Podcasts about Your Hit Parade

March 18, 1945 - Jack tells a reporter the story of how he discovered Mary back in 1932. They made this episode for TV which aired October 31, 1954. Refrences include the Oscars where Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman were winners. They mention the radio shows "Your Hit Parade", "Duffy's Tavern", and "Fibber McGee and Molly", the silent film actress Theda Barra, the bandleader Spike Jones, the old song "Just a Gigolo", the watch company Gruen. Plus the true story of Mary meeting Jack.

Same Time, Same Station 03/02/2025 Bing Crosby Sound-alikes Part 2. “Bing Crosby Entertains” 03/19/1935 (59) First Song – Old Faithful. “Russ Columbo Show” 06/17/1934 First song, The House Is Haunted. Jimmy Fidler reports Bing Crosby is NOT quitting. “Your Hit Parade” 12/08/1945 #164 Joan Edwards and Dick Todd. “Hildegarde’s Radio Room” 01/02/1946 Buddy Clark subs guest is Jay Jostyn AFRS. If you would like to request shows, please call (714) 449-1958 E-mail: Larry Gassman: LarryGassman1@gmail.com John Gassman: John1Gassman@gmail.com

Today on an encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast, we are talking to siblings Deb Scott Studebaker & Stan Warnow about their musician/inventor Raymond Scott. Like our good friend Ernie Kovacs, some of you might have heard the name Raymond Scott but don't really know who he was or what he did. Others however, might be salivating knowing that one of the 20thCenturies musical geniuses is the subject of this episode. Either way, both Deb and Stan graciously sat down together to do this interview & wowed us with tales of their complex genius dad. Vintage cartoon fans might know Scott from his songs “Powerhouse” and “Toy Trumpet,” classic television and radio fans may know him and his orchestra from the show “Your Hit Parade” and others may know him as the Godfather of the modern synthesizer & inventor of the Clavinex & Electronium. A performer, a demanding band leader, a composer and the Director of Motown's electronic and research department, Raymond Scott was nothing if not prolific. In addition, we discuss Deb's mother, entertainer Dorothy Collins who was a Broadway star, a nightclub performer and a television star on shows like The Hollywood Palace. We get the lowdown on a father so driven by his creations he gave up performing for tinkering in his office and being one of the founders of electronic music as well as fax machine – decades before it became a reality. It's positively Looney Tunes on this episode of the Rarified Heir Podcast. Everyone has a story.

Your Hit Parade 35-07-27 First Song - Lulu's Back In Town (#13)

When the value of a product is eclipsed by the value of its branding, the propaganda becomes the vehicle of self-expression. Social media, the ultimate tool of self-expression, is dominated by personal brands. But a brand doesn't have a “self” — it answers only to sales. In a world where market dynamics dictate the entire human experience, where does this trajectory ultimately lead us? Featuring brands like Liquid Death, MSCHF, and Mattel. BRINK is a creative agency dedicated to reshaping the advertising industry through expanding awareness of our impact on the collective conscience and adopting a more humanist approach. Learn more about our work at brink.com   Website: thisispropaganda.show Email: propaganda@brink.com Instagram: instagram.com/thisispropagandashow YouTube: youtube.com/@thisispropagandashow Slack: bit.ly/propaganda-slack Reddit: reddit.com/r/thisispropaganda   Cohosts: Josh Belhumeur and Malcolm Critcher Producers: Jaclyn Hubersberger and Reed Chandler Story Editor: Matt Decker Additional Audio Engineering: Paul Injeti Original music: Josh Belhumeur   “Big Red Boot.” MSCHF. https://mschf.com/shop/big-red-boot/ “Black Panther (soundtrack).” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_(soundtrack) Bradley, Bill. 2022. “US Advertising Sales Projected to Pass $300 Billion for First Time Ever in 2022.” Adweek. https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/us-advertising-sales-projected-to-pass-300-billion-for-first-time-ever-in-2022/ Ferere, Cassell. 2021. “Brand Blasphemy? What Nike's Move To Sue MSCHF For Lil Nas X ‘Satan Shoes' Tells Us About Pop Culture.” Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/cassellferere/2021/03/30/nikes-move-to-sue-mschf-for-its-lil-nas-x-satan-shoes-tells-us-about-pop-culture/?sh=58f905dc55fc Huddleston Jr., Tom, and Zachary Green. 2022. “Liquid Death CEO Mike Cessario: We chose 'the dumbest possible name' for water.” CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/26/liquid-death-ceo-mike-cessario-we-chose-the-dumbest-possible-name-for-water.html Museum of Broadcast Communications Encyclopedia of Television. 1997. “Colgate Comedy Hour, The.” Television Academy Interviews. https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/shows/colgate-comedy-hour-the Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's At All Costs Clothing Line Plays With Prices.” Highsnobiety. https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-at-all-costs-clothing-line/ Silbert, Jake. 2021. “MSCHF's Guns 2 Swords took The Met Gala, Thanks to Grimes.” Highsnobiety. https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/mschf-guns-2-swords/ Suess, Jeff. 2017. “Our history: P&G put the 'soap' in 'soap opera.'” Cincinnati Enquirer. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2017/10/04/our-history-p-g-put-soap-soap-opera/732149001/ Whitten, Sarah. 2023. “Barbie is highest-grossing domestic film release in 2023.” CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/24/barbie-is-highest-grossing-domestic-film-release-in-2023.html “Your Hit Parade.”  Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Hit_Parade

