Podcasts by Golden Gems
A review of the life and career of great entertainers from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Fiddler on the Roof from 2023-11-24T16:56:38
"Fiddler on the Roof" is a Musical based on "Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem".
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Johnny Desmond from 2023-11-18T19:01:50
Johnny Desmond, born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone was an American singer who was popular in the 1940's, 50's, and 60"s.
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Eartha Kitt from 2023-11-11T18:51:21
Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style.
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Floyd Cramer from 2023-11-04T19:55:21
Floyd Cramer was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks.
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Les and Larry Elgart from 2023-10-28T17:42:51
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.
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Hello Dolly from 2023-10-21T16:19:22
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 pla...
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Celine Dion from 2023-10-15T15:56:28
Celine Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer often referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads".
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Christopher Cross from 2023-10-07T17:15:30
Christopher Charles Geppert is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas.
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Shirley Bassey from 2023-09-30T18:55:27
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.
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The Music Man from 2023-09-24T05:12:55
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson, based on a story by Willson and Frank Kacey.
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The Mamas and the Papas from 2023-09-16T21:03:23
The mamas and the papas were a folk-rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968.
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Mary Poppins from 2023-09-02T19:08:05
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney.
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Fats Waller from 2023-08-27T23:25:46
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.
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Lennon Sisters from 2023-08-19T22:44:16
Lennon sisters are an American vocal group that was popular during the Golden Days of Radio.
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Kate Smith from 2023-08-13T15:26:02
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith, known professionally as Kate Smith was an American contralto and known as "The First Lady of Radio.
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Ray Anthony from 2023-07-29T20:07:27
Raymond Antonini, better known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor. He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller orchestra.
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My Fair Lady from 2023-07-23T16:41:53
My Fair Lady is a musical based on the George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion.
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Tommy Dorsey from 2023-07-17T21:35:10
Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.
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Petula Clark from 2023-07-07T16:39:39
Petula Sally Olwen Clark is a British singer, actress and composer whose career spanned more than seven decades.
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Ann Margret from 2023-07-01T00:29:02
Ann-Margret Olsson Is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. Her career spans 6 decades.
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Gordon Lightfoot from 2023-06-26T16:35:18
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot is a Canadian singer, popular during the Golden Days of Radio
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The 5th Dimension from 2022-04-17T20:22:49
The 5th Dimension is an American popular music vocal group with a wide repertoire who were popular during the Golden Days of Radio.
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Billy Vaughn from 2022-04-11T00:15:39
Richard Smith Vaughn, known professionally as Billy Vaughn, was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist and orchestra leader in the Golden Days of Radio.
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Percy Faith from 2022-03-28T00:06:22
Percy Faith was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer, and conductor knows for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards.
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The Andrew Sisters from 2022-03-20T22:24:02
The preeminent singing sister act of all time with well over 75 million records sold were the fabulous Andrew Sisters.
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John Denver from 2022-03-14T17:16:25
John Denver was an American singer-songwriter, activist and humanitarian in the Golden Days of Radio.
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Neil Sedaka from 2022-03-06T22:03:42
Neil Sedaka is an American pop singer, composer, pianist and record producer. His career began in 1957, and he was one of the great entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Paul Mauriat from 2022-02-28T18:22:42
Paul Mauriat was a French orchestra leader who specialized in the easy-listening genre during the Golden Days of Radio.
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The Hi-Lo's from 2022-02-13T22:07:10
The Hi-Lo's were a vocal quartet who achieved their greatest fame in the late 1950s and 1960s--The Golden Days of Radio.
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The Four Aces from 2022-02-04T23:37:37
The Four Aces are an American male traditional pop music quartet, popular since the '50s ( the Golden Days of Radio).
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Bobby Darin from 2022-01-29T19:54:03
Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, impressionist, and actor.
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Bill Haley and the Comets from 2022-01-21T20:54:40
Bill Haley and the Comets were an American rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The group placed nine singles in the Top 20.
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Everly Brothers from 2022-01-15T01:47:06
The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo known for steel-string acoustical guitar playing and close harmony singing.
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Barry Manilow from 2022-01-07T23:04:18
Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, producer and actor, with a career that has spanned more than 50 years.
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Chrystal Gayle from 2021-12-29T22:13:06
An incredible voice from a special entertainer of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Christmas 2021 -4 from 2021-12-23T04:00:50
More Christmas favorites by the artists of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Christmas 2021 - 3 from 2021-12-19T01:20:54
More Christmas favorites with artists from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Christmas 2021-#2 from 2021-12-10T18:44:07
A continued compilation of favorite Christmas hymns and carols by artists from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Christmas 2021 #1 from 2021-12-01T18:03:46
A collection of favorite Christmas carols and hymns presented by artists of the Golden Days of Radio.
