the Vast Library of Sound is another exciting story with Hoppy & his pal California, one of our favorites Andy Clyde. It was Andy Clyde who also starred with our very own Grandpa on Sounds Like Radio, Walter Brennan. Andy & Walter played 2 crotchety old friends on another favorite of mine, "The Real McCoys". Thanks to DVDs I'm watching the Real McCoys again and I love it. But before Andy joined Grandpa on the Real McCoys he was Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick and he's here right now in this January 20, 1951 edition of Hopalong Cassidy.
By the way, in the picture here that's next to today's show you see Hopalong, Andy Clyde and the one and only George Reeves the real Superman from television!! Superman himself played in several Hopalong movies before his Superman days began. OK now, let's ride.
It's story time on Volume 97 from the old Vast Library of Sound show today. The one and only Boris Karloff is here to tell us all about How The Rhinoceros Got his Skin. This is a classic Rudyard Kipling tale Boris is here to tell us in his own unique style. I love listening to Boris' stories even when they're not scary ones. Gather the kids or just relax and listen yourself to this very short and sweet Boris Karloff story.
From Volume 96 of the Vast Library of Sound comes the very first show Phil Harris and Alice Faye ever did for the Rexall people. I think Rexall was the one sponsor most associated with the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show due to the calming voice of Griff Barnett who was "your family druggist" and the voice of the Rexall commercials on the show. For a long time his voice reminded me of someone I had seen before, then it finally hit me, he was the guy that played Janet Leigh's father in the classic Christmas movie "A Holiday Affair" with Robert Mitchum. That was something that bothered me for years till I finally figured it out.
The Phil Harris and Alice Faye Show and the Jack Benny Show were the 2 funniest radio shows on. They are literally for me laugh out loud programs. Enjoy a laugh today from the Library of Sound.
Happy Easter and welcome to a special vintage edition of our Sounds Like Radio show from Volume 95 of our personal Library of Sound collection of early Sounds Like Radio shows. This was an Easter edition Your Humble Host recorded in the early 1990's featuring a Great Gildersleeve Easter show from April 25, 1943. A vintage but timeless Sounds Like Radio and a vintage Great Gildersleeve and it's all for a very special Easter Library of Sound right now!
Volume 94 of the Library of Sound opens up once again for this Easter special from tough guy private eye, Sam Spade! Even if the story isn't all about Easter the title sure is, "The Flopsy-Mopsy & Cottontail Caper" originally broadcast December 4, 1949. Howard Duff is back in the role he was born to play, Sam Spade on radio!
It's time once again for a visit with that master story teller, Jean Shepherd and a special holiday edition from the Library of Sound Volume 93 for Easter. From April 13, 1968 it's a classic episode of Inside Jean Shepherd. This is another rare one friends so enjoy it exclusively here on Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound!! Shep is here and he's ready for an Easter story so's Your Humble Host.
Volume 92 of the Library of Sound continues our Easter Week today with a funny one, it's the Jack Benny Easter Show from April 13, 1952. Jack and Mary take their stroll along with the Easter Parade. This show is loaded with funny guests including Phil Harris and Mr. Kitzel himself. Perry Como is here too with an Easter song for you as our bonus treat. Enjoy a laugh today with Your Humble Host here on the Library of Sound's Jack Benny Easter Show!! Happy Easter Everyone!
From Volume 91 of the Library of Sound comes this most unusual and memorable Easter episode of "Quiet Please". One of radio's best dramas presenting unusual and at times scary stories. Our story for Easter today is "Shadow of The Wings" originally heard on April 17, 1949. It's at times sad and at times beautiful. And now a very special Easter presentation for you.
The Library of Sound is celebrating Easter this entire week. Monday thru Friday each day we'll be presenting a different Easter episode of a classic radio show! We start Easter week off with this rarely heard Bing Crosby GE Easter Show from April 2, 1953 with Rosemary Clooney & jazz violinist and funny man-Joe Venuti, yes "This Is The Place".
This tape comes straight out of the Bing Vault from our Library of Sound, it is not to be found anywhere on the interwebs so enjoy it now only on Sounds Like Radio's Volume 90 from the Library of Sound. As an added bonus not only is this Bing show exclusively here but we're also playing you a Vintage Episode of Sounds Like Radio when Your Humble Host 1st recorded it back on April 6, 2003. It's a time traveling Easter episode today, enjoy.
The Library of Sound Volume 89 opens up and out pops a Bold Venture starring Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall. That ain't bad, this one's all about the Kuan Yin Statue and the intrigue it brings with it. From the Bold Venture files of April 2, 1951 Your Humble Host is proud Venture back into the Vast Library of Sound to present our next exciting episode with Bogie & Bacall.
From May 3, 1950 comes today's Great Gildersleeve on Volume 94. Everyone's getting ready for the coming wedding next week but when Bronco invites his old girlfriend and suddenly now goes missing the cry goes out, "Where's Bronco??". Everyone's concerned including Jaye P. Morgan who thinks he's just gone out for a long walk, Bing Crosby tells us about that Girl Friend also in today's show are Lola Albright from Peter Gunn, Dean Martin, Julie London, Jimmy Dean with a great lesson & Tony Bennett!! The great ones come out for Sounds Like Radio and the Gildy wedding and all just for you. Enjoy.
The picture next to Volume 94 comes straight from the actual Look magazine article Harold Peary mentions in today's show where they published several pictures of Marjorie's wedding on the Great Gildersleeve. Next week I'll include another picture from Look to go with the wedding show episode.
It's high time we returned to the home and office of Nero Wolfe as we delve into Volume 87 of the Library of Sound. This case is going to be a tough one for the big man as all suspects will have air-tight alibis. It's "Man Alive" another ORIGINAL Rex Stout Nero Wolfe story from the book "Three Doors To Death" dramatized here for you to puzzle with. Here are a few things to puz, a lady comes to Nero because she sees her supposedly already dead uncle in a crowd. After the visit with Nero the Uncle really turns up dead this time. Hold the phone, now what? Find out as we listen to another great Nero Wolfe mystery only here on a Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound edition.
It's Volume 88 of the Library of Sound as we celebrate April Fool's Day with Bing Crosby & Ken Carpenter with a special 15 minute show from March 31, 1955 with an improved version of a Bing featured song. And as a Bing Bonus in this Library of Sound Bing edition we'll hear Bing's 1960 recording of Peggy Lee's "It's a Good Day"! It is a good day any day with Bing!
Time for Sounds Like Radio Volume 93 and in Great Gildersleeve land it's April 26, 1950 and time for the Jolly Boys to come up with a wedding gift for Marjorie and Bronco. Their idea is a doozy. Least I kind of like it. But to help out with ideas on hand today we have Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy/grandfather Bub on My 3 Sons/or just plain Bill Frawley himself to sing a little ditty the Jolly Boys will do, also a Jo Stafford song from an interesting album, Bing Crosby has a trail in mind for the newlyweds, film noir actress Liz Scot sings to be sure Marjorie's all legal at the marriage, Nat King Cole has a 1000 other ideas, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris harmonize about a gift and best of all we get to sing along with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans all about the Happy Trails we'll be taking when we listen to today's Sounds Like Radio. Hit the play, I'm tired of talkin' and ready to roll.
It's Friday and that means we get to hear Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar solve the case of the Molly K Matter from March 14, 1955. Hear how Johnny works it out in this final Molly K chapter from our week long special from the Library of Sound here with Volume 86e.
Volume 86d from the Library of Sound is back for our Thursday edition of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and The Molly K Matter from March 13, 1955. Each day this week and concluding tomorrow it's a week long Johnny Dollar Investigation.
Library of Sound Volume 86c and our week long adventure with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar continues with this Wednesday edition of The Molly K Matter from October 12, 1955.
From October 11, 1955 Volume 86b of the Library of Sound comes Part 2 of Your Truly, Johnny Dollar and his investigation of the Molly K Matter. It's an exciting adventure each day this week on Sounds Like Radio with Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar!
In Volume 92 from Sounds Like Radio we have a very special episode of The Great Gildersleeve for it's here we hear about Marjorie & Leroy's late mother who was Gildersleeve's sister and the letter she left behind with her hopes for her children. Gildy comes across it in the attic while looking for the wedding dress Marjorie would like to wear, her mother's.
This is a nice episode and one of the reasons this series stands out from most others, its dramatic, touching and yet funny. This is a show concerned with weddings and to help out with the dress and even the ring we have some fine singers and their ideas, Peggy Lee in a nice and unusual song, a visit from Crazy Gugenheim, Gale Storm (My Little Marjorie herself), Bing Crosby, and from my old album (pictured here) from when I was a little kid-Sophie Tucker and her matrimonial ideas and to close out Al Jolson with a little ditty he contributes. Well, it's a fun show filled with good feelings and good music. Enjoy.
Get ready for a week long adventure with Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and The Molly K Matter. It's a Monday through Friday Johnny Dollar show starting today and each day this week concluding on Friday. From the Library of Sound let's start the investigation with one of the best radio detectives right now as we listen to Part One of The Molly K Matter from October 10, 1955.