The melody had three daddies — in 1944 bandleaders Duke Ellington and Harry James collaborated with alto saxophonist Johnny Hodges to develop the tune — but it was those sassy lyrics that made the song: I never cared much for moonlit skies, I never winked back at fireflies, But now that the stars are in your eyes, I'm Beginning to See the Light!Those words came from the smart pen of the great Don George. In his book, The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, Philip Furia praised George's witty use of a list of “light” images and his ability to deal with a difficult song. “Ellington's tune was particularly hard to set,” Furia noted, “since each A section consists of the same, driving vamp-like phrase repeated three times over before the melody finally changes.” In his way, George heightens this musical insistence, using the same rhyme for the first three lines of each section, then “George ends by rekindling one of the oldest songwriting cliches, mixing his metaphors of light and heat:” But now that your lips are burning mine, I'm beginning to see the light.Beyond the LightWhile Don George surely is best known as one of Ellington's prime lyricists, his career spanned another 40 years following the Duke era and included such pop hits as "The Yellow Rose of Texas” for the iconic Mitch Miller.George also worked on special material for many performers, from Nat King Cole and Patti Page to The Pointer Sisters.His lyrics are a study guide for wordsmiths of all stripes. For instance, in David Jenness' and Don Velsey's discussion of composer Moose Charlap, they note that one of the cleverest apologies ever comes from a 1956 George lyric for a famous Charlap melody: The girl in my arms meant nothing to me, I Was Telling Her About You.On the ChartsBut let's get back to “Beginning to See the Light.” A year after its composition, the song spent several weeks on “Your Hit Parade” and charted three times in 1945, with co-writer Harry James' version leading the pack. Ellington vocalist Joya Sherrill, who was only 17, had just joined the band when they recorded the tune in an arrangement that featured co-author Johnny Hodges on sax and Lawrence Brown on trombone.Jazz instrumentals of song have been recorded by bassist Oscar Pettiford, pianist Art Tatum, drummer Chico Hamilton and vibist Red Norvo. Vocalists Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra all have made memorable renditions.More recently, Ann Hampton Callaway included it in her 1996 tribute to Fitzgerald, guitarist Martin Taylor and the David Grisman Quartet recorded it in 1999, and in 2004 — 60 years after the song's creation — it was revived by the late, great Al Jarreau.Our Take on the TuneOur latest Duke Ellington number, this is a sweet vehicle for sassy solos by everyone in the band. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Today on the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to siblings Stan Warnow and Deborah Scott Studebaker whose father was the composer, musician, innovator, band leader and inventor Raymond Scott. While you may not know the name Raymond Scott, you absolutely know his music. That's because while he may not have composed for cartoons, his music is the DNA of most if not all, Looney Toons & Merry Melodies Warner Bros. cartoons. Believe me, you know the song “Powerhouse” & “The Toy Trumpet”.Now if that's all Raymond Scott was known for, that would be a pretty great legacy. But he also composed for big bands, recorded jingles for the likes of Proctor & Gamble and Hamm's Beer, was the orchestra leader on the radio and television show “Your Hit Parade”,  invented the Clavinex & Electronium (precursors to the modern synthesizer) and much more. He was a man more comfortable with “the work”, than the fame or celebrity that came along with it. He was happier in his workroom than he was on camera. So exacting was his vision that he often alienated musicians and singers with his demanding ways. Yet his genius was hard to overlook as none other than Barry Gordy of Motown hired him in 1971 after seeing the Electronium in action to become the Director of Motown's electronic music and research department in Los Angeles. The man had ten careers or perhaps only two, as Deb explains. We also talk about to Deb about her mother, entertainer Dorothy Collins who was a nightclub performer, starred on Broadway in Steven Sondheim's Follies and on television on Candid Camera & Hollywood Palace among others. It's a wild ride discussing the very earliest electronic music, the music that defined all of our youth, and a man so driven by his passion, he essentially invented the fax machine decades before it became a reality. Enjoy, the latest episode of Rarified Heir Podcast. Everyone has a story.

Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. Under US law, a radio station must disclose songs they were paid to play on the air as sponsored airtime. The number of times the songs are played can influence the perceived popularity of a song, and payola may be used to influence these meters. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) treats payola as a violation of the Sponsorship Identification Rules, which requires any broadcast of paid material to include a disclosure. The term payola is a combination of "pay" and "ola", which is a suffix of product names common in the early 20th century, such as Pianola, Victrola, Amberola, Crayola, Rock-Ola, Shinola, or brands such as the radio equipment manufacturer Motorola. History. Prior to the 1930s, there was little public scrutiny of the reasoning behind a song's popularity. The advertising agencies which sponsored NBC's radio/TV show Your Hit Parade refused to reveal the specific methods that were used to determine top hits. Only general and vague statements were offered; that determining top hits was based on "readings of radio requests, sheet music sales, dance hall favorites and jukebox tabulations". Early attempts to stop payola were met with silence by publishers. Prosecution for payola in the 1950s was in part a reaction of the traditional music establishment against newcomers. The emergence of hit radio had become a threat to the wages of song-pluggers and publisher's revenue streams. By the mid-1940s, three-quarters of the records produced in the United States went into jukeboxes. Attempts were made to link all payola to rock-and-roll music. In the 1950s, independent record companies or music publishers frequently used payola to promote rock and roll on American radio. This practice promoted cultural diversity because disc jockeys (DJs) were less inclined to indulge their own personal and racial biases. While the amount of money involved remains largely unpublished, Phil Lind of Chicago's W A I T disclosed in Congressional hearings that he had taken US$22,000 to play a record. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/law-school/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/law-school/support

Hit Parade (a.k.a. Your Hit Parade), with their episode, I Dream Of You. This episode aired January, 20, 1945. Features composer and bandleader: Fred Rich (Frederic Efrem Rich - January 1898 – September 1956). My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- THE COMPLETE ORSON WELLES. You can subscribe to my channels to receive new post notifications, it's 100% free to join. If inclined, please leave a positive rating or review on your podcast service. Instagram @duane.otr Thank you for your support. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 554, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: It's A Leap 1: It's the next year that will be a leap year. 2000. 2: Some of these largest marsupials can travel up to 16 feet in one leap. Kangaroos. 3: In 1958 this country predicted its Great Leap Forward would establish a Communist utopia. China. 4: In song Kenny Loggins and Bruce Springsteen are among artists who've taken a "leap of" this. Faith. 5: This "Leviathan" philosopher's last words concerned his "leap in the dark". Thomas Hobbes. Round 2. Category: Rock Trivia 1: John Lennon insisted "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was inspired by a painting by this boy, his son. Julian. 2: The original title of this Buddy Holly hit was "Cindy Lou". "Peggy Sue". 3: The Stone Poneys' hit "Different Drum" was written by Mike Nesmith before he joined this group. The Monkees. 4: In 1956, Elvis' initial 2-week run at this famous resort city was shortened due to poor audience response. Las Vegas. 5: Their 1977 hit "We Are the Champions" was once the theme song of the N.Y. Cosmos soccer team. Queen. Round 3. Category: On Colonial Maps 1: Lubumbashi in the Congo was founded as Elisabethville, after a queen of this country. Belgium. 2: Da Nang was called Tourane when the French controlled what's now this country. Vietnam. 3: Occupied by Morocco, the area now called "Western" this was formerly "Spanish" this. Sahara. 4: This independent state off the Malay Peninsula was once part of Britain's colony of the Straits Settlements. Singapore. 5: What was once Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies, is today this capital. Jakarta. Round 4. Category: The 1955 Emmys 1: =. =. 2: =. =. 3: Set in a Kansas army camp, this show won 4 Emmys: Writing, Comedy Series, Director and Comedian. You'll Never Get Rich or the Sergeant Bilko show (The Phil Silvers Show). 4: His current act could include mime of his picking up a "Best Specialty Act" Emmy. Marcel Marceau. 5: Choreographer Tony Charmoli waltzed away with an Emmy for this Lucky Strike music countdown show. Your Hit Parade. Round 5. Category: Peace 1: In Dec. 1985, 2 drs. helped save a reporter's life at an Oslo news briefing about their winning this award. Nobel Peace Prize. 2: To join this group founded in 1961, you must commit to work in the host country for 2 years and learn its language. the Peace Corps. 3: Formed in the turbulent '60s, it nominated Eldridge Cleaver as its 1st presidential candidate. Peace and Freedom Party. 4: Long a prisoner, he said, "To make peace with an enemy one must work with that enemy", who then becomes a partner. Mandela. 5: 1648's peace of Westphalia ended this long conflict. the Thirty Years' War. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Fred discusses the MTV of the radio and early television era, Your Hit Parade, which premiered on radio on this day in 1945 and ran until 1959. www.rockysealemusic.com https://rockysealemusic.com/wow-i-didn-t-know-that-or-maybe-i-just-forgot https://www.facebook.com/150wordspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocky-seale7/message

