Matinee with Bob and Ray, Volume 1 |
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ISBN: | 978-1-61081-545-1 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2011 |
Publisher: | Radio Archives LLC
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Book Format: | Downloadable audio file |
List Price: | USD $19.98 |
Book Description:
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Andy Rooney once observed, “A lot of people think, as I do, that they appreciate Bob and Ray more than anyone else does.” Included in that “lot of people” are undoubtedly classic radio fans, many of whom have delighted in the offbeat radio antics of Messrs. Elliott and Goulding for the past half-century. Both men capitalized on their uncanny ability to intuit what each other was thinking to carve a small niche in the field of entertainment, generating big laughs...
More DescriptionAndy Rooney once observed, “A lot of people think, as I do, that they appreciate Bob and Ray more than anyone else does.” Included in that “lot of people” are undoubtedly classic radio fans, many of whom have delighted in the offbeat radio antics of Messrs. Elliott and Goulding for the past half-century. Both men capitalized on their uncanny ability to intuit what each other was thinking to carve a small niche in the field of entertainment, generating big laughs by gently skewering and mocking the banality and pomposity of the business in which they had devoted both their careers: radio. In this ten hour Radio Archives collection, you’ll enjoy Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding at their freewheeling best in 20 hilarious full-length broadcasts of “Matinee with Bob and Ray”, their very first radio series for WHDH in Boston, transferred from the original transcription disks and painstakingly restored for amazing audio fidelity. Programs include: Bob is Ill - August 31, 1948 / Bob Returns to the Program - September 1, 1948 / Modern Radio Commercials - September 2, 1948 / A Trip to Clinton's Clothes - September 3, 1948 / Kidding the Musicians - September 8, 1948 / The Gay Nineties Show - September 9, 1948 / Transcribed For Broadcast at a More Convenient Time - September 11, 1948 / Ray Returns from Vacation - October 11, 1948 / Columbus Day - October 12, 1948 / Political Broadcasts - October 25, 1948 / The Red River Porterhouse Promotion - October 26, 1948 / The Winner of the Bob and Ray Contest - October 27, 1948 / How to Have Fun on Halloween - October 28, 1948 / Fan Mail - October 29, 1948 / Dinner at the Latin Quarter - October 30, 1948 / A Vocal Impersonator Auditions for the Show - November 8, 1948 / Bill Green Wins a Contest - November 9, 1948 / Crosby's Coming - November 10, 1948 / Sam Shovel - November 13, 1948 / The WHDH Sales Office - November 15, 1948