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George Benson from 2021-11-25T15:39:23
George Benson is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Dionne Warwick from 2021-11-17T18:06:50
Dionne Warwick (Warrick) is an American singer, actress, television host. She is one of the most charted female vocalists of all time.
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Captain and Tennille from 2021-11-13T15:56:52
Captain and Tennille were a husband and wife team of recording artists popular in the 1970s.
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Julie London from 2021-10-28T15:58:23
Julie London was an American singer and actress whose career spanned over 4 decades.
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Mitch Miller from 2021-10-13T19:45:33
Mitch Miller was one of the greatest arranger, conductor and a midas of novelty entertaining music of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Eddie Arnold from 2021-09-27T19:47:29
Richard Edward Arnold, an American Country music singer whose performing career spanned six decades in the Golden Days of Radio.
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Barbra Streisand from 2021-09-20T16:21:32
Barbra Streisand is an American singer, actess and filmmaker whose career spans seven decades. She is one of the few entertainers who have been awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
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Diana Ross from 2021-09-14T21:42:03
Diana Ross is an American singer and actress. Born in Detroit, Michigan she rose to fame as the lead singer of The Supremes. They were Motown's most successful act during the 1960's.
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Bert Kaempfert from 2021-09-07T15:28:42
A German composer, arranger, and orchestra conductor of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Patsy Cline from 2021-08-31T01:46:42
Patsy Cline was an American singer. She was the first country music artist to successfully cross over into pop music.
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Roger Williams from 2021-08-17T23:09:52
One of the most incredible pianists of the Golden Days of Radio--and of all times.
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Natalie Cole from 2021-08-12T23:18:51
Stephanie Natalie Maria Cole was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of American singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole.
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The Beatles from 2021-08-04T01:24:23
A British group that began the "British Invasion" and helped change the music world forever.
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The Carpenters from 2021-07-27T01:54:30
The Carpenters were an American vocal and instrumental sibling duo which became popular during the late 1960's and 1970's.
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The Boston Pops Orchestra from 2021-07-20T02:07:42
Founded in 1881 the Boston Pops have thrilled audiences with a "new" niche of popular symphonic music, playing concerts of a "lighter kind of classical music".
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Ray Conniff from 2021-07-13T22:21:54
An American entertainer who popularized wordless vocal choruses.
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Dean Martin from 2021-07-06T15:02:41
An American singer, actor and comedian, one of the best known entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio--The King of Cool.
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Ricky Nelson from 2021-06-28T18:27:06
An amazing singer from the Golden Days of Radio whose career and life were tragically ended in a plane crash when he was only 45.
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Vic Damone from 2021-06-21T15:29:01
An American traditional pop and big band singer, actor and entertainer from the Golden Days or Radio.
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Elvis Presley from 2021-05-22T15:35:44
An American singer and actor. A cultural icon - The King of Rock.
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Olivia Newton-John from 2021-05-10T19:40:10
Olivia Newton-John is a British-Australian singer, songwriter, actress and entrepreneur and winner of 4 Grammy Awards. She has sold an estimated 120 Million records.
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Jack Jones from 2021-05-05T17:50:59
Jack Jones is an American Jazz and Pops singer, popular in the late 1950's and on into today.
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Duke Ellington from 2021-04-28T17:46:39
An American composer, pianist and leader of a jazz orchestra which he led from 1923 until his death with a career spanning over 6 decades.
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Stan Kenton from 2021-04-19T19:03:57
Stan Kenton was a popular music and jazz artist--a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Anne Murray from 2021-04-13T00:58:01
Anne Murray is a Canadian singer whose albums were primarily Pop, Country, and Adult Contemporary. Sales amounted to over 55 million copies worldwide.
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The Ames Brothers from 2021-04-07T01:21:15
A singing quartet, consisting of 4 siblings from Malden, Massachusetts, famous for traditional 50's pop hits.
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Neil Diamond from 2021-03-30T22:27:47
An American singer, songwriter, and actor; Neil Diamond sold over 100 million records worldwide and won the hearts of a generation during the Golden Days of Radio.
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Julie Andrews from 2021-03-22T23:37:27
One of the most amazing and versatile musical and theatrical entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio-- and even well beyond.
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Englebert Humperdink from 2021-03-15T18:40:38
Another great voice from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Herb Alpert from 2021-03-07T21:56:17
A unique style of trumpeting and founder of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass brought Herb Alpert into prominence during the Golden Days of Radio.
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Judy Garland from 2021-03-02T23:53:43
An amazing singer and actor, from the "Yellow Brick Road" and into our hearts in the Golden Days of Radio.