Your Hit Parade 42-07-18 (xxx) First Song - Three Little Sisters (#09)

Your Hit Parade 42-11-07 (xxx) First Tune - I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo (#4)

Today's edition of the Ballroom features a look at the beloved old-time radio program Your Hit Parade. Some great Frank Sinatra stories related to his stint on the program.

My history of The Cyrkle starts in the fall of 1961 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. when I met Tom Dawes in line to get a medical checkup which I guess must have been required for all freshmen. But before I continue I'd like to share a bit of my personal musical history leading up to that time.My mom tells me that at the age of 10 months she was surprised to hear me hum “Little Brown Jug” back to her after singing it to me while being diapered. But that spurt of musicality gave me no interest in the guitar and piano lessons that I had for a short time in early grade school.There were two events that happened around the fifth grade that really turned me on to music. The first occurred in the car on family trips when we listened to music on the radio and if we were in the car at the right time we would hear Martin Block's “Make Believe Ballroom” which played the current hits of the day. I found myself harmonizing to Rosemarie Clooney's “This Old House” It was weird at first but after hearing it several times on different trips I began to own the experience really enjoyed my mastering of the ability to harmonize. The second event occurred on our back porch in Brooklyn after receiving a portable transistor radio for my birthday. I was with friends tuning to different stations and came across Alan Freed's rock and roll radio show. I had never heard anything like it and I was totally mesmerized. I listened all evening and happily missed some of my favorite tv shows. One particular song that stands out that evening is “Story Untold” by The Nutmegs. It's a typical 4 chord doowop song but it was mind blowing to me. From that moment on I was one with rock and roll. As I'm writing this a third event came to my mind. It's not significant in my musical development but is an indication of my perception relative to music. There was a tv show called “Your Hit Parade”. They had a house band and house singers that would perform the nations current hits. It was after my bedtime but I could hear it as I was falling asleep. Most of the songs came under the heading of “standards” and the performers and arrangements were fine. One day they performed a rock and roll song that had made it to the national charts. I don't remember the song but I have a clear memory of noting how poor the performance was. They clearly didn't understand how to do rock music and I remember saying to myself “this show is over”. It went off the air not long after that.We moved from Brooklyn to Eastchester, N.Y. in 1955 where I began the 7th grade. I took piano lessons for a while during this time but changed over to guitar, inspired cause I so loved seeing Elvis singing with a guitar in his hand. I also introduced myself to rudimentary recording techniques. I was given a tape recorder followed by a second tape recorder on subsequent birthdays. The first recorder allowed me to record songs off the radio and also to record myself singing and playing. But the coolest thing happened when I got the second machine. I sang a background part of “In The Still Of The Night” into the first recorder. I then put my head next to the speaker of machine #1 and played back that part while singing the second part with the microphone from the second machine in front of “us”. When finished I had 4 background parts and a lead vocal recorded. The quality was awful but the parts and the concept were correct. Today we simply call it overdubbing and it is taken for granted in the music industry but at the time it was really cool. In high school I had a decent f hole acoustic guitar with an electric pickup and a decent guitar amp. My friend and next door neighbor played accordion in a band which also had a guitar player. They were scheduled to play at a high school dance when the guitar player's amp broke. He asked if they could borrow my amp for the evening. Encouraged by my mom, I told them ok if they let me

