The NBC Symphony Orchestra  was a radio orchestra conceived by RCA President David Sarnoff. It remained active from 1937-1954. 


Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett.

The NBC Symphony Orchestra  was a radio orchestra conceived by RCA President David Sarnoff. It remained active from 1937-1954. 


Orchestra conducted by Robert Russell Bennett.

Featuring Sam Donehue.              

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in the year 1961 along with Vincent Lopez and his orchestra. Robert Trout reports the festivities from Times Square.             

The first of this season's wonderful programs from Carnegie Hall in New York City. Leonard Bernstein conducts, performs and explains. 

1956-Syndicated, October 12th, 1956-May 3rd, 1957-ABC, 1963-Syndicated. 

Band leader Ray Anthony hosted his own syndicated  variety show in 1956, that was later picked up by ABC. A new syndicated half hour version ran during the 1963 season.     

Series Premiere. The Bookends (Lisa Marne and Vikki Carr voice the opening of the show. 

Ray Anthony opens the show with a solo trumpet, "Worried Mind."

Tonight's music from Greece have Viki Carr and Lisa Marne (The Bookends) sing together, "Never on a Sunday," and Carr sings solo, "I've Got You Under My Skin."

Television debut of jazz pianist Kellie Greene and her swinging sounds who becomes a regular on this series. 

Guest Ernest Borgnine and Ray Anthony discuss the series McHale's Navy. Also great  appreciation extended by Borgnine  to Frank Sinatra and  how he started in show business. 

Leroy, Jack and  Bob in the band play for Ray who sings "Mack the Knife."    

NOTE: Occasional very slight variations in sound quality.                                                 

1956-Syndicated, October 12th, 1956-May 3rd, 1957-ABC, 1963-Syndicated. 

Band leader Ray Anthony hosted his own syndicated variety show in 1956, that was later picked up by ABC. A new syndicated version ran during the 1963 season.     

                                 

An almost five-hour New Year's Eve broadcast by NBC Radio, beginning at 11:05pm EST New Year's Eve December 31 1963.

Hosts for different segments include, Ray Barnett, Jerry Damon, Walt Hoffman, Ralph Portner, Ted Collins.  

An unpresented concept LIVE broadcast, never done again, swinging cross country New Years Eve. Produced by the American Federation of Musicians.

"The All Star Parade of Bands" goes from East to West. Ten of the nation's top dance bands swing the old year out and the new year in from New York, Chicago, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Different time zones...separate Midnight New Year's Eve celebrations. 

11:05 p.m. Peter Duchin Orchestra; 11:30 p.m. Ben Grauer from Times Square; 11:35 p.m Count Basie Orchestra form Basin Street East in New York; 11:45 p.m. Gene Krupa Quartet; 11:55 p.m. Times Square celebration observations by Ben Grauer and Bob Wilson; 12:05; Count Basie Orchestra; 12:30 a.m. Maynard Ferguson Orchestra; 12:55 a.m. Ben Arden and Xavier Cugat Orchestras; 1:30 a.m. Harry James Orchestra; 2:05 a.m. Les Brown Orchestra form Newport Inn, New Port Beach, California; 2:30 a.m. Woody Herman Orchestra at the Castaways Hotel in Las Vegas, 2:55 a.m. Lawrence Welk Orchestra, 3:30 a.m. Lionel Hampton Orchestra.  

Midnight celebrations are heard in three different time zones. NBC Radio swings cross country in its All Star Parade of Bands which goes from East to West. Ten of the nation's top dance bands swing 1963 out and 1964 in. At 11:55 PM, NBC cuts to Times Square in New York. Ben Grauer and Bob Wilson reports and recaps the year 1963, only five weeks after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Nov. 22, 1963).  

NOTE: A "lost" recorded treasure to be played non-stop (DVD sound track transfer - 4 hours, 22 minutes) during contemporary New Year's Eve parities.                                      

August 6 - September 10, 1964
Louis Nye joins the New Christy Minstrels for songs and fun taped at Disneyland aboard a Mississippi riverboat.  

A five-week summer series. The nine-member folk singing group was led by Randy Sparks. Lead singer was Barry McGuire. Sparks and his group were joined each week by a guest comedian and the shows all had out-door settings, including two from the New York World's Fair and three from locations in the Los Angeles area, including one from Disneyland.           

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in the year 1966 with guest Howard Cosell. Cosell is in Times Square for the dropping of the ball ushering in the year 1966.                                                   

Big Bands Christmas Special. A return to the Big Band era with four great bandleaders & their bands.

