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Golden Gems

Golden Gems

By Golden Gems

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

Golden GemsOct 09, 2020

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Al Hirt

Al Hirt

Alois Maxwell Hirt was an American trumpeter and bandleader from the Golden Days of Radio.

Mar 22, 202409:50
Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Dean

Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country singer, television host, actor and businessman.

Mar 15, 202416:44
Carole King

Carole King

Carole King is a prolific songwriter, having written over 400 songs recorded by more than 1000 artists, and is a popular singer as well.

Mar 08, 202413:41
Camelot

Camelot

Camelot is a musical based on the legend of King Arthur as adapted from the 1958 novel by T. H. White.

Mar 01, 202414:09
Trini Lopez

Trini Lopez

Trinidad Lopez III was an American singer, Guitarist and actor in the Golden Days of Radio.

Feb 23, 202411:33
Mario Lanza

Mario Lanza

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

Feb 16, 202418:41
Toby Keith

Toby Keith

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

Feb 10, 202421:46
Billy Daniels

Billy Daniels

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

Feb 02, 202409:18
West Side Story

West Side Story

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.

Jan 27, 202414:24
Ernie Freeman

Ernie Freeman

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

Jan 20, 202411:41
Debbie Boone

Debbie Boone

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

Jan 13, 202415:57
Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner

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

Jan 05, 202415:13
Julius LaRosa

Julius LaRosa

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

Dec 30, 202315:29
2023 Christmas #4

2023 Christmas #4

More favorite Christmas carols and hymns.

Dec 22, 202314:04
2023 Christmas #3

2023 Christmas #3

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

Dec 16, 202310:19
2023 Christmas #2

2023 Christmas #2

More holiday favorites for Christmas 2023.

Dec 08, 202308:49
2023-First Christmas Episode

2023-First Christmas Episode

Classic Christmas songs and carols.

Dec 01, 202312:23
Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

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

Nov 24, 202315:23
Johnny Desmond

Johnny Desmond

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

Nov 18, 202309:34
Eartha Kitt

Eartha Kitt

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

Nov 11, 202320:49
Floyd Cramer

Floyd Cramer

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

Nov 04, 202308:14
Les and Larry Elgart

Les and Larry Elgart

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.

Oct 28, 202316:35
Hello Dolly

Hello Dolly

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".

Oct 21, 202317:33
Celine Dion

Celine Dion

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

Oct 15, 202323:58
Christopher Cross

Christopher Cross

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

Oct 07, 202313:21
Shirley Bassey

Shirley Bassey

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.

Sep 30, 202322:44
The Music Man

The Music Man

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

Sep 24, 202319:04
The Mamas and the Papas

The Mamas and the Papas

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

Sep 16, 202321:25
Les Brown

Les Brown

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

Sep 09, 202308:49
Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins

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

Sep 02, 202320:09
Fats Waller

Fats Waller

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.

Aug 27, 202319:12
Lennon Sisters

Lennon Sisters

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

Aug 19, 202315:16
Kate Smith

Kate Smith

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

Aug 13, 202318:57
Kay Starr

Kay Starr

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.

Aug 07, 202310:15
Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony

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.

Jul 29, 202309:07
My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady is a musical based on the George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play Pygmalion.

Jul 23, 202309:12
Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.

Jul 17, 202314:28
Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Petula Sally Olwen Clark is a British singer, actress and composer whose career spanned more than seven decades.

Jul 07, 202323:49
Ann Margret

Ann Margret

Ann-Margret Olsson Is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. Her career spans 6 decades.

Jul 01, 202317:32
Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot is a Canadian singer, popular during the Golden Days of Radio

Jun 26, 202323:33
Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

A well-known Canadian artist during the Golden Days of Radio.

Jun 26, 202323:33
Gladys Knight and the Pips

Gladys Knight and the Pips

Gladys Knight and the pips were an American R & B, soul and funk family musical group for 3 decades beginning in the '50s.

Jun 18, 202319:45
Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson was born on April 29, 1933. He is an American country musician. He was one of the most recognized artists in the Golden Days of Radio.

Jun 11, 202330:14
Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

Albert Gordon MacRae was an American actor, singer and radio/Television host during the Golden Days of Radio.

Jun 04, 202309:43
South Pacific and Flower Drum Song

South Pacific and Flower Drum Song

Two more great and unforgettable Broadway shows from Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein.

May 28, 202324:06
Sound of Music and The King and I

Sound of Music and The King and I

We have been gone for a few months due to an extended hospitalization, but are very glad to be back to our weekly podcast. This week we will continue to share the brilliance of Rogers and Hammerstein musicals with The Sound of Music and The King and I.

May 22, 202321:14
Oklahoma and Carouse

Oklahoma and Carouse

During the Golden Dayr of Radio, Rogers and Hammerstein collaborated on several beloved Broadway shows that swept the American audience off it's feet. During the next 3 episodes we will highlight those shows.  Today we begin with Oklahoma and Carousel

Mar 12, 202324:46
Tennessee Ernie Ford

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Ernest Jennings Ford was an American singer and TV host who enjoyed success in the country and wester, pop and gospel genres.

Mar 05, 202316:34
Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach was one of the most prolific song writers of the Golden Days of Radio. He was born on May 12, 1928 and passed away earlier this month on February 8, 2023.

Feb 25, 202315:31
Andre Kostelanetz

Andre Kostelanetz

Andre Kostelanetz was a Russian-born American popular orchestral music conductor and arranger.

Feb 12, 202309:19