Howard Miller chats with Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003). She was a Canadian-American singer, actress, violinist and commercial spokesperson, best known for her performances on the US television program Your Hit Parade and The Jack Benny TV Show. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gisele_MacKenzie

“Your Hit Parade” was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1959. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes. During this 24-year run, the show had 19 orchestra leaders and 52 singers or groups.Not surprisingly, listeners were informed that the "Your Hit Parade survey checks the best sellers on sheet music and phonograph records, the songs most heard on the air and most played on the automatic coin machines, an accurate, authentic tabulation of America's taste in popular music." However, the exact procedure of this "authentic tabulation" remained a secret. Here are23hits from 1954. Enjoy. *****Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712**** or by email at dannymemorylane@gmail.com*****In this episode you'll hear:1)     Crazy 'Bout Ya Baby by The Crew Cuts2)     Mr. Sandman by The Chordettes3)     Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town) by Bill Haley & His Comets4)     Muskrat Ramble by The McGuire Sisters5)     The Gal That Got Away by Frank Sinatra (with Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra)6)     Love Me by Connie Russell (with Red Callender's Combo)7)     Hernando's Hideaway by Archie Bleyer & His Orchestra8)     Happy Days and Lonely Nights by The Fontane Sisters9)     Sway by Dean Martin10) This Old House by Rosemary Clooney11) I Need You Now by Eddie Fisher12) Joey by Betty Madigan13) Skokiaan (South African Song) by The Four Lads (with The Neal Hefti Orchestra)14) Stormy Blues by Billie Holiday15) The Man with the Banjo by The Ames Brothers16) Let Me Go, Lover! by Joan Weber With Jimmy Carroll & His Orchestra17) They Were Doin' the Mambo by Vaughn Monroe18) If I Give My Heart To You by Doris Day (with The Mellomen & The Frank DeVol Orchestra)19) Hey There by Sammy Davis Jr. (with The Sy Oliver Orchestra)20) Little Things Mean A Lot by Kitty Kallen21) Three Coins In The Fountain by The Four Aces (Featuring Al Alberts)22) Teach Me Tonight by Dinah Washington23) Smile by Nat King Cole 

“Your Hit Parade” was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1959. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes. During this 24-year run, the show had 19 orchestra leaders and 52 singers or groups.Not surprisingly, listeners were informed that the "Your Hit Parade survey checks the best sellers on sheet music and phonograph records, the songs most heard on the air and most played on the automatic coin machines, an accurate, authentic tabulation of America's taste in popular music." However, the exact procedure of this "authentic tabulation" remained a secret. Here are 21 hits from 1950. Enjoy. ***** Join the conversation on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008232395712 **** or by email at dannymemorylane@gmail.com **** In this episode you'll hear:1) Hoop-Dee-Doo by Kay Starr (with Frank DeVol Orchestra)2) I'll Always Love You (Day After Day) [Charted for 16 weeks] by Dean Martin3) Rag Mop by The Ames Brothers4) April In Paris by Frank Sinatra5) If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd 've Baked A Cake by Georgia Gibbs6) There's No Tomorrow by Tony Martin7) Blue Light Boogie, Parts by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five8) All My Love (Bolero) [First reached #1 on the Disk Jockey chart on 10/29/50 - Lasted 5 weeks] by Patti Page9) Mona Lisa [First reached #1 on the Disc Jockey chart on 7/8/50 - Lasted 8 weeks] by Nat King Cole10) Zing Zing, Zoom Zoom by Perry Como (with The Fontane Sisters)11) Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy [First reached #1 on the Juke Box chart on 2/11/50 - Lasted 8 weeks] by Red Foley12) Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) by The Mills Brothers13) A Bushel And A Peck (from the Broadway musical Guys and Dolls) by Doris Day14) If I Were A Bell by Jan Garber & His Orchestra (with Roy Cordell, vocal)15) Love, Look Away by Tony Bennett16) Nice Work If You Can Get It by Sarah Vaughan17) Count Every Star by Ray Anthony & His Orchestra (with Dick Noel, vocal)18) Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) by Bing Crosby (with Gary Crosby, Bing's son's record debut @ age 17])19) Teardrops From My Eyes by Fran Warren20) Harbor Lights [First reached #1 on the Juke Box chart on 11/18/50 - Lasted 4 weeks] by Sammy Kaye (with Tony Alamo & The Kaydetts, vocals)21) As Time Goes By by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