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Robert Goulet from 2021-02-23T16:28:28
Another velvet voiced entertainer from the Golden Days of Radio - Robert Goulet.
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Johnny Cash from 2021-02-16T23:06:50
One of the most enjoyed country style entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Bing Crosby from 2021-02-10T01:35:37
One of the great "crooners" and most popular entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio - Bing Crosby.
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Frank Sinatra from 2021-01-31T01:42:01
One of the most famous icons of the Golden Days of Radio, Old "Blue Eyes"-Frank Sinatra.
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Debbie Reynolds from 2021-01-19T23:25:34
One of the golden voices of the Golden Days of Radio--Debbie Reynolds.
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Lena Horne from 2021-01-04T00:17:52
A review of the life and career of Lena Horne, one of the great entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio.
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New Years 2021 from 2020-12-26T20:04:53
Holiday and New Years songs to ring out the old Year and ring in the New.
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Christmas Episode D from 2020-12-19T01:53:12
Our fourth week of the review of Christmas music of great artists from the Golden Days of Radio, which we have been playing on our webcast, Goldengems.net. We hope you have enjoyed the carols an...
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Christmas Episode C from 2020-12-12T16:48:43
A discussion of more Christmas favorites to add an uplift to your Christmas. Be sure to listen to the carols on www.goldengems.net.
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Christmas Episode B from 2020-12-05T16:22:07
More Christmas carols and hymns from great artists from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Christmas Episode A from 2020-11-28T01:49:22
A description of the Christmas songs and hymns recorded by artists from the Golden Days of Radio which we have highlighted along with some we have yet to highlight. We will divert from our usual...
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Sammy Davis Jr. from 2020-11-27T21:39:06
One of the great icons from the Golden Days of Radio - Sammy Davis Jr.
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The Lettermen from 2020-11-17T00:36:42
A dynamic and much loved trio from the Golden Days of Radio.
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Dinah Shore from 2020-11-11T17:20:48
Dinah Shore - Another of the great entertainers of the Golden Days of Radio.
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Doc Severinsen from 2020-11-03T22:21:32
Looking at the life of one of the great trumpet soloists from the Golden Days of Radio.
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The Four Lads and Johnny Ray from 2020-10-23T18:34:30
Great entertainers from the Golden Days of Radio - The Four Lads and Johnny Ray
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Helen Reddy from 2020-10-09T02:52:53
A Tribute to an outstanding woman and incredible Singer who recently passed away on September 29, 2020. Helen Reddy will be long remembered and forever loved.
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Ella Fitzgerald from 2020-09-30T18:51:10
Review with Bill and Dave the career and life of Ella Fitzgerald, the Great Lady of Song.
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Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormet from 2020-09-13T21:38:05
Join Bill and Dave as we explore the lives of Steve and Eydie, an incredible duo from the Golden Days of Radio--when music was music. And if, by any chance you have not been on our website...
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Nelson Riddle from 2020-08-19T18:08:11
Join Dave and Bill as we review the life and career of one of the greatest composers of the golden days of radio--when music was music.
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The Mills Brothers from 2020-08-02T22:27:54
Exploring the lives of the Mills Brothers, an amazing quartet fro the golden days of radio, when "Music was music".
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Johnny Mathis from 2020-07-28T01:14:19
Join Bill and Dave in a review of the career and life of a truly incredible and timeless entertainer, Johnny Mathis.
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Louis Armstrong from 2020-07-20T04:24:44
Join Dave and Bill as we take a look at the remarkable life and career of Louls "Satchmo" Armstrong.
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George Shearing from 2020-07-14T01:09:31
Join Bill and Dave in a review of the career and personal life of George Shearing.
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Perry Como from 2020-07-07T21:28:45
A journey down memory lane as Bill and Dave review the life and career of Perry Como
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Episode 10-Kenny Rogers from 2020-06-23T17:07:49
A review with Dave and Bill about the amazing life and career of Kenny Rogers.
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Glenn Miller from 2020-06-16T22:00:52
Travel with Dave and Bill into the archives to learn about the life and career of Glenn Miller
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Henry Mancini from 2020-06-15T04:20:26
Traveling down memory lane with Dave and Bill and the music of Henry Mancini.
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Tony Bennett from 2020-06-02T19:09:18
Join Bill and Dave reviewing the interesting career and life of Tony Bennett
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Four Freshmen from 2020-05-26T18:29:07
A review of the careers and lives of the Four Freshmen with Dave and Bill.
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Pattti Page from 2020-03-28T21:30:45
A discussion with Dave and Bill of the life, career, and music of Patti Page during the Golden Days of Radio.
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