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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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00:18:41

Mario Lanza

Golden Gems ·

2024/02/16

Mario Lanza ( Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) was an American tenor and actor popular in the late 1940's and the 1950's.

00:21:46

Toby Keith

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2024/02/10

Toby Keith Covel was an American country music singer, songwriter and actor during the Golden Days of Radio.

00:09:17

Billy Daniels

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2024/02/02

William Boone Daniels was an American singer active from the mid-1930's to 1988.

00:14:24

West Side Story

Golden Gems ·

2024/01/27

West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

00:11:41

Ernie Freeman

Golden Gems ·

2024/01/20

Ernest Aaron Freeman was an American pianist, organist, bandleader and arranger during the Golden Days of Radio.

00:15:56

Debbie Boone

Golden Gems ·

2024/01/13

Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer, author and actress.

00:15:13

Erroll Garner

Golden Gems ·

2024/01/05

Erroll Lewis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads.

00:15:28

Julius LaRosa

Golden Gems ·

2023/12/30

Julius LaRosa was an American traditional popular music singer from the Golden Days of Radio.

00:14:04

2023 Christmas #4

Golden Gems ·

2023/12/22

More favorite Christmas carols and hymns.

00:10:19

2023 Christmas #3

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

2023/12/08

More holiday favorites for Christmas 2023.

00:12:22

2023-First Christmas Episode

Golden Gems ·

2023/12/01

Classic Christmas songs and carols.

00:15:22

Fiddler on the Roof

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

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

Golden Gems ·

2023/10/07

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

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