On today's MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM we look at the origins of Gold Records, the Your Hit Parade, and Billboard weekly song charts plus a trivia contest you can enter.

Your Hit Parade 36-05-27 First Song - Goody, Goody (#7)

Your Hit Parade 48-12-25 First Song - Jungle Bells

This track is fun to listen to... if you are not familiar with Spike Jones and His City Slickers along with Doodles Weaver and the Park Avenue Hillbillies with Dorothy Shay, you are in for a surprise! Spike Jones believed anything that makes noise can be part of a song... and he used anything he could find to prove his point! It's a fun program and Frank Sinatra, who at the time was hosting "Your Hit Parade" was Spike's guest on this "Spotlight Revue" show from 1948. More Spike Jones in the playlist "Variety, Comedy, Music"

Our opening song is “Lucky Day.” This is Judy Garland’s version from the London sessions of 1960. The first performance of the song was by Harry Richman in a 1926 Broadway revue. “Lucky Day” became a theme song for the 1940s NBC radio show Your Hit Parade which was sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. Sponsoring …

This week wraps up our look at the songs that were the hits from the 1940's as played on the radio show, Your Hit Parade. Today's show will feature songs from the years of 1948 and 1949. All the songs on this series came from a 10 CD set which, unfortunately, is no longer available. I have some new shows coming in the weeks ahead so I hope you'll keep downloading and tuning in. Thanks so much for listening. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

Welcome to part four of my five part series on the radio program Your Hit Parade. I am back to my old self so this week's show is one that I have rerecorded. Back in 2009, I produced the original series from a ten CD set that featured songs from Your Hit Parade. In the set, each CD was devoted to a particular year and there were more songs than I could play in an hour. Today's show features songs that I didn't get to play the first time around. We are going to listening to songs that were popular in the years of 1946 and 1947. I am going to conclude next week as we end the decade with songs from 1948 and 1949. I hope you enjoy the music from one of radios longest running shows, Your Hit Parade. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

This week I am going to continue with more music that was featured on Your Hit Parade during the years of 1944 and 1945. I am still a little under the weather so I am going back to the Big Band Bash vaults to pull out the original program in this series. I recorded a little introduction which you'll hear where I explain that this was originally aired in 2009. The theme is a little slower - it was the one I originally used until I found a little faster version. There is some great music in this set and I hope you enjoy this program in the Big Band Bash series from 2009. I hope to resume next week with different songs and a healed up voice. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

We continue with our look at the songs that were being played on Your Hit Parade during the years of 1942 and 1943. I apologize for the way my voice sounds on the introduction. I had prerecorded all the other spots and just needed to record the intro. Yesterday, I came down with a bad cold and woke up this morning sounding like a bull frog. Rather than substitute in a rerun I elected to record a short introduction. There are some great sides on this program so I hope you enjoy it not counting my rough sounding introduction. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

A few years ago I did a series of programs on the radio show Your Hit Parade. The songs came from a ten CD set that I have. Each CD features the songs from a certain year that were featured on Your Hit Parade. There were more songs on the CD than I could play in an hour show so I have decided to revisit this set and pick out different songs. Each show combines two years so today's show will feature songs from the years of 1940 and 1941. We'll also learn the history of the radio show as we listen to some great songs. I hope you'll join me for a potpourri of songs as we begin the series Your Hit Parade Part 1. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com

May 2, 1948 - Guest Star Frank Sinata. That skinny kid won an Oscar for "The House I Live In" in 1945 and was currently in the movie "Miracle of the Bells". Not to mention the fact that he had his own radio show "Your Hit Parade". This week the negotiate a price for him to sing on The Jack Benny Show.  