From the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, bandleader Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in the year 1968. Includes live coverage of the ball drop from Times Square in New York City with Bill Beutel reporting. Guy introduces his brother Carmen and his big instrumental "Boo Hoo." Also featuring solos by Lombardo's brother-in-law, Kenny Gardner, and special guest star singer Margaret Whiting. 
Some commercials are included.    
                                                           

Story of Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus and the miraculous gift of speech the animals are given at the time of the birth.   

Duplicate of 5977.          

Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in the year 1973 with music and song. Robert Trout reports from Times Square.                  

Top names in jazz salute Louis Armstrong in a concert taped on July 4, 1973 in New York City.  

Included in this PBS Special salute are clips of Armstrong doing "Mack the Knife" and "When It's Sleepy Time Down South."

Highlights and Performers:

"Kidney Stew Blues"..............................Roy Eldridge Quintet
"Basin Street Blues"..............................Dizzy Gillespie    
"If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight"........Helen Humes
"Circadian".........................................Dave Brubeck Group
"Summertime".......................................Freddie Hubbard
"Blues on a Summer Afternoon"..............John Mayall, Grover 
                                                       Washington, and Roy Buchanan
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me," "Swing That Music"...Al Hibler,
                                                  Joe Williams, and Earl 'Fatha' Hines
"The Man I Love"................Ella Fitzgerald
"When It's Sleepy Time Down South"................Ray Nance

and many other performers playing their JAZZ SALUTE to Satchmo, including short interviews heard of these performers stating why Louis Armstrong was so great and influential to others. 
     

Top names in jazz salute Louis Armstrong in a concert taped on July 4, 1973 in New York City.  

Included in this PBS Special salute are clips of Armstrong doing "Mack the Knife" and "When It's Sleepy Time Down South."

Highlights and Performers:

"Kidney Stew Blues"..............................Roy Eldridge Quintet
"Basin Street Blues"..............................Dizzy Gillespie    
"If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight"........Helen Humes
"Circadian".........................................Dave Brubeck Group
"Summertime".......................................Freddie Hubbard
"Blues on a Summer Afternoon"..............John Mayall, Grover 
                                                       Washington, and Roy Buchanan
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me," "Swing That Music"...Al Hibler,
                                                  Joe Williams, and Earl 'Fatha' Hines
"The Man I Love"................Ella Fitzgerald
"When It's Sleepy Time Down South"................Ray Nance

and many other performers playing their JAZZ SALUTE to Satchmo, including short interviews heard of these performers stating why Louis Armstrong was so great and influential to others. 
   

NOTE: Another version of this broadcast originally recorded and archived but with slight variations in sound quality.  
Complete, very enjoyable and acceptable...slightly discounted.                           

Ringing in 1974 with "the sweetest music this side of heaven." It's the traditional bash at New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel with Guy, his Royal Canadians and singer Barbara McNair.  
As midnight draws near, cameras switch to Times Square, where thousands brave the squeeze and await the big countdown.
                     Highlights
"Big Bad Bill is Sweet William Now." - Barbara McNair    
"Auld Lang Syne," "Cabaret," "Lullaby Of Broadway," "Enjoy Yourself," "Boo Hoo," "Give My Regards To Broadway," "East Side West Side," "Sing," "Release Me," "Maple Leaf Rag," "I Want To Be Happy," "Alley Cat," "Too Much Mustard," "High Society," "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown," 
.................Guy, Royal Canadians.  

Duplicate of #5384. 
                              

A concert with Neil Diamond from Woburn Abbey in England.  

Dupe of # 5369.           

A concert with Neil Diamond from Woburn Abbey in England.  

Dupe of # 5369 and # 8914.                                    

The golden-anniversary broadcast of the Royal Canadians' New Year's Eve Concert. Leading the band is Bill Lombardo, who continues the tradition begun by his late uncle, Guy Lombardo, beginning in 1929.

Duplicate of 5389            

Leading the band is Bill Lombardo, who continues the tradition begun by his late uncle, Guy Lombardo, beginning in 1929. The last telecast of a 51 year broadcast tradition hosted by a Lombardo.  

Duplicate of #5390.         

Special: From Opryland in Nashville, host Roy Clark and announcer Slim Pickens welcome Andy Griffith, Barbara Mandrell, Catherine Bach, the Oak Ridge Boys, Misty Rowe, George Lindsey and Mickey Gilley. Sketches include a spoof of "Dallas."

Country singer Tommy Overstreet is host for the sounds of Nashville.        

Songs: "Lovely Dice"
       "Boxcar Willy"
       "What About My Heart?"
       "Everybody's Baby" Medley