It's that time of year again as Sounds Like Radio celebrates the wearin' of the green with a very special vintage March 2000 Sounds Like Radio show. From the archives comes this classic St. Patty's Day show with Bing Crosby Irish music and even a Crazy Gugenhiem Irish ditty along of course with a St. Patty's Day Great Gildersleeve episode in between the Irish tunes. Your Humble Host has his green derby on with the 4 leaf clover on the side. Enjoy this classic vintage episode from the Sounds Like Radio archives.
Time to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with our favorite holiday guy, Jean Shepherd! From our Vast Library of Sound comes Volume 85 and a March 17, 1972 Jean Shepherd show from St. Patty's Day itself! Find out what they mean by Top of The Mornin' (or is that top it off) as Shep stops in a Dublin, Ireland tavern for breakfast and there ain't a scrambled egg in sight. But plenty of happy juice to go round. Let's join Jean in a round, I'll have a green Sarsaparilla bartender.
The original Philip Marlowe radio series starts up today on the Library of Sound Volume 84! From September 26, 1948 Gerald Mohr who was radio's definitive Philip Marlowe investigates the case of the Red Wind (which was an original Raymond Chandler short story too). From our Vast Library of Sound Volume 84 comes the very first Gerald Mohr episode of Philip Marlowe. This is Your Humble Host's favorite radio voice for Philip Marlowe, Gerald Mohr was born for the role.
Get ready to track the bad guys old style with radio's toughest detective, Philip Marlowe!
In Volume 91 of today's Great Gildersleeve from April 12, 1950 Leroy wants to make money. Gildy advises Leroy to be smart about it, Leroy comes up with his smart idea of using a goat as his business partner! The goat and Gildy? They don't exactly get along. To help Leroy out with his new business Burl Ives, Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland with a really neat song from a Bing radio show, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee & to round out the the advice corner is none other than our very own Grandpa!! He's here and he knows where to find a goat and where he likes it best.
Your Humble Host may not like goats but he likes this show. Enjoy.
It's time we got back to good old western adventure here on the Library of Sound. What better way than with our favorite cowboy around these parts, Hopalong Cassidy! Today Hoppy's after the "Killer In Black" A Hopalong Cassidy adventure as it was originally broadcast January 27, 1951. Take the reins in hand and let's ride out with Hoppy and good old California (that's his pal, not a state).
On Volume 90 of Sounds Like Radio the theme is home. Going Home, Leaving Home and Returning Home that's the subject today. For Gildy's concerned with where Marjorie & Bronco will be living after they get married. To help with the very idea of family and home are Burl Ives, Petula Clark, Bing Crosby, Crystal Gayle (pictured with this episode), Dinah Washington and even our favorite- Grandpa stops by to talk about family and home. And then a very special song by Johnny Mathis that hit home for my brother and me. From April 5, 1950 comes today's Great Gildersleeve episode.
Sit back and enjoy.
From the Library of Sound Volume 82 comes "Inside Jean Shepherd" an original tape I recorded on November 20, 1974. Today Jean's here to talk all about the "Now Generation", you know, us cool folks. Gather 'round you cat's and let's chill with Shep.
In Volume 89 of Sounds Like Radio it's time for The Great Gildersleeve from March 29, 1950 as our boy Gildy invites the persnickety old Judge Hooker to stay at his house while the Judge's place is being de-bugged! Now Gildy has to suffer with the Judge's health food diet, Birdy has to cook it and Gildy's headed for the couch! Oh dear, what a house guest. Well to help out the situation we offer some of the finest music you haven't heard in quite a while, listen as Dean Martin, Helen O'Connell, Bing Crosby, Julie London, Jackie DeShannon (pictured here) and even the great actor Jeff Chandler sings a little ditty all for Gildy's and our benefit. It's a fun show filled with mirth and music.
You're in for a treat today as we listen to Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall starring in the very first episode of their one and only radio series, BOLD VENTURE!! Your Humble Host is proud to present Bold Venture, episode titled Deadly Merchandise originally broadcast March 26, 1951. A rarely heard radio series up until now straight from the Library of Sound to your speakers. Enjoy, BOLD VENTURE!!!
Volume 88 of Sounds Like Radio sees Marjorie & Bronco trying to get their families on more friendly terms. They have an idea to all go on a picnic by the lake with a little sailing. Sounds good to Your Humble Host. Joseph Kearns (Mr. Wilson from Dennis The Menace) is back as Bronco's father. So let's all sing & sail with J.P. Morgan, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Helen Ward, Arthur Tracy, Jo Stafford. Even Uncle Jed (Buddy Ebsen from The Beverly Hillbillies) will be on hand to reassure us that Everything's OK. From March 22, 1950 hear now The Great Gildersleeve!
Celebrate Valentine's Day in style with a Bing Crosby Shortie Show! Bing sings and talks about Valentine's Day and what better time for it? With another exclusive tape from my very own Library of Sound vault comes a Bing show with improved sound for the whole show and new & improved versions of the original songs to boot. From February 14, 1955 brace yourself for Cupid's arrow and lets listen to this Bing Holiday exclusive edition.
In Volume 87 of the Great Gildersleeve from March 15, 1950 Gildy is thinking more and more of marriage. Katherine is too, then Gildy looks for an exit. Careful what you wish for Gildy. As Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Barbara Mandrell, Arthur Godfrey and Billie Holiday are all here to help Gildy in his desperate hour.
Your Humble Host is here too to guide us through the muck & mire our boy Gildy's gotten himself into. Enjoy the fun along with us.
From Volume 79 of our Vast Library of Sound comes the funniest show on radio, The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show. Today Phil's looking to train little Alice how to sing then Frankie helps Phil look for a new singer for the show. It's a funny one originally broadcast January 14, 1951. Your Humble Host invites you to have a laugh with us. Enjoy.
In Volume 86 of Sounds Like Radio we find Gildy creating a kitchen spatula-knife with his name on it for Katherine, his sweetie. Katherine's knife is broken and our man Gildersleeve invents a knife everyone seems to like. Let's get creative with Gildy in this Great Gildersleeve from March 8, 1950.
Even our great host of singers contribute a few ideas of their own for names for a knife. As we enjoy the sounds of Jo Stafford, Sammy Davis Jr., then Bing Crosby enters the studio with his idea, Betty Boop goes barefoot in the winter, Al Jolson has a grand name in mind for the knife, Jimmy Dean tells us about a frilly shirt and Ella Fitzgetald says it's all good.
Your Humble Host agrees, it is all good and it's all here for you now!
Tonight Sam Spade’s called in to solve the Dead Duck Caper. I wonder if Sam even likes Duck? The great Howard Duff is back again as the wise cracking private eye who's never out of wild ideas.
Find out what happens in this February 2, 1947 episode of the Adventures of Sam Spade in today’s Library of Sound Volume 78 Detective edition.
Welcome to Sounds Like Radio Volume 85. As Marjorie prepares for the wedding it’s shower time now but what will the men do? Marjorie asks Gildersleeve to take Bronco’s father out on the town. So off they go, Joseph Kearns (Dennis The Menace’s Mr. Wilson) as Bronco’s father and Gildy they have a rather surprising time too. Listen for the fun with "Mr. Wilson" & Gildy in this March 1, 1950 show.
Also celebrating the night on the town will be Burl Ives, Al Jolson, Blossom Dearie, Nancy Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dinah Washington. Some good time going to town music today! Enjoy.
A trip down memory lane for me as I was still in High School when I recorded this tape for the ages and little did I realize for you too. Today another one of my very own exclusive Jean Shepherd tapes I recorded on October 25, 1974. Now it's Volume 77 of Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound. In this one Jean's all set to talk about the many many Talents of the Oaf. The oafs are proud too to show off their varied talents.
Sit back and relax and join Jean as he marvels at the oaf.
It's Volume 84 of Sounds Like Radio and in this February 22, 1950 show the Great Gildersleeve wants to be President of the Jolly Boys just so he gets to travel to a convention. He's sure the rest of the Jolly Boys can't wait to unanimously elect him. Uh huh. Enjoy the fun in this show along with our great traveling to a convention music with Frank Sinatra, Joni James & Bing Crosby. Then we throw out the rulebook and play music with no theme at all except it's just some of my favorite sounding songs of all time. Hear the wondrous voices of Julee Cruise, Roy Orbison & LeAnn Rimes.
An episode today that's a real treat to the ears from Your Humble Host. Enjoy.
It’s time for a Library of Sound edition from Sounds Like Radio! Today Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is back on the case with the Big Scoop Matter from November 11, 1956. Listen along with Your Humble Host as Johnny solves another challenging case!
With Volume 83 Sounds Like Radio returns to normalcy with a show that is NOT a holiday show! We’re back to the great classic pop singers and the continuation of The Great Gildersleeve saga! In today’s February 15, 1950 show Gildy’s worried that Marjorie & Bronco are going to elope! Have they, will they, or have the wedding day jitters gotten to Gildy?
Find out as we also will be enjoying the sounds of a Frank Sinatra-Keely Smith duet, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Patti Page, Al Jolson, the world’s greatest entertainer & cute as a button-Gale Storm, Margie herself from My Little Margie. Your Humble Host has shaken off the months of holiday cheer and back to our regular cheer with Volume 83 of Sounds Like Radio.
It's time to say bye-bye to the old year and hello to the new. Welcome everyone to an All New New Years Special here on our Sounds Like Radio show. Today we'll celebrate with some New Year Musical Goodies along with a December 28, 1949 New Year's episode from The Great Gildersleeve.