SHOW NOTES KENNY MITTLEIDER FROM KNIGHTS OF THE GUILD, ALIEN NATION: THE NEWCOMERS PODCAST & MY GIMPY LIFE PODCAST AND SIMON MEDDINGS FROM WAFFLE ON PODCAST DISCUSS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND LONGEST RUNNING TELEVISION SERIES IN HISTORY.. M*A*S*H TODAY WE COVER Season 6 Episode 19 "Your Hit Parade" 141st Episode Overall Directed by George Tyne Written by Ronny Graham Originally Aired on January 24th, 1978 Production Code is Y-124 PLOT SUMMARY: After 11 days of no casualties, the Swamp Rats are so bored, they invent "Cranko," a game mixing chess, poker and checkers. Radar takes Winchesters turntable to play the new records the 4077 received; Colonel Potter believes it will alleviate boredom. Suddenly, the OR gets beyond crazy, Col. Potter encourages Radar to keep the tunes a-coming. The wounded soon overflow into the Mess Tent, Officers' Club and The Swamp as adjunct hospitals. Klinger is scrounging for blood--especially the AB- blood one wounded GI desperately needs. The medical staff is forced to use plasma; everyone is on automatic pilot. Radar becomes a cool cat; his confidence over the air grows quickly. Colonel Potter continues to request the same version of "Sentimental Journey" sung by Doris Day.  HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, KENNY & MEDS  FIND US ON THE WEB: MAIN WEBSITE - HTTP://MASH4077PODCAST.COM LISTEN ON STITCHER RADIO - HERE TWITTER - @MASH4077PODCAS FACEBOOK FAN PAGE - HTTP://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MASH4077PODCAST EMAIL US - MASH4077PODCAST@GMAIL.COM PATREON (DONATION) SUPPORTER - HTTPS://WWW.PATREON.COM/GEEKYFANBOY PODCAST PROMO’S PLAYED DURING THE SHOW THIS WEEK: WAFFLE ON ALIEN NATION: THE NEWCOMERS PODCAST  © Geekyfanboy Productions

This week we consider the effect of English tea on belly wounds as well as how a Catholic Priest can keep to his vows in the confessional while still helping his fellows (Ses 6 Ep 17 - Tea and Empathy) as well as what effect music has during a crisis and what effect a needle has on a bomb disposal technician (Ses 6 Ep 18 - Your Hit Parade).

Remembering Hootenanny, Your Hit Parade and Billie Holiday. An age-friendly update from AARP…a special mission in Vietnam…and great songs by Bobby Vinton, Dinah Shore, Johnny Mercer, The Beatles, Loretta Lynn and Elvis. Click on the player button below to listen:  

The episode of Your Hit Parade. Original Air Date: August 4, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An episode of Your Hit Parade. Original Air Date: July 7, 1945 Click here to add to Itunes.

An episode of Your Hit Parade counting down the top 10 hits as broadcasts to America’s servicemen. Original Air Date: January 9, 1943 Click here to add to Itunes.

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Your Hit Parade. December 29, 1945.The first commercial is about Houston, saying nothing about Lucky Strikes! The #1 tune is, "It Might As Well Be Spring." Joan Edwards, Dick Todd, Mark Warnow and His Orchestra, F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), Lyn Murray, The Hit Paraders, Kenny Delmar (announcer), Basil Ruysdael (commercial spokesman), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer). oldtimeradiodvd.com

Your Hit Parade. December 6, 1947. The #1 tune is, "Near You" The first appearance of Beryl Davis on the show. Frank Sinatra, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra, Beryl Davis, Ken Lane and The Hit Paraders, Basil Ruysdael (announcer), F. E. Boone (tobacco auctioneer), L. A. Speed Riggs (tobacco auctioneer). oldtimeradiodvd.com

Your Hit Parade. October 20, 1945. Program #157.The #1 tune is, "I'll Buy That Dream." Dick Todd, Joan Edwards, Mark Warnow and His Orchestra. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Your Hit Parade. November 21, 1942. The #1 tune is, "White Christmas." Despite being an army rebroadcast, many "Lucky Strike Green Has Gone To War" tag lines have been left in. Martin Block (host), Barry Wood, Joan Edwards, Mark Warnow and His Orchestra, Ethel Smith. oldtimeradiodvd.com

