[78-L] Ballad for Americans - Aircheck ???

[Randy Watts]

I don't know, but if it has been, I'd enjoy hearing it. Whether or not this exists outside Dave Goldin's own collection, or in listenable quality outside Goldin's collection is the question. This, unfortunately, is not the kind of program that interests the vast majority of old radio collectors, who are more likely to have several hundred Lone Rangers than something like Robeson's "Ballad for Americans."

Randy



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From: Thomas Stern <sternth at attglobal.net.invalid>
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Subject: [78-L] Ballad for Americans - Aircheck ???



Has the aircheck of the CBS broadcast been issued on LP or CD ??

I thought there might be a Mart56 issue, but don't find it listed

anywhere.

According to the GoldIndex the aircheck exists in excellent quality.

11523. The Pursuit Of Happiness. November 5, 1939. CBS net. Sustaining. With
Gertrude Niessen and Robert Benchley out to buy clothing for the Mrs. Carl
Van Doren appears in a skit written by himself about Benjamin Franklin. The
program concludes with Robeson's famous, "Ballad for Americans." Norman
Corwin (producer, director), Burgess Meredith (host), Gertrude Niesen,
Robert Benchley, Carl Van Doren, Paul Robeson, Carl Carmer, George Faulkner
(writer), Hank Lewis (writer), Al Garson (writer), Mark Warnow (music
director). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.



Thanks, Thomas