A New Year Show wouldn't be a New Year Show without Guy Lombardo and it wouldn't be Sounds Like Radio without Bing Crosby. You'll hear from both along with Ella Fitzgerald & Bobby Darin as we celebrate the New Year with you! Put on your party hat and find that noise maker and join us in the festivities!
We’re back with another NEW 2021 Christmas Special! This is Volume 7 of our series of Christmas Special shows featuring the greatest Christmas music you may not have heard in a while and a Great Gildersleeve Christmas show too. We started our Christmas Sounds Like Radio shows in 2020 with Volumes 1 thru 5 (we keep them available on this podcast to you all year long for those who like Christmas music even when it’s not Christmas time).
This year we’ve presented Volume 6 and now here’s Volume 7! This is the Great Gildersleeve episode we had to skip a couple months ago since this is a Christmas show from December 21, 1949 when Marjorie & Bronco have a very special announcement and Gildy has a very touching gift for Marjorie. This is one of the best written episodes of the Gildy series.
This is the main reason we present the Great Gildersleeve each week, it was such a quality written show, amusing and at times quite touching and emotional. This episode is an example.
Enjoy our wonderful Christmas music we have for you here and also a very nice Christmas episode of The Great Gildersleeve. (By the way, that's Julie London pictured here with this show dressed as Santa as she’ll be singing us a really sweet song today on Volume 7 too.)
It’s definitely Christmas in the air time and we are back with an all new 2021 Christmas Special for you involving just some of the finest Christmas music you could ask for and a Great Gildersleeve we had to skip a month or 2 ago but saved it for now because it’s a special Christmas show. This is the December 14, 1949 show that would become a traditional Christmastime story each year (though done a little differently each year) in the future of Gildy.
Just a few of the great singers you’ll hear today are Peggy Lee, Dean Martin, Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby (couldn’t do a Christmas show without this guy) and more including a special visit from Grandpa with one of his Christmas stories we love to hear.
No more hints as to what’s coming, time to listen and enjoy the holidays with Sounds Like Radio.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 56 comes Chapter 5 in our Monday thru Friday weekday editions of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. These are the very 1st of the weekday shows ever broadcast.
Listen now to the conclusion of “The Macormack Matter” Part 5 from October 7, 1955 starring THE Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 55 comes Chapter 4 in our Monday thru Friday weekday editions of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. These are the very 1st of the weekday shows ever broadcast.
Listen now to “The Macormack Matter” Part 4 from October 6, 1955 starring THE Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 54 comes Chapter 3 in our Monday thru Friday weekday editions of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. This was the beginning of the weekday versions of Johnny Dollar.
Listen now to “The Macormack Matter” Part 3 from October 5, 1955 starring THE Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 53 comes Chapter 2 in our Monday thru Friday weekday editions of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. These are the very 1st of the weekday shows ever broadcast.
Listen now to “The Macormack Matter” Part 2 from October 4, 1955 starring THE Johnny Dollar, Bob Bailey.
From the Vast Library of Sound we’re proud to present the 1st of the Monday thru Friday weekday short shows of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar!
Every day this week we’ll be listening to a new chapter in the “Macormack Matter” which will then conclude on Friday. Bob Bailey was featured on these well written and produced 5 day a week episodes, each began on a Monday, continued through the week and the ending was heard on a Friday.
I think you’re going to really like these. From October 3, 1955 here’s our Monday edition of this week’s story.
Volume 74 with The Great Gildersleeve November 23, 1949 episode. This is the show where the winner was announced of the Name That Gildersleeve Song contest. Also you’ll hear the Jolly Boys as they want to form their own band with Gildy on the trombone.
Now for an explanation, we had to skip this show when it was originally scheduled after Sounds Like Radio's Vol. 73 (that was the 11/16/49 episode) BECAUSE this episode mentions Thanksgiving that is coming up. So while I wouldn’t call this a Thanksgiving show, it is mentioned, so we saved it for now at this “more convenient hour” or in this case more relevant time period.
By the way that's Tammy Wynette (seen in our fall type picture on our Anchor podcast site next to this show) who will sing a moving song in today's show.
Next Week we will feature our Classic Thanksgiving Holiday Show with all the fixin’s!!
From Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Volume 50 comes another exciting tale of the old West, Hopalong Cassidy and The Case of The Last Word from January 6, 1951. Time to ride out once again with Your Humble Host as guide for more Hoppy adventure!
Your Humble Host thinks it’s high time we heard another Sam Spade detective classic from the Vast Library of Sound Volume 49.
So here it is, Sam Spade investigates the Adam Figg Caper from October 5, 1947. Effie, where’s my coffee?
Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Volume 48 is pleased to bring you another classic Raymond Chandler story of Philip Marlowe: The Lady In The Lake as it was originally broadcast on November 7, 1977.
Get set as Your Humble Host brings you detective story telling at it’s best.
There’s good news today as Sounds Like Radio’s Volume 82 arrives with the Great Gildersleeve & music to match. Today from February 8, 1950 we find Gildy’s niece and her fiancé having their first “discussion”. Never fear Gildy will fix it, or will he? Find out as you enjoy the musical stylings of Dean Martin, sultry Lola Albright, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington, Don Williams, Gordon Jenkins & Jimmy Durante!
Sterling Holloway will also be on hand to straighten out the mystery of his song from “Remember the Night” that we talked about in Sounds Like Radio Vol. 80. You can see in our show’s featured picture today Sterling singing the song from the movie with Barbara Stanwyck.
Now let's enjoy.
You've seen the movie, now hear the radio version direct from the Vast Library of Sound to you. Bing Crosby & Ann Blyth get together to perform this movie on the Lux Radio Theater on September 26, 1949. Back in the good old days you couldn't buy the movie on video or disc if you wanted to experience the movie at home you'd have to find the radio adaptation being performed and hope you caught it when it was on. Hmm, no recordings of radio shows, no videos, no discs, no TV who said these were the good old days anyway?
Here on the Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound Your Humble Host has come to the rescue! Hear the radio version now and then watch the movie or watch the movie then check out the radio version. Either way you're in for a good time with another great Bing Crosby edition from the Library of Sound! Ohh, I can't wait anymore...
From Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound we happily present the debut of the funniest laugh out loud radio show I ever hoid, The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show!! From April 25, 1948 comes a show where Phil’s kids, baby Alice & Phyllis come visit their Dad at woik. Oh, I’m a smilin’ already.
We’ve featured so many holiday episodes recently you may have forgotten about the date that brung us, the Great Gildersleeve & Music like you just don’t hear anymore.
Today Gildy wants to learn to do the Samba & it ain’t gonna be pretty. From Feburary 1, 1950 comes a 2 steppin’ Gildy show with music from Sergio Mendes, Dean Martin, Bette Midler, Bing Crosby, Astrud Gilbeerto & Al Jolson.
Now that’s what I call a show. OK, hit the button.
Sounds Like Radio’s Library of Sound Volume 45 is proud to present for the first time a radio detective classic that I’ve loved since I first heard it. It’s Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar st. the best Johnny Dollar – Bob Bailey!
This show has always reminded me of my favorite TV detective show, Mannix. This is like a radio version of Mannix and I think you’re going to enjoy it as much as I. Here is an episode called “The Kirby Will Matter” originally broadcast February 2, 1957. But it’s here now direct from the Vast Library of Sound just for you.
What better time to listen to a classic story of a mean old witch than now? Here's another classic tale, Hansel & Gretel, as told by our very own Great Gildersleeve from Volume 2 of his special set of Capitol Records from 1946 "Children's Stories as Told by the Great Gildersleeve"!These are the rare 78's from Gildy and what better place to find them than right here on the place for Gildersleeve, Sounds Like Radio and Your Humble Host's Library of Sound presentations. This is Volume 40 from Vast Library of Sound Vaults. Listen and enjoy!
Hopalong Cassidy is getting jumpy in this Library of Sound Volume 39 spooky type edition. Today's episode "Bayou Drums Mean Death" from 10/27/51 sees our favorite cowboy & his faithful sidekick California deep in the Bayou country and things is getting hairy. Hold on to your cowboy hats for a special mystery magic Hoppy.
In another exclusive Shep show from our Library of Sound Volume 38 it's a Jean Shepherd eerie type story. Listen as he tells of the time he drove thru the Black Forest of Romania, Dracula country! It was not a lot of fun either.
Enjoy this Jean Shepherd radio show Your Humble Host recorded on May 4, 1977 which was originally first broadcast on September 9, 1971. The sound quality is excellent and the time is always right for Shep!
In today's Great Gildersleeve (1/25/50) Gildy is prompted by Marjorie to invite Bronco’s parents over for dinner. The pressure’s on the great man to make a perfect evening to impress the future in-laws. It’s all on today’s Sounds Like Radio show Volume 80 as Your Humble Host is dressed to impress along with Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby, Patti Page (pictured along with this episode) & Ray Charles. You too are cordially invited to dine with Birdy and her rump roast.
Nero Wolfe returns to Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Volume 37! Listen as Nero Wolfe is "Cordially Invited To Meet Death" (Yipe!) originally broadcast February 20, 1982. From the Rex Stout book “Black Orchids” an exciting story with lots of surprises. Another goodie as only Your Humble Host can present. Listen now and get set for mystery at it’s best.