Imagination and Innovation: The World of Raymond Scott. Episode 4: Your Hit Parade and the 2nd Quartet, featuring special guests Irwin Chusid, Jeff Winner, and Brian Dewan

Your Hit Parade. November 3, 1945.  The #1 tune is, "Along the Navajo Trail." Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters The Hit Paraders, Mark Warnow and His Orchestra. oldtimerdiodvd.com

Dick Henry Jurgens (January 9, 1910 – October 5, 1995) was an American swing music bandleader, who enjoyed great popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Dick Jurgens was born in Sacramento, California to Dietrich Heinrich Jurgens and Clara Matilda (Erath) Jurgens. Jurgens played in an orchestra in high school but was kicked out of the ensemble for playing pop music. In response, he formed his own group in 1928 while still a student. His brother Will Jurgens was a member; Will later became Dick's manager during his years of fame. Jurgens then studied at the University of California at Berkeley and the Sacramento Junior College before accepting an engagement with his own orchestra at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco in 1933. The following year, Jurgens signed a contract with Decca Records, and recorded extensively for the label between 1934 and 1940. Jurgens' vocalist at this time was Eddy Howard. Jurgens held residencies at the Casino Ballroom on Catalina Island, the Elitch Gardens in Denver, the Aragon Ballroom and the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago, and other popular swing venues. He recorded for Vocalion Records in 1938 and for Okeh Records starting in 1940. His first side to reach Your Hit Parade was "It's a Hundred to One You're in Love with Me" in 1939; the following year, "In an Old Dutch Garden" proved to be a big hit. Jurgens often found that Glenn Miller's versions of his hits performed better on the charts than his own, such as the song "Careless". Following Howard's departure from the group in 1940, Harry Cool became its lead singer. Jurgens scored more hits later that year, with "A Million Dreams Ago" and the instrumental "Elmer's Tune", the latter of which Miller would take a vocal version to number one. Later hits included "The Bells of San Raquel" and "Happy in Love" (released on Columbia Records). His biggest hit was 1942's "One Dozen Roses", with Buddy Moreno on vocals; the song hit #1 in the summer of that year. Later in 1942, Jurgens disbanded his group due in no small part to the 1942 recording ban by the American Federation of Musicians. He joined the Marines from 1942 to 1945, directing theater shows for the troops. In 1946 he re-formed his band, recording for Columbia and Mercury into the 1950s. He had his own radio show in 1948 on CBS, and also married in December of that year to Miriam Davidson. Jurgens kept up his group until 1956, by which time his style of swing had long passed out of popular favor. After this he moved to Colorado Springs and founded an electronics business with his brother. He occasionally played at the Broadmoor Country Club in Colorado Springs, and moved to California in 1965, where he again played intermittently. He put together a new band late in the 1960s; he played and recorded with the group on a part-time basis through 1976. His latter years were spent in Sacramento in the real estate business. He sold the rights to his ensemble's name to Don Ring in 1986. He died in 1995 of cancer at age 85.

Big Band Serenade presents Great Musical Selections From The 1940's,The Music on this program is listed in order of play; 1)A string Of Pearls-Glenn Miller-1942 2)Shoo-Shoo Baby-Andrew Sisters-1944 3)And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine-Anita O'day,Kenton Stan, Your Hit Parade 1944 4)Somebody Else Is Taking My Place- Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee-Your Hit Parade 1942 5)Moonlight Becomes You, Bing Crosby, Your Hit Parade 1942 6)I'll Walk Alone-Dinah Shore- 7)There Are Such Things- Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, 1942 8)I'll Get By-Dick Haymes, Gene Krupa and Harry James-1944 9)When The Lights Go On Again, Vaughn Monroe-1943 10)Your, Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly 1941 11)Who Wouldn't Love You- Kay Kyser with VOcal Harry Babbitt 1942 12)I Had The Craziest Dream-Harry James with Helen Forrest 1943Online Meetings Made Easy with GoToMeeting Try it Free for 45 days use Promo Code PodcastGo To GoDaddy & SAVE!!Use Promo Code Blu19