Golden Gems

Golden Gems

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A review of the life and career of great entertainers from the Golden Days of Radio.

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Golden Gems

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Music

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Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Mario Lanza 16.02.2024

Mario Lanza ( Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) was an American tenor and actor popular in the late 1940's and the 1950's.

Toby Keith 10.02.2024

Toby Keith Covel was an American country music singer, songwriter and actor during the Golden Days of Radio.

Billy Daniels 02.02.2024

William Boone Daniels was an American singer active from the mid-1930's to 1988.

West Side Story 27.01.2024

West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Ernie Freeman 20.01.2024

Ernest Aaron Freeman was an American pianist, organist, bandleader and arranger during the Golden Days of Radio.

Debbie Boone 13.01.2024

Deborah Anne Boone is an American singer, author and actress.

Erroll Garner 05.01.2024

Erroll Lewis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads.

Julius LaRosa 30.12.2023

Julius LaRosa was an American traditional popular music singer from the Golden Days of Radio.

2023 Christmas #4 22.12.2023

More favorite Christmas carols and hymns.

2023 Christmas #3 16.12.2023

The origin and history of the Christmas carols and hymns that were played in the 3rd Christmas episode in 1023.

2023 Christmas #2 08.12.2023

More holiday favorites for Christmas 2023.

2023-First Christmas Episode 01.12.2023

Classic Christmas songs and carols.

Fiddler on the Roof 24.11.2023

"Fiddler on the Roof" is a Musical based on "Tevye and his Daughters and other tales by Sholem Aleichem".

Johnny Desmond 18.11.2023

Johnny Desmond, born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone was an American singer who was popular in the 1940's, 50's, and 60"s.

Eartha Kitt 11.11.2023

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style.

Floyd Cramer 04.11.2023

Floyd Cramer was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks.

Les and Larry Elgart 28.10.2023

Les and Larry Elgart led one of the more popular swing orchestras on the "50"s. Their smooth, tightly arranged sound helped keep the declining big-band style alive on the charts.

Hello Dolly 21.10.2023

Hello Dolly, the theater production debued at the Fisher Theater in Detroit in November, 1963. The film version of the same name was produced in 1969. Both were based on Thorton Wilder's play "The Matchmaker".

Celine Dion 15.10.2023

Celine Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer often referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads".

Christopher Cross 07.10.2023

Christopher Charles Geppert is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Antonio, Texas.

Shirley Bassey 30.09.2023

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey is a Welsh singer who is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalists in Britain and a great entertainer in the Golden Days of Radio.

The Music Man 24.09.2023

The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Wilson, based on a story by Willson and Frank Kacey.

The Mamas and the Papas 16.09.2023

The mamas and the papas were a folk-rock vocal group formed in Los Angeles, which recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968.

Les Brown 09.09.2023

Lester Raymond Brown was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for nearly seven decades.

Mary Poppins 02.09.2023

Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney.

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