Ahh, romance is in the air. Least Gildy plans it to be. The Great Gildersleeve (January 18, 1950) invites his girl, Kathrine Milford, over to cook dinner(!). Yep, that’s the plan for romance so thinks our boy Gildy. We’ll try to help him out with our great selection of tunes all from singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Gordon Macrae, Eartha Kitt, Jimmy Dean (pictured with this episode), Bing Crosby, Dusty Springfield & none other than a dreaming Dean Martin. Oh yes, they’re all here along with your Humble Host as we can feel romance abounding. Well, with tough cookie Katherine Milford, good luck.
Saddle Up & Get Ready to Ride Out for Western Cowboy Adventure! Yeah, I can't hide my enthusiasm for these great Hoppy westerns. Today from our Vast Library of Sound Volume 36 we have another great Hopalong Cassidy classic radio show for you "Bad Medicine At Rimrock" from January 13, 1951. Hoppy's original sidekick California is back where he belongs as played by the original California himself the wonderful Andy Clyde! Who will always be Cully from the Timmy & Lassie shows or George McMichael from the Real McCoys to me. Hoppy & California look into another intriguing case. I can't wait, hit that play button already!
From the Sounds Like Radio Vast Library of Sound Volume 35 comes another neat little classic Bing Crosby radio show. Your Humble Host is proud to present the June 8, 1956 show where Ken & Bing discuss diets and where the music is never far behind. Listen and enjoy as your Humble Hosts Sings Like Bing and we listen to another rare one together.
Sounds Like Radio Volume 78 is here and we see the Great Gildersleeve (1/11/50) and the Jolly Boys all doing their part to help a "DP" from France. While they try to help out they should also have tried to help me pronounce the many French woids I have had to mangle in this French themed show. But the good news is some of the best Frenchie type music from Doris Day (pictured here in French style), Bing Crosby, Eartha Kitt, Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole & Sarah Vaughn. Settle back and enjoy listening to me stumble over French and hear that great music and Gildy all go French while all in English.
From our Vast Library of Sound Volume 34 comes a classic Jean Shepherd radio show vintage September 1974 as he talks about school days with Miss E. McCullough teaching Shakespeare and reading assignments. It’s back to school time with Shep and for all of us. You'll be singing the blues with Shep but at least this time no one has to stay after school. As Miss E. McCullough says, "Enjoy, Enjoy".
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 33 we have something pretty special for you today as we present a Jack Benny Show from April 4, 1948 with special guests The Ink Spots & our very own Bing Crosby! This is a funny show with a rare appearance from one of Sounds Like Radio's favorite singers, The Ink Spots. Also you'll hear a famous Jack Benny comedy routine. Bing & Jack have a little comedy patter and Bing sings a song as do The Ink Spots. A funny program with great singers, what more could you want? Give it a listen and smile a while.
In today’s Sounds Like Radio Episode 77 we find The Great Gildersleeve worried about making a good impression with Bronco’s parents. A special treat also will be to hear Joseph Kearns (TV’s Mr. Wilson on Dennis The Menace) portray Bronco’s father. It’s a get together celebration between the Gildy family and the Bronco family today on the January 4, 1950 episode.
The musical accent is on love and parties and the differences between folks imagined and real. Hear how Jimmy Durante, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Shelly Fabares (pictured here with this Epis. 77), Phil Harris, Sarah Vaughn, Sammy Davis Jr., Judy Garland and a special encore from our House Singer Bing! It’s all good stuff today and it’s all for you to enjoy. So, let the good times roll!
The Library of Sound Volume 32 is back with a special little story from The Great Gildersleeve himself. As he tells the story of Jack and the Beanstalk as heard from one of the rare Gildersleeve story albums from 1945. This was actually Capitol record’s first-ever such release for children. Call for the kids to gather round or just settle down yourself for a short but sweet little story told by our very own Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve. Enjoy this rare record.
In today’s fun adventure into love has Gildersleeve worried that Marjorie is seeing too much of Bronco. His solution? Bring back an old beau of Marjorie and hope for a little competition. We’ve got music for Marjorie and all the good apples out there as Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Johnny Tillotson, The Teddy Bears, Perry Como, Dionne Warwick, Vaughn Monroe, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme all join in their collective efforts to enthrall and entertain. They succeed too, listen now as Your Humble Host brings you the December 7, 1949 episode of The Great Gildersleeve and that singular music you’ll only hear on Sounds Like Radio Episode 76!
Sam Spade started out with this case on radio and now so do we. Today from Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Volume 31 we’re listening to Spade’s 1st case, “Sam & The Psyche” from 8/2/46. Howard Duff stars and that guarantees a fun and tough show. Hit that detective music, we’re ready for some cool sleuthing.
We’re Headin’ West With Hopalong Cassidy in today’s Hoppy episode from 1/1/50 entitled “Dead Man’s Hand”. It’s our western adventure today from Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Volume 30. I’m ready to hear Hoppy’s great laugh, let’s listen!
Looks like a new neighbor has moved in but is a bit too pushy for Gildy, or is it that Gildy is a bit too much of a doormat? Find out in today’s Sounds Like Radio Episode 75 of The Great Gildersleeve from 11/30/49. But that’s only ½ of the show, listen for the great music we have in store today as we turn our musical attention to: Dean Martin, Lola Albright from Peter Gunn fame, William Frawley we know him as Bub from My 3 Sons or Fred from I Love Lucy, Annie Oakley herself-Gail Davis, Bing Crosby is here with a great song, Petula Clark’s travelin’, Ukelele Ike (voice of Jiminy Cricket) Cliff Edwards sings from the heart & The Crystals sing us a goodie to hold us till next time.
This show’s packed with goodies & I want to hear it.
Time for Philip Marlowe to investigate from The High Window, another classic case written by Raymond Chandler himself. Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound Volume 29 travels down those dark rain soaked streets with the toughest Private Eye around, Philip Marlowe. Listen now to another classic radio dramatization of this Chandler Marlowe classic. I've got my fedora and trench coat on, OK, I'm ready if you are!
In Sounds Like Radio’s Volume 73 the REAL identity & origin of the supposed Gildersleeve song is revealed. Your Humble Host just knew it was not really a Gildy song. We play you the original song which came 4 years before the Gildy show.
Then in today’s 11/16/49 Gildy episode Gildersleeve tries to get Marjorie’s boyfriend, Bronco a job at the water department where Gildy works. Is it possible? Well, we open up the spickets of good music at this news as we listen to the great sounds of Dennis Morgan, Eva Cassidy, Mercy, then Grandpa is woken from his nap, Al Jolson starts a song, as Jim Reeves, Bing Crosby, Rosalie Allen and Nancy Sinatra all continue the great musical parade.
It’s fun, interesting, & funny and it’s all good stuff. Let's all hit that play button and enjoy.
Your Humble Host is happy to bring you another look into the life and times of our favorite storyteller, Jean Shepherd. This time we listen to my 11/1/74 recording of Inside Jean Shepherd as he talks of many things including Real Life Vs. Drama, Games People Play & Family fights & sayings & Joining the Army and being forced to make a classification choice.
Your Humble Host is here with another mystery that you won’t want to miss. The one and only Nero Wolfe is on the case today from our Vast Library of Sound Volume 27. Today’s story: “The Cop Killer” from the Rex Stout book “Triple Jeopardy” originally broadcast February 6, 1982. The Dragnet's out and Nero's clients are wanted.
Today’s Sounds Like Radio Volume 72 is kind of special. What we have is a really nice story of how Gildersleeve tries to provide Marjorie a little tenderness as her Mother might have. Marjorie is missing a mother in this touching November 9, 1949 episode of The Great Gildersleeve.
Keeping this in mind we provide you with music all about Mother and what it means. Doing their part for Mom are Bing Crosby, Shirley Caesar, a speaking Stan Kenton, Rosemary Clooney, Burl Ives, The Shangri-Las, Danny O'Keefe & Jo Stafford. A very special show today on Sounds Like Radio Volume 72, we hope you'll enjoy it too.
It's that time again to sit back and enjoy another brief visit with Bing Crosby & Ken Carpenter in what we call one of Bing's Shortie shows. This one is from August 7, 1956, it's another rare show straight from our Vast Library of Sound Vol. 26. We're laid back and ready, hit that play button. Ahh, it's Bing time.
All the greatest detectives love it here on the Library of Sound editions of Sounds Like Radio! We're proud to bring you another classic vintage detective, Sam Spade played, as no one else could do it, by Howard Duff. A tough guy detective with a running line of smart remarks to keep us on top of the action. Another one of my favorite detective shows and I'm so pleased to bring it to you from the Vast Library of Sound. Get ready, this show moves fast.
Welcome to Episode 71 of Sounds Like Radio! Today Gildy’s figured another way to win Nurse Milford, take her to the carnival. Only Young Doc Olson’s figured the same. Hear how we figure out the great music for today as we listen to Mr. Kitzel, the hot dog man, in his very first appearance here also Barbara Mandrell has her comments, Jimmy Dean’s got advice to offer along with breakfast, Billie Holiday understands Gildy, Bing Crosby offers his thoughts on how to keep that new nurse gal & Carly Simon, Arthur Tracy and Lizabeth Scott (pictured with this episode) all follow suit with their own unique stylings. This is a show that’s good from start to finish. Grab some cotton candy and get sticky with us.
