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American Radio Shows No 8 - The Electric Hour
- Networks
- CBS (as its archives name them)
- Heard
- 1944–1946
- Episodes
- 24
American Radio Shows No 8
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The Electric Hour. Part 1
The Electric Hour is an American old-time radio program of popular music. It was broadcast on CBS from September 20, 1944, to June 9, 1946.
Nelson Eddy starred in The Electric Hour, and each episode featured a guest star who sang duets with him. Genres featured included music from films, folk songs, and "ballads from many lands". Gail Lulay, Eddy's biographer, wrote in Nelson Eddy, America's Favourite Baritone: An Authorised Biographical Tribute, "This was Nelson's dream show because it had a musical format." Lulay added that the program contained "some of Nelson's best music".
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The program initially originated from CBS Columbia Square in Hollywood, California. Effective with the September 16, 1945, instalment, it moved to the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. A report in the trade publication Billboard said that the change was caused by "acute studio space shortage at CBS".
Personnel
Eddy was the only regular featured performer on The Electric Hour. Guests included Jeanette MacDonald, who performed with Eddy in films. Instrumental music was provided by Robert Armbruster's orchestra, and Armbruster's chorus provided vocal support. Frank Graham was the announcer, and Charles Herbert was the producer.
Sponsor
The program's title came from its sponsor, a group of electric utilities across the United States. The organisation had the slogan "local electric companies — all producing power for America under…
Episodes, in broadcast order
Where it comes from 1
The archive items its episodes are played from, best first, with each one’s rights as its archive states them. An episode two sets both hold is played from the first.
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American Radio Shows No 8 - The Electric Hour Part 1
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