Oh, I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted this yet..
Part 4: 1940 To Date FROM TV TO 3-D with the actual voices of Hildegarde, Ezio Pinza, Perry Como, Danny Kaye, Eddie Fisher
George Jessel
Show biz Part 4
RCA Victor (1953)
I was trying to consider what created the demand for records like this, and what happened to that demand. All I could think of was NPR segments.
Part 3: 1929 To 1940 WHEN WALL STREET LAID AN EGG with the actual voices and music of Morton Downey, Ben Bernie, Rudy Vallee, Arthur Tracy, Bing Crosby, Helen Morgan, Ben Lillie, Jimmy Durante, Cole porter, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Cab Calloway, Benny Goodman, Kate Smith
George Jessel
Show biz Part 3
RCA Victor (1953)
Next time:
Part 4: 1940 To Date FROM TV TO 3-D
How about a good ole serial?
Hide yourself underneath 1000 blankets and listen to records on the computer.
It’s easier to click a mouse under a blanket than to move a turn-table arm. Unless you have a “snuggie” I guess.
You’ve heard George Jessel on at least one of my other uploads.
On this recording he’s not really doing comedy.. just narrating. Reading from this book.
This record has 4 parts.
Part 1: 1904 To 1920 WHEN VAUDEVILLE WAS KING with the actual voices of Jimmy Durante, Smith & Dale,Georges M. Cohan, Harry Lauder, Fanny Brice, Nora
Bayes& Jack Norworth, Will Rogers, Enrico Caruso.
George Jessel
Show biz Part 1
RCA Victor (1953)
I appreciate the mention of Bee Palmer.
Next time:
Part 2: 1920 To 1929 THE ROARING TWENTIES
Part 3: 1929 To 1940 WHEN WALL STREET LAID AN EGG
Part 4: 1940 To Date FROM TV TO 3-D
Bonus: searching for any fun facts on this record led me to this unrelated blog which does however have a nice thing about Brittany Murphy and some old timey actresses.
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