From the Vast Library of Sound Volume 24 comes another great Western adventure that’s also a lot of fun. Join Hoppy & his real side kick California as they follow “Murder On The Trail” originally broadcast 2/12/50. Your Humble Host enjoys these Hoppy adventures as much as you will too. Saddle up, let’s ride!
Welcome to Vol. 23 from Your Humble Host's Vast Library of Sound, a special edition of Sounds Like Radio.
Today we listen as Jean Shepherd (the creator responsible for “A Christmas Story) talks about buying a new car and all that goes along with it. Another fascinating aspect of life that Jean Shepherd occasionally delves into on his show. A show I originally taped on August 9, 1975.
Here it is, another tape pulled from my Vast Library of Sound and kindly brought to you for your enjoyment. Always interesting and never dull, that’s just what we do on Sounds Like Radio & also on our special Library of Sound editions.
In today’s Great Gildersleeve (10/26/49) Gildy finds out he has a rival for his new girlfriend's, Nurse Milford, affections. He’s worried and finds out for himself what his rival and Nurse Milford are up to. Gildy’s all wet in this Sounds Like Radio Episode 70. We here all try to come up with ways to advise Gildy on what to do. Listen as Andy Williams, Lena Horne, our own Grandpa (Walter Brennan), Emmylou Harris, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Al Jolson & Blossom Dearie all come up with their own thoughts for Gildy.
Pictured with this episode is Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour & Bing Crosby all playing the Sweet Potato as seen in the movie Road To Singapore. We talk about this too in today’s fun show. Enjoy.
Welcome to another classic short show from Bing Crosby. These are the "Unplugged" editions of Bing's radio shows where thing are nice & easy. Relax, have a cup of coffee or tea along with Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound Volume 22 edition of The Bing Crosby Show from July 27, 1956.
Exciting News! Hopalong Cassidy Comes To Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound Vol. 21 for the very first time! Fun and great action await as you ride with Hopalong and his pal California in this episode called "Death Paints A Picture" from 6/4/50. These are exciting stories of western lore. Hoppy started in movies then to radio and finally his own TV show. He was a very very popular cowboy star of the '40's and '50's who was known for selling all kinds of Hopalong merchandise to kids, belts, hats, pistols, mugs, cereal bowls, chaps, shirts, underwear, spoons, plates, you name it Hoppy sold it. I'm sold already on listening to Hoppy on the radio! Now if I could only get a Hoppy mug. You'll love hearing Hopalong laugh, it's my favorite part of every show.
The Great Gildersleeve (10/19/49) and the whole family has had it with Leroy’s cat. Gildy tries to find it a new home. We're home now with the great music all with a cat theme for today. Hear the way Your Humble Host weaves in the music of Louis Jordan, Felix The Cat, Dorothy Shay (pictured with this episode), Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Ernest Tubb, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, Louis Armstrong & Doris Day. It’s a beautiful thing to hear and witness. Listen to another classic episode of Sounds Like Radio all done for you and for free.
Sounds Like Radio’s special Library of Sound Volume 20 edition is here with another Rex Stout great Nero Wolfe detective mystery. Your Humble Host is proud to bring you, “Counterfeit For Murder”! Another classic Nero Wolfe story that originally appeared in the book “Homicide Trinity”. Listen, see if you can solve the case along with our chubby detective.
In today’s Great Gildersleeve (10/12/49) he has a date with Nurse Milford but she’s busy at the hospital. Gildy waits it out in the expectant Father’s waiting room. Luckily his pals join him and Gildy helps out a new nervous father. Good Deeds Done in Episode 68 of Sounds Like Radio. And the good deeds continue with music from Joni James, Burl Ives, Connie Stevens!, a cut from Your 5 Year old Humble Host’s original “new” Ink Spots album, a George Jones & Tammy Wynette duet, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington & Carson Robison makes sense of it all. The Greatest music each week is all we have to offer and a fun Gildersleeve show to boot. Join the fun, no waiting here.
Sounds Like Radio’s Library of Sound opens up with Volume 19 and reveals a classic Philip Marlowe detective mystery! This was Raymond Chandler’s 2nd Marlowe novel & our 2nd Marlowe story featured on the Library of Sound. It’s a by the book adaptation of a classic story, and that’s the type Your Humble Host likes. Join us as we travel down those lonely rain soaked streets headed for trouble, that’s where we live as we say Farewell My Lovely.
A fun show today as The Great Gildersleeve (10/5/49) and his new funny little Honey go out on a double date with Marjorie & her new boyfriend, Bronco. A history making show Your Humble Host will explain. Also history making in today’s Sounds Like Radio Episode 67 is a first time visit from Lola Albright!! (She’s pictured here on the website for Episode 67.) Now Lola is the gal who played the singer on Peter Gunn. Joining the singer’s fest with Lola are Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Betty Boop, Bobby Breen, Vaughn Monroe & Patsy Cline (with new a orchestration)!
Your Humble Host assembles the music and the Gildy's all for you. Have a good time on this date with the Gildy bunch & our not to be forgotten music.
Your Humble Host invites you to enjoy another great short Bing Crosby Show, this one from 7/25/56. These are very pleasant scaled down versions of Bing's shows. Just an enjoyable bit of time spent with Bing. What more can you ask for?
In Episode 66 of Sounds Like Radio the theme is meeting! As the Great Gildersleeve in the 9/28/49 show will be meeting his new girlfriend and so will our music be meetin’ & greetin’ too. Meet Doris Day, Bing Crosby, Phil Harris, Cher, the Hoosier Hotshots, Rosie Clooney, the Carpenters, & Crazy Gugenheim (Frank Fontaine) as they all stop by to say Howdy, glad to meet ya. Your Humble Host is glad to see you too. Enjoy.
Sounds Like Radio’s back with another Vast Library of Sound Edition, Vol. 17, a Jean Shepherd radio classic from April 27, 1966. It’s amazing how timeless Shep’s shows are. You can hear a Shep show from 50 years ago and it sounds like it was just on today. Listen as Shepherd talks all about the Barber Shop.
Welcome to Volume 16 of Sounds Like Radio's Vast Library of Sound, the special editions we feature here from our tape library. Today it's a Jean Shepherd radio show recorded by Your Humble Host on January 22, 1975. Listen as he tells his wild stories of driving on the highways & bi-ways across the land. Jean Shepherd was the master storyteller on radio, this is where he was at his very best. Forget his movies and TV stuff, radio was where he was master of his domain. OK, hit the play and enjoy Jean Shepherd from my tape from 1/22/75.
Welcome to the latest edition of Sounds Like Radio’s Vast Library of Sound Vol. 15.
Today we listen to another great short Bing show, this one from July 19, 1956. A very pleasant way to spend 15 minutes, enjoy.
Welcome to another Bing Crosby Show from the Vast Library of Sound Vol. 14 of Sounds Like Radio. It’s time for another great short 15 min. show from the one and only Bing Crosby. Your Humble Host loves these latter day 1950’s shows and so will you.
The Vast Library of Sound opens up with Volume 13 and we get treated to another Nero Wolfe mystery! Nero looks into the case of “Before I Die” an original Rex Stout short story from the book “Trouble In Triplicate”. The Wolfe stories based on the actual Rex Stout books are the best. Your Humble Host is proud to bring you this latest Vast Library of Sound edition. Now that Nero's here and so are you, hit the play button.
Episode 65 is here to celebrate Songs, that’s our theme today. In the 9/21/49 Great Gildersleeve show Harold Peary sings a song written by the Gildersleeve, huh?? That gives Sounds Like Radio our theme of songs!
Sounds Like Radio is all for songs especially Good Songs from the likes of Eva Cassidy, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Al Jolson, even the Honeymooners’ Norton (Art Carney) sings from the sewer, then we emerge and out comes Doris Day, Jimmy Durante & Bing's duet, & last but not least is the magical voice of LeAnn Rimes. Your Humble Host is surrounded by good songs & even songs about songs. Hit the Sounds Like Radio Play button, I feel songs comin’ on!
Welcome to a special Bing Crosby presentation from our Vast Library of Sound Volume 12. Here’s a short 15 minute Bing show from June 22, 1956. There’s something about these scaled down short & simple Bing shows I really like. They are extremely pleasant and I think you’re going to like them. Hear now Bing and Ken Carpenter in a 15 minute show direct from our Vast Library of Sound!
Start the summer off right as we celebrate Summer on Episode 64 of Sounds Like Radio. It’s also the last episode of the ’48-49 season on The Great Gildersleeve from 6/1/49, the beginning of Summer for Gildy too! What about music? Oh, we got quite a line-up of great songs especially Summer songs from our favorite singers like Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby, Helen Kane (Betty Boop), Hoagy Carmichael, Mr. Softee sells his ice cream, Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, Burl Ives & Blossom Dearie. The water's fine & the music's really fine here. Everyone wins with Your Humble Host’s latest edition of Sounds Like Radio!
The Vast Library of Sound Volume 11 opens up once again and out pops a classic Raymond Chandler-Philip Marlowe story, The Big Sleep. A true classic based on an all time great Chandler book. A radio version here based closely on the original book. You won’t be sleeping the Big Sleep when you hear this Library of Sound edition from Your Humble Host. Be on the look-out for danger when you go down those rain soaked streets with Philip Marlowe. One thing's for certain, before it's over someone will be sleeping The Big Sleep.
