# Alka-Seltzer Time

Networks named by its archives: Mutual, CBS. Heard 1953. 19 episodes.

ALKA-SELTZER TIME Alka-Seltzer Time (aka The Alka-Seltzer Show) was a 15-minute radio series broadcast weekdays on both CBS Radio and the Mutual Broadcasting System. This show should not to be confused with an earlier show called Alka-Seltzer Time that would later be renamed Herb Shriner Time. The show began in 1949. It stared baritone Curt Massey along with Martha Tilton and had the original title The Curt Massey Show (sometimes advertised as The Curt Massey and Martha Tilton Show). The announcer was Ford Pearson. The show sponsor was Alka-Seltzer. The name was changed in 1952 to highlight the sponsor's product. By 1953, the series was heard on Mutual (at 12 noon, Eastern Time) and later that same day on CBS (at 5:45pm, Eastern). Advertisements described the show as "informal song sessions" by vocalists Massey and Tilton. Tilton was often billed as "the liltin' Martha Tilton". The two singers, both Texas-born, performed with Country Washburne and His Orchestra, featuring Charles LaVere on piano. Songs included such tunes as "Honey, I'm in Love with You", "A Gambler's Guitar", "Just to Be with You", "Moonlight", "When Love Goes Wrong", "Choo Choo Train", "I've Got Spurs that Jingle Jangle Jingle", "Put on a Bonnet", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Papaya Mama" and "Istanbul, Not Constantinople". There were some theme shows, such as "Go West", music from "Old Phonograph Records" and "Salute to Hawaii". Massey and Tilton would continue to appear together during the late…

## Sets

- Alka-Seltzer Time - Single Episodes (Old Time Radio Researchers): CC BY-NC-ND 2.5, as its uploader states it at the Internet Archive. Source: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles

## Episodes, in broadcast order

1. [First Song - On the Sunny Side of the Street](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/6bd8b0b5f240), aired 9 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-09%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20On%20the%20Sunny%20Side%20of%20the%20Street.mp3
1. [First Song - Choo Choo Train](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/cfc68b7d94d2), aired 12 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-12%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Choo%20Choo%20Train.mp3
1. [First Song - Moonlight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/6684353cfc39), aired 13 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-13%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Moonlight.mp3
1. [First Song - When Love Goes Wrong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/0221ab7075fa), aired 15 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-15%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20When%20Love%20Goes%20Wrong.mp3
1. [First Song - I've Got Spurs That Jingle Jangle Jingle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/036ba259d186), aired 16 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-16%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20I%27ve%20Got%20Spurs%20That%20Jingle%20Jangle%20Jingle.mp3
1. [First Song - Moonlight When Shadows Fall](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/d872afdde0ff), aired 19 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-19%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Moonlight%20When%20Shadows%20Fall.mp3
1. [First Song - Choo Choo Train](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/0e4e6a4cf2cb), aired 20 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-20%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Choo%20Choo%20Train.mp3
1. [First Song - Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/4534ebf3fdca), aired 21 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-21%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Yaaka%20Hula%20Hickey%20Dula.mp3
1. [First Song - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/96d759438a00), aired 22 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-22%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Istanbul%20%28Not%20Constantinople%29.mp3
1. [First Song - Get Out Those Old Records](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/09031794e7fd), aired 23 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-23%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Get%20Out%20Those%20Old%20Records.mp3
1. [First Song - I Fall In Love With You Every Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/c014ccaebe47), aired 26 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-26%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20I%20Fall%20In%20Love%20With%20You%20Every%20Day.mp3
1. [First Song - Honey, I'm In Love With You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/ef8b6c868382), aired 27 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-27%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Honey%2C%20I%27m%20In%20Love%20With%20You.mp3
1. [First Song - It's Istanbul (Not Constantinople)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/e3e0a15b0c13), aired 28 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-28%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20It%27s%20Istanbul%20%28Not%20Constantinople%29.mp3
1. [First Song - Just To Be With You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/b0bb9ef3a27e), aired 29 October 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-29%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Just%20To%20Be%20With%20You.mp3
1. [First Song - Put On A Bonnet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/7b4d71b02133), aired 30 October 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-10-30%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Put%20On%20A%20Bonnet.mp3
1. [First Song - On The Sunny Side Of The Street](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/656d5c4093af), aired 3 November 1953 (15 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-11-03%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20On%20The%20Sunny%20Side%20Of%20The%20Street.mp3
1. [First Song - Papaya Mama](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/162f730c9ea3), aired 4 November 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-11-04%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Papaya%20Mama.mp3
1. [First Song - Gambler's Guitar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/da7701ff6c8d), aired 5 November 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-11-05%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Gambler%27s%20Guitar.mp3
1. [First Song - Collegiate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/radio-drama/series/alka-seltzer-time/e126981ed86f), aired 6 November 1953 (14 min): https://archive.org/download/OTRR_Alka_Seltzer_Time_Singles/Alka-Seltzer%20Time%2053-11-06%20%28x%29%20First%20Song%20-%20Collegiate.mp3

A set by the Old Time Radio Researchers Group (otrr.org), at the Internet Archive's Old Time Radio collection.

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