Vintage Radio
Old Time Radio, or OTR as it is called, is a passion of mine. For thirty years or so in the middle of the 20th Century, a tremendous burst of creativity, technology, and storytelling was delivered directly to the imagination of the listener, the best possible stage of any performance. The BBC still does this, but the Golden Age of American radio is over, alas. Fortunately, Radio Spirits and a few other companies keep it alive.
Classic Radio's Greatest Western Shows volume 1
Classic Radio's Greatest Western Shows volume 1
CLASSIC RADIO’S GREATEST WESTERN SHOWS Volume 1
(12 half-hour episodes on 6 CDs in a collector case)
This collection contains 12 of the greatest western shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio – including many first episodes from the series! You’ll hear William Conrad as Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, John Dehner as the man called Paladin on Have Gun-Will Travel, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on The Roy Rogers Show, Gene Autry on The Gene Autry Melody Ranch, Raymond Burr as Captain Lee Quince on Fort Laramie, Jack Mather as The Cisco Kid plus many more western favorites like: Red Ryder, Tales of the Texas Rangers, Wild Bill Hickok, Frontier Gentleman, Luke Slaughter of Tombstone and Frontier Town! Relive 12 of the best classic radio western shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection.
CD#1
The Cisco Kid 4/7/53 “Secret Mission” starring Jack Mather and Duncan Renaldo. / Fort Laramie 1/22/56 “Playing Indian” starring Raymond Burr. First show in the series.
CD#2
Frontier Gentleman 7/6/58 “The Education of Kid Yancy” starring John Dehner. / Frontier Town 9/26/52 “Return to Dos Rios” starring Jeff Chandler. First show in the series.
CD#3
Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch 1940’s “Art Richards Killed with Gene’s Gun” starring Gene Autry. / Gunsmoke 6/14/59 “Kitty’s Kidnap” starring William Conrad.
CD#4
Have Gun-Will Travel 3/1/59 “Heyboy’s Revenge” starring John Dehner. / Luke Slaughter of Tombstone 2/23/58 “Duel on the Trail” starring Sam Buffington. First show in the series.
CD#5
The Adventures of Red Ryder 2/26/42 “The Range War” starring Reed Hadley. / The Roy Rogers Show 12/25/52 “The Night Before the Night Before Christmas” starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
CD#6
Tales of the Texas Rangers 9/30/50 “Clean Up” starring Joel McCrea. / Wild Bill Hickok 12/22/52 “Rustlers of Rattlesnake Bend” starring Guy Madison and Andy Divine.