In today’s 5/25/49 Great Gildersleeve he’s finally had it with bad neighbor Bullard and seeks to get even. Even our favorite singers are keeping it low to avoid the Gildy wrath. But then who cares about Gildy’s wrath when you gotta sing you gotta sing and Sounds Like Radio’s gotta let ‘em. Your Humble Host will hold back Gildy as we bring on Gogi Grant, Sophie Tucker (with her all time classic!), Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Georgia Gibbs, Bobby Darin and everyone’s favorite Grandpa with a song that really shows how much energy Grandpa has when he needs it. It’s all in good fun and all for you. Let’s listen!
Welcome to Episode 62 of Sounds Like Radio as we get to dancin' at the hop. Marjorie wants to dance and so does Georgia Gibbs, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Little Eva, Madeleine Peyroux, Frankie & Martha Reeves and her Vandellas. It's all happening in today's show which features the Great Gildersleeve 5/18/49 episode as we dance before and after. Will Marjorie get her shy boyfriend to go steppin'? Will he change his name to Henry? Find out this and more in this exciting episode with Your Humble Host toe tappin' all the way.
Welcome to a Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound edition Vol. 9. Today we visit with Jean Shepherd as he tells another classic kid story of what happens when he and his buddy are arrested by the Sheriff!! It's from another of my original recordings this one made on November 13, 1974 of an original broadcast from August 21, 1973. It's a funny story all told by the man who most folks only know as the guy who tells the Christmas Story movie, he was so much more. Here's another sample of Jean Shepherd doing what he was best at, talking on the radio. Enjoy this special edition of Sounds Like Radio!
It’s time for a million great songs as an old friend of Gildy visits who likes his girlfriend & making it worse, the “friend” is a millionaire! There’s trouble in Summerfield in today’s Great Gildersleeve (5/11/49) on Sounds Like Radio Episode 61. Your Humble Host’s music is bubbling over in millions too as Doris’ Day Will Come, Dean Martin adds one to a million, Liz Scott’s in love again, Bing Crosby has a baby worth a million, Ted Lewis wonders about being a millionaire, Rosie Clooney is thrilled at the thought, Arthur Tracy shakes a millionaire’s hand & even Burl Ives stops by with his funny ways. Your Humble Host juggles it all in one neat little package and it’s ready to open. Enjoy.
Vol. 10 of The Vast Library of Sound is back with a Classic Nero Wolfe mystery: “Disguise For Murder”. An actual Nero Wolfe book by Rex Stout come to life in a Sounds Like Radio Special Presentation! One of my favorite detectives is here with a radio adaptation of Rex Stout’s story. I’ve read all the books now you can hear the radio shows. “Disguise For Murder” can be found in the Rex Stout Nero Wolfe book “Curtains For Three”. Do yourself a favor and read it in the "Curtains For Three" book after you hear it!
Episode 60 sees the Great Gildersleeve sleuthing after a mysterious girl on a bus from 5/4/49. Your Humble Host sees the singing greats stop by as Gale Storm’s Lucky Lips get us going along with Carson Robison’s beautiful life, Laurie Anders and her wide open spaces, Bing Crosby’s wine, Jo Stafford’s awaiting a ring, Jimmy Dean loves to sing while eating breakfast and Dinah Washington is so comfortable today she takes her shoezies off. Oh, yes we got the goodies for you here. Enjoy the musical treats that is Sounds Like Radio!
Episode 59 finds the Great Gildersleeve (4/27/49) still in the detective mode, this time he’s searching for his honey’s stolen jewels! And as always some really neat music as Your Humble Host features Detective TV show background music all the while Shirley Bassey loves her diamonds (a new great mix here), Arthur Tracy wonders where, Julie London tells us of her best friend, Frank Fontaine (Crazy Gugenheim) likes a new wedding ring, Bing Crosby is around the corner & Billie Holiday doesn’t know whether she wants furs or violets. It's an exciting & fun Sounds Like Radio in store for you today!
In Episode 58 of Sounds Like Radio we find the Great Gildersleeve (4/20/49) now becoming a detective at a haunted house. It’s detective time with classic detective music and Robert Mitchum himself sings how to pick a wife, Jo Stafford loves the autumn, Orson Welles displays what he knows of life, Bob Manning sees a change, Blossom Dearie’s wings, Bing Crosby’s haunted heart & even Roy Orbison tells us what not to do when you’re a detective in a haunted house. Lot of good stuff here and in every episode of Sounds Like Radio.
Another selection from your Humble Host's Vast Library of Sound, this is Vol. 8. On November 18, 1974 I was there to record this classic Jean Shepherd radio show just for you (little did I know at the time). Jean Shepherd, narrator and author of Christmas Story the movie, well long before that diversion Jean Shepherd was only The best radio story teller around. Jean Shepherd was at his very best when he was on the radio. Today I have another sample for you of a Shep show with a great story I first recorded in 1973 and then again on 11/18/74 and now it's your turn to experience Shep doing what he did best, not movies or TV, but radio. Listen.
Step right up and hear the greatest show on Oith! Today Episode 57 brings us and the Great Gildersleeve (4/13/49) to the circus and to some of the greatest singers on Earth too! Stepping right up will be Blue Magic (a ‘70’s group), Peggy Lee, Perry Como, Doris Day, a classic circus song, Bing Crosby with a classic of his own, Dusty Springfield & the great Jimmy Durante! Wow, that’s a boatload of talent, eh? Well your Humble Host and all our friends are here to lose our tops at the Big Top! That’s a little circus talk. Now let’s start the show!
Off to a Baby Birthday Party Or Will Gildy Go Out with a hot date? That’s the question we ask in today’s 4/6/49 Great Gildersleeve. A lively show with some great singers doin’ their thing. Listen for Your Humble Host as he brings out the stars: Fred Astaire, Jaye P. Morgan, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Hal Kemp and Joanie James! They all strut their stuff in Episode 56 of Sounds Like Radio! Enjoy it with us now.
Today’s show is all about the many varied forms of whistling. As the Great Gildersleeve 3/30/49 show has Gildy trying to catch a whistling bandit. And we grab the pea by the whistle and listen to just some of the various great whistling songs that have come along. From some unforgettable instrumentals to our favorite whistlers like Julie London, Bing Crosby, Louis Prima, Al Jolson & even Harpo Marx!! We’ll also remember our wild wild Wildwood vacations by the sea! Pucker up and give a little whistle with your Humble Host in today’s wild episode.
Episode 54 arrives just in time as Gildy decides it’s time to let Bessie go! Bessie’s in trouble in tonight’s 3/23/49 Great Gilersleeve show. But fear not-Lizabeth Scott is still Lucky, Perry Como & the Fontaine Sisters all want to go home together, Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney show why they love singing together, Eydie Gorme Bossa Novas her way thru, Al Jolson tells Bessie to not let it get her down, Helen Ward comes out of her shell to sing about where trouble has landed her & Burl Ives advises Bessie to chuck it all and head to the beach with sand and shells. Your Humble Host is here to magically weave it all together. Forget your troubles and enjoy Sounds Like Radio today.
There may be trouble in paradise for Leroy & his new girl, competition has arrived & Leroy’s worried. Also we'll learn a little about actor Walter Tetley who played Leroy.
Your Humble Host tells a kid story about going to an Elephant Sale.
And we'll be featuring the great sounds from Joni James as she wishes on a ring, Bing Crosby is living in Loveland, Rosie Clooney sways her way around, Andy Williams can’t get used to it, Helen O’Connell wonders aloud & Nat King Cole advises Leroy to take his girlfriend around the world!
A lot of really good music here along with the 3/16/49 episode of The Great Gildersleeve.
Another classic Sounds Like Radio is here for you!
Your Humble Host is proud to drift & dream along with the 3/9/49 Great Gildersleeve as we go back in time! Also joining us in the good old days will be Jane Morgan’s bumble bee, Burl Ives’ Silvery Moon, Bing Crosby’s Sweetheart, Fred Mertz himself- Bill Frawley meets us in Dreamland, Sophie Tucker’s Modern as Tomorrow & Dinah Washington’s lost in make believe dreams.
Find out what it all means on today’s Sounds Like Radio Episode 52!
My goodness, I like today’s show as Cupid has fired his arrow hitting Leroy, of all folks, and Our own Gildy. Joining in on the fun you’ll hear Dean Martin tell us of his affections, Carly Simon keeps in mind the Right Thing, Al Jolson sings a beautiful song about a fella needing a girl, Bing Crosby & Peggy Lee have a good idea in mind, Phil Harris’ gal is no longer bubbly and the immortal Patsy Cline sings till it hurts.
OK, I’ve given you plenty of hints, now sit back and enjoy a show you won’t soon forget. Your Humble Host presents the 3/2/49 episode of The Great Gildersleeve & Music Music Music!
Get ready for another very special edition of our Vast Library of Sound Vol. 7!! Featuring today The Great Gildersleeve telling us of the story of Cinderella. Harold Peary put out some very nice records from 1946 thru 1947. These were 78 records of Gildy reading some classic children's stories. The series was called, "Stories For Children". Sounds Like Radio is proud to present one of these very hard to find records now! If you've got kids this would be a good time to gather everyone and enjoy Gildersleeve and the story of Cinderella, a Storytime edition from our Vast Library of Sound just for you and for kids of all ages!
