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Golden Gems

A review of the life and career of great entertainers from the Golden Days of Radio.

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00:10:19

2023 Christmas #3

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2023/12/16

The origin and history of the Christmas carols and hymns that were played in the 3rd Christmas episode in 1023.

00:08:48

2023 Christmas #2

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2023/12/08

More holiday favorites for Christmas 2023.

00:12:22

2023-First Christmas Episode

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2023/12/01

Classic Christmas songs and carols.

00:15:22

Fiddler on the Roof

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2023/11/24

"Fiddler on the Roof" is a Musical based on "Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem".

00:09:33

Johnny Desmond

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2023/11/18

Johnny Desmond, born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone was an American singer who was popular in the 1940's, 50's, and 60"s.

00:20:48

Eartha Kitt

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2023/11/11

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style.

00:08:14

Floyd Cramer

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2023/11/04

Floyd Cramer was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks.

00:16:34

Les and Larry Elgart

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2023/10/28

Les and Larry Elgart led one of the more popular swing orchestras on the "50"s. Their smooth, tightly arranged sound helped keep the declining big-band style alive on the charts.

00:17:33

Hello Dolly

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2023/10/21

Hello Dolly, the theater production debued at the Fisher Theater in Detroit in November, 1963. The film version of the same name was produced in 1969. Both were based on Thorton Wilder's play "The Matchmaker".

00:23:57

Celine Dion

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2023/10/15

Celine Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer often referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads".

00:13:21

Christopher Cross

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2023/10/07

Christopher Charles Geppert is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas.

00:22:44

Shirley Bassey

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2023/09/30

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh singer who is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain and a great entertainer in the Golden Days of Radio.

00:19:03

The Music Man

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2023/09/24

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson, based on a story by Willson and Frank Kacey.

00:21:24

The Mamas and the Papas

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2023/09/16

The mamas and the papas were a folk-rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968.

00:08:48

Les Brown

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2023/09/09

Lester Raymond Brown was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for nearly seven decades.

00:20:09

Mary Poppins

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2023/09/02

Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney.

00:19:12

Fats Waller

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2023/08/27

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer and singer whose innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano.

00:15:16

Lennon Sisters

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2023/08/19

Lennon sisters are an American vocal group that was popular during the Golden Days of Radio.

00:18:56

Kate Smith

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2023/08/13

Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, known professionally as Kate Smith was an American contralto and known as "The First Lady of Radio.

00:10:14

Kay Starr

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2023/08/07

Catherine Lavern Starks, born on July 21, 1922, known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s.

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