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Original Old Time Radio Shows - 10 COMPACT DISCS - 10 hours - 20 radio shows

Publisher, Radio Spirits (February 2003)

For more than 50 years, Bob Hope kept America in stitches. Though he got his showbiz start in vaudeville and later found fame on television and in films, Hope achieved his greatest success on radio. Bob Hope's Pepsodent Show was radio's highest-rated series during the war years, and his legendary broadcasts from military bases around the world helped boost American morale during some of our darkest days.

Radio Spirits pays tribute to America's best-loved entertainer with this 10-hour commemorative collection that honors Bob's very special place in the hearts of all Americans. Now you can enjoy 20 of Bob's favorite broadcasts from the Golden Age of Radio--including his first show for Pepsodent from 1938 and his last program from 1955. Each of these classic shows has been carefully chosen from Hope's personal collection of original recordings and has been digitally restored to sound even better than the original broadcast. Join Bob and his friends Bing Crosby, Jerry Colonna, Judy Garland, Frances Langford, Desi Arnaz, Doris Day, Les Brown and his Band of Renown plus a host of other great stars. Be ready for 10 hours of fun, laughter and song! Includes a 32-page booklet filled with fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and a foreword written by Bob Hope himself!

* First Pepsodent Show 9-27-38
* Guest: Olivia De Havilland 10-4-38
* Guests: Jackie Coogan and Betty Grable 4-11-39
* Guest: Dizzy Dean 3-11-41
* Guest: Kate Smith 4-1-41
* Guest: Jane Wyman 11-9-43
* Guests: The Andrews Sisters 1-2-45
* Guest: Frank Sinatra 2-27-45 * Guests: Herbert Marshall and Bing Crosby 5-29-45 * Guest: David Niven 3-5-46 * New Bandleader: Desi Arnaz 9-24-46 * Guest: Peter Lorre 5-13-47 * Guest: Dinah Shore 4-6-48
* Guest: Lana Turner 4-13-48
* Guest: Lucille Ball 5-3-49
* Guests: Rhonda Fleming and Bing Crosby 12-20-49
* Guest: Arthur Godfrey 6-6-50
* Guest: Judy Garland 1-30-51
* Guest: William Bendix 3-18-53
* Bob's Last Radio Show 4-21-55