Episode 50 is Here and everyone is in the mood to sing!
On Great Gildersleeve 2/23/49 Gildy wants to sing at the Met Opera, Dean Martin wants to sing like Bing, Bing Crosby wants to sing like a bluebird, Ella Fitzgerald sings her heart, Kitty Kallen has a meaningful little thing, Doris Day does the limbo and Mario Lanza teaches Gildy what a real opera singer can do. There is a theme here and can you guess what it is? Your Humble Host invites you to enjoy some of the most enjoyable music you'll ever hear and while you're at it we'll join GIldy on his singing career. Have fun and enjoy another classic episode as can only be heard on Sounds Like Radio!
Oh yes, today’s show is a funny one. Your Humble Host visits Leon Redbone, Annette Hanshaw is the Talk of The Town, Nat King Cole is having crazy dreams, Joanie Sommers tells of a bad girl, Bing Crosby calms the waves with what he knows now & Kitty Kallen reminds us of the meaningful little things.
While this is going on Gildy’s old spitfire girlfriend, Leila is back in town!! Listen to the 2/16/49 Great Gildersleeve and welcome Leila back to the fold.
Welcome to the Grand Opening of Adelide’s new Hat Shop w/Gildy now in tow. Great Gildersleeve 2/9/49 is ready to hear and so is the great music of Sounds Like Radio!!
Your Humble Host presents Slim Whitman who tells us why he loves us, Dinah Washington closes her eyes, Bing Crosby’s had it with that love stuff, Sophie Tucker ain’t takin’ no guff, Merle Haggard loves his hat, & Rosemary Clooney is just mixed up. What’s it all mean?? That’s where you come in, listen and enjoy as you find out.
It’s Episode 47 of Sounds Like Radio & we are here to sing the praises of hats! On tonight’s 2/2/49 episode of The Great Gildersleeve a new Hat Shop is in the making.
Judy Garland’s thrilled because anywhere she hangs her hat is home, Ted Lewis may not buy because he loves his old High Hat so much, Patti Page loves a little doggie that barks, Bing Crosby appreciates a little honesty, Helen O’Connell considers this the loveliest night, and Jimmy Durante knows all it takes is tenderness. Oh my, this is an action packed show ain’t it? Well, that’s what we’re here for, enjoy!
This Sounds Like Radio is bubbling over with waterlogged excitement!! The Great Gildersleeve is worried about a new water specialist showing up in this 1/26/49 classic episode. Water though was never more musical as Sounds Like Radio shows us here.
There's the watery music from Grandpa (Walter Brennan), Julie London & Bing Crosby provides the protection from being soaked. While Dean Martin prefers wine, Helen Ward says Not For Me, Emmylou Harris will become a Wayfaring Stranger & even Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme show up Side By Side. Wowzers, is this a show or what? OK, now all you have to do is enjoy!
You’re in the right place if you like good music & the Great Gildersleeve 1/19/49 episode where Gildy has to buck up & face his fears. And along with Your Humble Host is Bing Crosby’s trip to Domenica, as Barbara Mandrell’s heart knows, with a little Junk Food on the side, as Bonnie Lou loves her Daddy-O, Al Jolson teaches Tony how to say Toot Toot, & Dorothy Shay knows it’s the Little Things That Count. Now is that a lineup of goodies? Yep, shore is. Listen for the fun!
Hi Folks! Welcome to Episode 44 where we all learn to love thy neighbor! Or try to, anyway. Listen for Great Gildersleeve's 1/12/49 episode & of course the musical gems from Jo, Bing, Peggy, Burl, Frankie & the beautiful but too young Connie Stevens! Sounds Like Radio is ready for good music & Gildy. Enjoy!
We’re here with another Sounds Like Radio episode filled with the real Betty Boop history, Dean Martin, Blossom Dearie, Bing, Chet, Ella (WOW the musical greats just keep coming don’t they?) and a Great Gildersleeve from 1/5/49 where Gildy wants to be a writer. It’s a good time episode for all and it’s time to say, Now that Sounds Like Radio!! Join Your Humble Host for the fun.
Welcome to Episode 42 & the return of our regular Music & Gildy presentations here on Sounds Like Radio. Today we’ll hear some really neat music from a lot of great singers we don’t often hear including the soundtrack title songs from 2 classic early ‘60’s movies.
Also in today’s 12/29/48 Gildy episode Wedding Jitters abound. As Gildy & Adelide must decide to marry or not to marry. Will this marriage take place? Will Gildy have to clean the rice out of his hair? Will Adelide have to change addresses? Or will they both cut and run for the hills? Find out in between the sweetest music you’re ever going to hear on today’s Sounds Like Radio!
Celebrate the New Year with Sounds Like Radio. We've got some fun songs & The Great Gildersleeve's New Years show from 12/31/47. A fun filled time with Your Humble Host. Get out that bowl of chips and dip it's time for New Year's Snack Time! Enjoy the festivities with us.
The Christmas Musical Extravaganza Vol.5 w/Great Gildersleeve Christmas Eve 1947 episode. Some of the best Christmas music you’re ever going to hear. Sounds Like Radio is back with more great Christmas music you may never have heard or only wished you could hear again and a Gildy to boot. Please enjoy our efforts to make your Christmas a Merry One.
Your Humble Host asks you not to forget to listen to our Christmas stories we posted earlier of The Boy Who Laughed At Santa & Bootblack's Christmas, you're sure to like them. You won't want to overlook them and they won't be around here for long.
Sounds Like Radio Presents Vol. 4 of our Special Christmas shows featuring music galore, surprises & a Great Gildersleeve 12/22/48. episode where the Baby Saga comes to a conclusion on Christmas Eve. It's a special Christmas program celebrating with a lot of rare music classics and just plain good music along with a very nice Gildy show. Sit back and enjoy the show in your home or as you drive your way thru Christmas shopping & festivities all with Sounds Like Radio's Vol. 4 Christmas Show.
Welcome to our Christmas Extravaganzy (as Grandpa says) Volume 3!! Christmas music like you don't hear anymore and also The Great Gildersleeve goes Christmas shopping from 12/15/48. It's a Time To Be Jolly all this month with Sounds Like Radio and Your Humble Host, hear now the Joys of Christmas.
Ring them chimes and get out the egg nog and celebrate Christmas with Vol.2 of Sounds Like Radio's Christmas Specials!! Christmas Music, Music and more Christmas music you may never have heard and of course featuring The Great Gildersleeve 12/8/48 show. As the Baby Saga approaches it's conclusion when Gildy discovers that Christmas presents are missing in his house! YIPE! Enjoy another Gildy Christmas episode and sit back and really enjoy the Christmas music we have for you!
Celebrate Christmas with our 1st Sounds Like Radio Christmas Special!! Our favorite time of year is here, time for the greatest Christmas music you'll ever hear. Including some rare stuff you may never have heard before and of course The Great Gildersleeve 12/10/47 Christmas show! Settle back, trim that tree, put on your Christmas sweater and enjoy the sounds of Christmas the way you've not heard before.
A Vast Library of Sound Edition Vol. 6 of Sounds Like Radio returns for you. Hear now & enjoy the story and song of Johnny Appleseed & you won't want to miss singing along with the kid classic On Top of Spaghetti!! A real entertaining & fun show for all.
Episode 41 is full of good stuff for everyone!! Helen O'Connell wonders why Bing smiles at the sun as Arthur Godfrey wants you on a desert island but Sophie Tucker tells them all with your life you can do as you will. Now that's jam packed, ain't it? Oh, and there's the next Great Gildersleeve episode from 12/1/48 too! OK, your Humble Host is set and ready to listen with you.
Episode 40 of Sounds Like Radio brings your Humble Host back with the Great Gildersleeve 11/24/48 & great music from Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Satchmo, a visit from Grandpa with a stroll thru town and last but not least Mr. Las Vegas himself. For a real treat listen to Sounds Like Radio, back in classic form like you've come to expect. (Oh, and yes, I now know what Sans Souci is.)
Sounds Like Radio is back! Episode 39 features Great Gildersleeve 11/17/48 and the exciting sounds of Jaye P Morgan, Tom T Hall, The Browns, Dean Martin & even Dinah Washington shows up to sing a goodie. The whole show is goodies for you! Enjoy it with Your Humble Host.
Your Humble Host returns with another delve into the Vast Library of Sound, the Jean Shepherd Editions. This is an eerie one, a strange one, it's Jean Shepherd's Unforgettable Night & it will now be yours too! From an original vintage 9/4/74 recording hear now, Inside Jean Shepherd!!
Your Humble Host is back with another treasure from our Vast Library of Sound. Here we're going to listen to a classic Jean Shepherd Radio show where he tells all about finding a horrible thing in the trash from the back of Dr. Slicker's office. Grab your seats and hold your sides, this is a funny story and it's one of my favorite Jean Shepherd programs.
If you like it let me know and I'll play more Shepherd shows here in the future. But for now, sit back and enjoy!
And now for something a little different from the Vast Library of Sound.
Here Burgess Meredith reads "Marionettes, Inc." an album I first heard and have always remembered since the 1970's. I think you're going to like this.
Episode 38 has Louis Prima jumpin', Burl Ives wonderin', Mel Torme's dreamy song, Jane Morgan sings Gildy style & Your Humble Host enjoys it all along with Great Gildesleeve 9/12/48. You enjoy it too.
