[78-L] Oldtimers query

Wed Apr 10 16:34:27 PDT 2019

One of the earliest I still have, from November 3, 1997. I wouldn't mind
finding some of these shows myself, but 21+ years have gone by and still no
surviving "Manhattan Merry Go Round" broadcasts are known prior to 1942.

Date:        11/3/97 10:37 PM
Received:    11/4/97 6:39 AM
From:        Robert J. Lang or Hope Conley Lang, bobhope at worldnet.att.net
Reply-To:    78-l at cornell.edu
To:          78 RPM Records, 78-l at cornell.edu

Hi All!

    Since there seem to be quite a few new list members who are interested
in
old radio shows, I'd like to repeat a request I made some time ago.  We are
searching for the radio show "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" form the early
1930's, which featured Gene Rodemich and his Orchestra.  I know that
chances of finding any of these are slim, but some of Gene's relatives
would really like to have one, and I'm trying to help.  Possible leads
given to me by some list members a while ago have not turned up anything.

    Thanks for any help or suggestions.

    Regards,

    Bob Lang
    bobhope at worldnet.att.net

On 4/9/19 11:23 PM, "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:

> 
> As always, thanks to Ron for keeping things moving, cleaning out the hamster
> cage and all the other stuff over the years.
> 
> I've kept a number of messages in various folders that I thought I might need
> at some time (and of course have never referred back)..the oldest seem to be
> from November 2000. Here's one.
> 
> On 11/16/2000 11:18 AM, Paul Stamler wrote:
> 
>> In a message dated 11/16/00 1:56:02 AM EST, dlennick at sympatico.ca writes:
>> 
>>> What are the details of the Nelson Eddy clothing drive item? I have a l0"
>>>   Canadian Compo pressing on which Eddy sings Irving Caesar's "Have You Got
>>> Old
>>>   Clothes", done for the National Clothing Drive. No date given, c. l949 or
>>> l950
>>>   I'd guess since I've had the disc since about then.
>> Same song; here's what the label says:
>> 
>> RECORDED, PROCESSED AND MANUFACTURED ON WESTERN ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT
>> under Western Electric Company license
>> VICTORY CLOTHING COLLECTION
>> (January 7-31)
>> Campaign Song
>> HAVE YOU GOT OLD CLOTHES
>> Sung by NELSON EDDY
>> with Robert Armbruster's Orchestra and Chorus
>> Master 44814
>> [penciled in:] 2:19     2-1/2 R
>> Cleared for radio by AFM and ASCAP
>> [penciled in:] Lateral
>> Reproduce at 78 r.p.m.
>> World Broadcasting System, Inc.
>> 711 Fifth Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
>> 
>> [and a penciled-in arrow, presumably pointing to the cue point]
>> 
>> That sounds like WWII era to me. And the pencilling-in clearly comes from a
>> radio station.
>> 
>> Peace.
>> Paul
>> 
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>> Technica
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>> but my wife and I
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>> in a USO show.
>> We enjoy all types of music (well, country not so much :)
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>>     Ron Fial
>> ____________________
>> 
>> 
>> On 3 Apr 2019 at 13:04, Kurt Nauck wrote:
>> 
>>> It appears that I have only been on 78-L since 1998. Can any of you
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