NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Irving Berlin Tribute"

 

Epsode 43 aired April 17, 1957 on NBC Radio. Irving Berlin, original name Israel Baline, (born May 11, 1888, Mogilyov, Russia [now in Belarus]—died Sept. 22, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.), American composer who played a leading role in the evolution of the popular song from the early ragtime and jazz eras through the golden age of musicals. His easy mastery of a wide range of song styles, for both stage and motion pictures, made him perhaps the greatest and most enduring of American songwriters.

NBC Recollections at 30 "Veterans Day"

 

NBC Recollections At 30 aired November 7, 1956. Episode 20 in the series is Veterans Day Wars From The Past.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Children's Programs"

 

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 - December 5, 1956 - ep 24 Children's Programs from the 1930's  including an excerpt from "Baby Snooks".

NBC Recollections at 30 "Episode 42"

ED HERLIHY, host

 

NBC Recollections at 30 - April 10, 1957 - episode 42 Information Please, Greta Garbo, Marian Anderson.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Benny-Allen Feud"

 

The decade long feud between Jack Benny and Fred Allen featured barbs between the two comedy greats on multiple old time radio shows.Since 1932, Jack Benny long amused radio audiences with his continuing gags, including his ah-hem thrifty spending habits, his perpetual age of 39, that dreadful violin playing. Fred Allen also began his career in radio comedy since 1932, when he began the show "The Lint Bath Club Revue" with wife Portland Hoffa. Allen was famous for ad-libbing and cracking up the audience with running comments on the jokes. After child violinist Stewart Canin's performance on Allen's show, Fred Allen commented that "a certain alleged violinist" (Jack Benny) should hide in shame. Although the initial quip from Fred Allen was ad lib, the two met with their writers to expand the gag to their respective old time radio shows. Jack Benny continued the gag and promised (or threatened according to Allen) to play "The Bee" on his violin on the February 7th, 1937 show, eventually playing it on the February 28th. (OTRcat.com)

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Songwriters Tribute"

 

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the company, NBC created a series of shows called Recollection at 30. Using a vast number of archival recordings, Recollection at 30 would assemble some of these transcriptions into a 25-minute show. This is episode 19 which aired October 31, 1956. A Songwriters Tribute.

RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "NBC Radio"

 

ED HERLIHY

Ed Herlihy hosts episode 21 which aired on NBC Radio November 14, 1956. Featuring young Judy Garland, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, French singer Jean Sablon, Sigmund Spaeth the Song Detective and tenor John McCormick.

JUDY GARLAND, age 12

BERGEN AND McCARTHY

JOHN McCORMICK

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "The Big Bands"

 

Episode aired October 10, 1956 on NBC Radio. Featuring Kay Kaiser 1938, Glenn Miller 1939, Inside Story 'Jitterbugs', Bing Crosby Music Hall 1937, Glenn Miller 'Danny Boy' and Benny Goodman 1939.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Janette MacDonald"

 

Episode 15 aired October 13, 1956 on NBC Radio. Featuring The Pickens Sisters, Joe Cook, Janette MacDonald with Allan Jones, commentary by Dorothy Thompson, The Melody Puzzle game show with Georgia Gibbs and Harry Salter Orchestra "Boo Hoo" and Kiss In The Dark by the Richard Himber Orchestra.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS at 30 "Lights Out"

 

Excerpts from NBC Radio broadcasts featuring The Vincent Lopez Orchestra, Boris Karloff (photo)  on Lights Out, Buddy Clark sings, comedian Col. Stupnagle, NBC News coverage of ship Normandy fire and music from 1938 Contented Hour.

NBC RECCOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Abdication, Etting, Cantor"

 

Episode 13 aired September 19, 1956 on NBC Radio. Ruth Etting sings, A King Abdicates, Frank Black's Revilers Julia Sanderson (Photo) and  Eddie Cantor.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Ginger Rogers"

 

Excerpts from vintage NBC Radio broadcasts. Fanny Brice, Joe Penner, Ginger Rogers, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Episode 18"

 

Aired October 24, 1956 featuring excerpts of early NBC Radio shows. Sophie Tucker and Al Jolson with others.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Mary Martin"

 

Episode 12 September 12 1956. NBC celebrating 30 year anniversary with this series of broadcasts. Mary Martin's first radio appearance on, "The Rudy Vallee Fleischmann Variety Hour" (January, 1939). Milton Berle appearance on. "The Rudy Vallee Show" (June 4, 1936), Eleanor Powell appears on "The Magic Key" (1935). John Barrymore appears on "NBC's Streamlined Shakespeare." Fats Waller appears on "The Rudy Vallee Show" (1936).

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "King George VI"

 

NBC coverage of the visit to The United States by King George VI of England. June 11, 1939. With notable English celebrities of the era.

NBC Recollections at 30 "Labor Day"

 

Dedication of NBC Los Angeles studios with Al Jolsen and Bing Crosby. Next Ed Wynn comedian, Nelson Eddy singer, FDR fireside chat, Conductor Walter Damrosh. Sisters of skillet comedians, Chamber Music Society of Basin Street and Dinah Shore sings.

NBC RECOLLECTIONS AT 30 "Episode 9"

 

August 15, 1956. Recalling 30 years of network broadcasting NBC presented excerpts of programs from their audio archives. The A and P Gypsies with vocalist Frank Parker. Comedians Pick and Pat, a song by Eddie Cantor, commentary by Father Charles Coughlin, Rudy Vallee sings, Daniels and Lyons on The Ben Bernie Show and Deanna Durbin (Photo) sings Ave Maria.

NBC Recollections at 30 "March 4, 1938"

Host, ED HERLIHY

Aired August 8, 1956 an encapsulated highlights of NBC radio shows on the evening of Friday, March 4, 1938. Featuring Amos N' Andy with Walter Huston, Frank Black's Orchestra, Los Angeles rainstorm news, Abe Lyman's Waltz Time, Jimmy Fiddler From Hollywood and a big band radio remote with the Blue Barron Orchestra.

NBC Recollections at 30 "Hindenburg, Sinatra Tommy Dorsey"

 

Episode 7 aired August 8, 1956 on NBC Radio. Excerpts of old NBC radio broadcasts by Julius and Frank, Phil Baker, Snow Village Sketches and Frank Sinatra and Jo Stafford with Tommy Dorsey.

NBC Recollections at 30 Episode 6

KATE SMITH 

 

Aired July 25, 1956 includes excerpts of NBC radio shows with Gene and Glenn, Jack Benny and Kate Smith, The Goodwill Hour, Tap dancing chorus, Fiber McGee and Ben Bernie. This episode was followed by a newscast by NBC announcer Howard Reig with news of the day...July 25, 1956. No doubt a fill to bring the network to close out a half hour for affiliates.