Episode 37 of Sounds Like Radio the 2 Jim's, Jimmie Rodgers & Jimmy Dean along with Patsy Cline & Bing Crosby all join together to listen to The Great Gildersleeve 11/3/48 broadcast. A real plot twister here too on Gildy!
On Epis. 36 The plot thickens on the Great Gildersleeve 10/27/48 and Carson Robison realizes a life reality, Blossom Dearie says some other time, Bing Crosby wonders when & Dean Martin says some day. They all stop by to brighten the festivities on another winning episode of Sounds Like Radio with Your Humble Host.
Episode 35 Sounds Like Radio: Peggy Lee's Back!! & gives her opinion as you'll hear Phil Harris sing a song you won't ever forget. Then Bing sings a real goodie to make a difference & even Vic Damone sings the theme from An Affair To Remember! All gather to hear Your Humble Host and another classic funny from The Great Gildersleeve 10/20/48. Enjoy friends.
Episode 34 Sounds Like Radio As Bill Frawley (Fred/Bub) Returns for another great number then a young Judy Garland sings a rare goodie as Dean Martin and Nat King Cole get cool with us. As we all listen to The Great Gildersleeve 10/13/48. Oh This Is A Goodie!
Episode 33 Sounds Like Radio Great Gildersleeve 10/6/48 As Crazy Gugenheim stops by to talk w/Your Humble Host and sings! And more Fantastic musical sounds from Betty Boop, a Bing Crosby & Burl Ives Duet & even Ella Fitzgerald stops by to sing a truly beautiful song. Your Humble Host once again does double duty as I get to imitate Crazy Gugenheim.
Episode 32 Sounds Like Radio as Nancy Sinatra sings a movie classic, Dean Martin removes chains, Bing Crosby scats like a mad man & Louis Jordan's Moe's all stop by to sing sing sing & listen to Great Gildersleeve 9/29/48 with Your Humble Host!
Episode 31 Sounds Like Radio Peggy Lee tells Your Humble Host what she thinks of him on Episode 31 Sounds Like Radio along with Ted Lewis, Tex Williams & Sarah Vaughn who all stop by to sing & listen to The Great Gildersleeve 9/22/48!
Episode 30 Sounds Like Radio with some really neat music and unusual stuff to boot. Mills Brothers in stereo, Kojak sings!, Bing goes cowboy and Jo Stafford rounds it out with a smooth one. They're all here along with The Great Gildersleeve 9/15/48 and Your Humble Host.
Episode 29 Sounds Like Radio A Fully packed episode with the great Jimmy Dean, a Bing Crosby & Judy Garland duet getting each other where they want them, Dean Martin's Baby, Fred Astaire on his own along with The Great Gildersleeve 9/8/48 new season start! I told you a lot was happening.
It's another full tilt show in Episode 28 as the New Ink Spots sing from my ancient album, Eddie Arnold wonders about his world, Doris Day sambas and Jimmy Durante sees old age a little different. They all stop by to visit with Your Humble Host and listen to the 6/2/48 episode of The Great Gildersleeve!
Episode 27 Sounds Like Radio is all about the money, ask Bing, Dean Martin and Jo Stafford, well, she's waiting for better luck. A Great Gildersleeve 5/26/48 show all about folks talkin' assumin' and Your Humble Host is here to see it all through.
Episode 26 is loaded! Hear some really unforgettable music. Sophie Tucker teaches a life's lesson, Bing Crosby sings the one song that turned me into a fan for life, Peggy Lee then duets with a cheery song and Bobby Darin sells some flowers. And in between is The Great Gildersleeve 5/19/48 episode.
Episode 25 Sounds Like Radio now features even more great music along with a Great Gildersleeve 5/12/48! Dinah Washington counsels us to relax, Slim Whitman remembers you and Burl Ives tells of the woes being in-between. Your Humble Host is thrilled with everyone
Episode 24 Sounds Like Radio: Hoagy Carmichael, Helen Ward, Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong all stop by Your Humble Host to go fishing chew some gum and listen to Great Gildersleeve 5/5/48 edition. You can't miss Helen Ward's great number here!
Episode 23 Sounds Like Radio: The moving Etta James and smooth old Nat King Cole all drop in on Your Humble Host to enjoy The Great Gildersleeve 4/28/48 edition!
Episode 22 Sounds Like Radio sees Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong singing about their sweet tooth and the Ink Spots hire a secretary. This one's a lot of fun, join in and enjoy with Your Humble Host and the Great Gildersleeve's 4/21/48 show!
Episode 21 Sounds Like Radio sees Helen O'Connell asking if we like watching JP Morgan walk? We do as long as she sings first, it's ladies night along with The Great Gildersleeve 4/14/48 and a smiling Humble Host.
Episode 20 Sounds Like Radio: Yodelin' Slim & Al Jolson drop by to visit Your Humble Host & listen to the Great Gildersleeve 4/7/48 edition. These 2 songs are unbelievable and even Your Humble Host gets in some Roy Rogers style yodellin' !
Sounds Like Radio Episode 19 sees Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney & a French Poodle all stopping by to visit Your Humble Host for a 3/31/48 Great Gildersleeve show to teach Marjorie about love!
Episode 18 Sounds Like Radio has Great Gildersleeve 3/24/48 and the too hot to handle Julie London along with dangerous Bing all with Your Humble Host to cool things off.
Episode 17 sees Dorothy Shay singin' a classic and Bing Crosby jingles his spurs as we all go feudin'. Then it's time out for Great Gildersleeve's 3/17/48 show on Sounds Like Radio all spurred along by Your Humble Host!
Episode 16 Sounds Like Radio features a cut from Bill Frawley's (Fred/Bub) original rare album and Sinatra gets a song in too with Great Gildersleeve 3/10/48 and all proudly presented by Your Humble Host!
It's time to Partay on Sounds Like Radio Episode 15 as Dinah Washington & Gene Watson join forces for their own versions of a party. It's party time for Great Gildersleeve 3/3/48 and even for Your Humble Host. Where's my noise maker?
Episode 14 of Sounds Like Radio is a special one, because Your Humble Host does double duty as Grandpa pays a visit and sings a couple of songs. We all shed a few tears but stop long enough to listen to The Great Gildersleeve 2/25/48 edition. (I get to do my Grandpa imitation here!!) Join the fun.
Episode 13 Sounds Like Radio Great Gildersleeve 2/18/48 sees Patsy Cline & Willie Nelson in a really unforgettable duet then Jane Morgan enters to teach Gildy how to sing. As Your Humble Host enjoys it all, you will too!
Your Humble Host craves a good solid burger and finds out where's the beef. Meanwhile Bing Crosby & John Conlee both see better with glasses and so does the Great Gildersleeve in this 2/11/48 show all on Episode 12 of another classic Sounds Like Radio.
Bing sings of being cock-eyed when he spots Al Wison's sneaky snake. It's all on Episode 11 Sounds Like Radio with Great Gildersleeve 2/4/48 and as always along for the ride, Your Humble Host!
Episode 10 Sounds Like Radio is Another real goodie as Bing and Dinah Washington drive themselves crazy wondering Is You Is Or Is You Ain't? But then we settle down for Great Gildersleeve's 1/28/48 show along with our very own Humble Host to enjoy the festivities!
A really nice song from a nice lady and a swinger from Louis Jordan all featured in this Episode 9 of Sounds Like Radio with The Great Gildersleeve 1/21/48 edition and the intriguing comments from Your Humble Host.
Episode 8 features some really cool music you never hear anymore. The kind we love. You'll love it too with your date who loves candy and cake. A couple clues to our music and we all listen to The Great Gildersleeve 1/14/48 edition with Your Humble but Happy Host.
Episode 7 sees Dean Martin & Bing Crosby both drop by to visit Your Humble Host on Sounds Like Radio's Great Gildersleeve 1/7/48 Edition!
Another rip-snorter of an episode for Sounds Like Radio #6 with the luscious Connie Stevens, the original man with trouble & the Great Gildersleeve from 12/17/47 and as always the snappy patter of Your Humble Host. I got 16 reasons to listen so will you after you hear.
Another great episode featuring music you just don't hear anymore. Episode 5 has Jiminy Cricket & Andy Williams singing their little hearts out along with a Great Gildersleeve from 12/3/47 and Your ever Humble Host's comments!
Episode 4 is really smokin' with the smoldering Peggy Lee & the 11/19/47 broadcast of The Great Gildersleeve along with the clever commentary of Your Humble Host!
On Episode 3 you'll hear some really neat music from Phil Harris and a duet with Dean Martin & Nat King Cole along with The Great Gildersleeve 11/12/47 and the always entertaining patter of Your Humble Host.
This is the 2nd Sounds Like Radio Podcast, featuring the great sounds of Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, The Great Gildersleeve 11/5/47 and your ever present Humble Host.
This is the first Podcast episode of Sounds Like Radio it features Great Music and the Great Gildersleeve in every episode along with the Snappy Patter of Your Humble Host. Please enjoy these as much as I do in putting them together. Future episodes will be featuring more music along with a Great Gildersleeve episode. This 1st Sounds Like Radio features the 10/22/47 broadcast of The Great Gildersleeve and fun music to start the Ring Dang Do off.