1944 GRAND OL OPRY 16" RADIO SHOW DISC EDDY ARNOLD ROY ACUFF MINNIE PEARL
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Aug 5, 2024 Sold Date
Jul 29, 2024 Start Date
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"Grand Ol' Opry" radio show transcription disc produced by The Armed Forces Radio Service.  One complete 30 minute radio program on this 16 inch, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm disc.  This disc was issued to radio stations for broadcast only and not available to the general public, very rare!

The label states "Grand Ol' Opry Replacing National Barn Dance #106"

"Grand Ol' Ory" radio program from July 15, 1944 with Roy Acuff & The Smoky Mountain Boys, Eddy Arnold, Minnie Pearl, The Duke Of Paducah (Benjamin Ford), Rachel Veach, Bashful Brother Oswald (Beecher Ray Kirby), Mac McGarth

Songs include "Mountain Dew" Roy Acuff & The Smoky Mountain Boys, "The Great Speckled Bird" Roy Acuff & The Smoky Mountain Boys, "My Wild Rose Of The Mountains"? Smoky Mountain Boys, "Bye Bye Blues" played by Jimmy Riddle on harmonica, "When It's Lamplighting Time In The Valley" Smoky Mountain Boys?, "I'll Be The Same" Eddy Arnold, "Fireball Mail" played by Rachel Veach & Bashful Brother Oswald, "12th Street Rag" played by Mac McGarth on mandolin, "Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand" Roy Acuff & The Smoky Mountain Boys, an unidentified square dance song by Roy Acuff & The Smoky Mountain Boys, an unidentified song by Jimmy Riddle on harmonica

Program includes a comedy spot by Minnie Pearl

Program was meant to be broadcast to servicemen overseas, Excellent World War Two Era nostalgic broadcast!   Program is complete and 30 minutes

I could not find any reference to any existing copy of this radio program in any online radio log or database

Disc is in Very Good or better condition with Very Good to Excellent Sound

Due to their size, 16 inch discs will not play on most standard turntables.   I'll will make a CD copy of the disc for the buyer only

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