[78-L] Radio-influenced recordings

[David Lennick]

Tommy Dorsey recorded The Whistler's theme. Don't know if this is the direction 
we were looking for. Back in the 20s and 30s there were songs like "Kiss Me By 
Wireless", "Turn Your Radio On", and Flotsam & Jetsam's "Little Betty Bouncer" 
(who loved an announcer).

dl

Bud Black wrote:
> "I Love A Mystery" featuring Jack, Doc and Reggie, used Valse Triest (sic)
> as it's theme song.  It was popularized as "Midnight Time," and was recorded
> by the Three Suns.  I forget whether it was on the Hit or the Majestic label
> 
> 
> Bud 
>  
> -------Original Message-------
>  
> From: Stephen Davies
> Date: 12/9/2009 4:27:51 PM
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] Radio-influenced recordings
>  
> There was a question earlier about radio culture seeping into recordings of
> the day, like Harry James' "Life can be beautiful", etc.  The answers mostly
> involved the song titles.
> I'm interested in other manifestations, like Dinah Shore and Dick Todd
> duetting on Victor because they were both on NBC's "Chamber Music Society Of
> Lower Basin Street".
> And Perry Como recorded with the Satisfiers/Satisfyers, whom I presume were
> the backing group on his long-running radio show sponsored by Chesterfield
> cigarettes ("They satisfy!").
> And to stretch it a bit, I'm convinced that future duetters Roy Rogers and
> Dale Evans met on the Edgar Bergen show, the year that Dale was the resident
> vocalist (1942/43).  They didn't appear in pictures together until 1944, and
> didn't formalize their relationship until 1947.
> - Stephen D
> in Calgary