Celebrities of Kay's Era: Betty Garrfett

 

A record that was NOT in contention for the theme to Kay's radio show " Boogie Woogie Baton"

 A family legend has it that Kay let the needle get halfway through this recording before she took the platter off the turnable, opened the window over the alley, and let the 78 rpm spin out into thin air. 

Roy Rogers band lineup

 

"Holly" Hollinger was in "Any Bonds Today?"

Roy rogers Band Personnel: Roy Rogers (vocals); Lloyd Perryman, Leonard Slye (vocals, guitar); Ken Carson, Tim Spencer, Bob Nolan (vocals); Virgil Dehne, Dick Reinhart, Woodrow Wines, Jimmy Wakely, Karl Farr (guitar); Homer Rhodes, Sam Koki (steel guitar); Hugh Farr (violin, bass violin, fiddle); Spade Cooley, Carl Cotner (fiddle); Johnny Kiddo (accordion); Robert E. Nelson (clarinet); Wilmot "Holly" Hollinger (trumpet).

Bandleader Henry Russell on Old-Time Radio

 Henry Russell and his Orchestra Sealt5estVariety Theater (1947-1949),The Screen Directors' Playhouse (1949-1951, The Halls of Ivy (1950-1952), Fitch Bandwagon (1938-1948)

Another theme song Kay used on the radio show "Boogie Woogie Baton"

 

One of the theme songs Kazy used for her radio show "Boogie Woogie Baton"

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Boob McNutt and other strange cultural moments

 AS couple of weeks ago, I was reading a collection of comedy essays, some written in the 1970s, and Russell Baker mentioned cultural icons including "Boob McNutt." I spent three minutes adjusting to the reality that there was ever a character called that. There was -- he appeared in a comic strip by Rube Goldberg.

Cartoon history:

The Art of Rube Goldberg

Comic Art in America

Rube Goldberg: A Retrospective

While doing Boob McNutt research, I came actross this 1930 movie based on Rube Goldberg's inventions. 

Old Time Radio: the hosts for Family Theater

 In the 1940s and 1950s, a variety of celebrities hosted episodes of "Family Theater," from accordionist/singer/actor Dick Contino to actor MacDpnald Carey. 

George Murphy hosted Family Theater episode "A Bunch of Keys"