Batch 102 Forensic Discoveries
Batch 102 recovers and dates 13 archival recordings spanning environmental conservation campaigns, early dramatic work by future science-fiction icons, big band jazz, western comedy variety, Broadway adaptations, and duo-piano mastery: 3 star-studded 1954 U.S. Forest Service conservation programs from Smokey Visits the Stars featuring Bing Crosby, Dinah Shore, and Willard Waterman (The Great Gildersleeve) performing skits and songs with Smokey Bear (voiced by Jackson Weaver), a young DeForest Kelley (future Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy in Star Trek) starring in 'The Snow Queen' on Stars On Parade alongside Count Basie and His Orchestra (1951), Western character actor Chill Wills hosting his musical variety program with guest Gail Robbins (1952), Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway scores performed on Theater of Hits including Me and Juliet and Carousel (1953), Sammy Kaye's famous orchestra broadcasting live from the Steel Pier ballroom in Atlantic City (1942), and duo-piano virtuosos Cy Walter and Walter Gross dueling on Piano Playhouse (1948).
1. Smokey the Bear: Forest Fire Conservation (1954)
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Forest Service Campaign |
Smokey_Bing_Crosby.mp3 |
"Smokey Visits the Stars: Guest Bing Crosby on Forest Fire Prevention" |
1954-06-15 |
Bing Crosby singing and bantering with Smokey Bear on public forest safety. |
Smokey_Dinah_Shore.mp3 |
"Smokey Visits the Stars: Guest Dinah Shore on Wildfire Conservation" |
1954-06-22 |
Dinah Shore appealing to campers and drivers to extinguish campfires and matches. |
Smokey_Willard_Waterman.mp3 |
"Smokey Visits the Stars: Guest Willard Waterman (The Great Gildersleeve)" |
1954-06-29 |
Gildersleeve bringing Summerfield comedy to Smokey Bear's forest headquarters. |
2. DeForest Kelley, Count Basie, & Chill Wills (1951–1952)
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Performance / Cast |
DeForest_Kelley_Snow_Queen.mp3 |
"Stars On Parade: DeForest Kelley in 'The Snow Queen' U.S. Army Recruiting Show" |
1951-01-14 |
Early career dramatic lead by DeForest Kelley years before Star Trek. |
Count_Basie_Stars_On_Parade.mp3 |
"Stars On Parade: Count Basie and His Orchestra - 'Royal Rhythm'" |
1951-01-21 |
Count Basie's big band swinging for U.S. armed forces recruitment. |
Chill_Wills_Gail_Robbins_Pt1.mp3 |
"The Chill Wills Show: Guest Singer Gail Robbins & Western Humor (Part 1)" |
1952-05-18 |
Chill Wills spinning cowboy yarns with film actress and singer Gail Robbins. |
Chill_Wills_Gail_Robbins_Pt2.mp3 |
"The Chill Wills Show: Guest Singer Gail Robbins & Western Humor (Part 2)" |
1952-05-25 |
Part 2 of Chill Wills' western music and comedic banter. |
3. Rodgers & Hammerstein, Sammy Kaye, & Piano Playhouse
| Original Circulating Filename |
Canonical Title |
Verified Airdate |
Genre & Production |
Me_And_Juliet_Pt1.mp3 |
"Theater of Hits: Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Me and Juliet' Starring Isabel Bigley (Part 1)" |
1953-06-14 |
Broadway radio condensation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's backstage musical. |
Me_And_Juliet_Pt2.mp3 |
"Theater of Hits: Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Me and Juliet' Starring Isabel Bigley (Part 2)" |
1953-06-21 |
The dramatic resolution and score highlights of Me and Juliet. |
Carousel_John_Raitt.mp3 |
"Theater of Hits: Rodgers & Hammerstein's 'Carousel' Starring John Raitt" |
1953-06-28 |
John Raitt singing Billy Bigelow's legendary 'Soliloquy'. |
Sammy_Kaye_Steel_Pier.mp3 |
"Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye: Live from the Steel Pier in Atlantic City" |
1942-07-24 |
Big band dance remote from New Jersey's premier seaside ocean pier ballroom. |
Piano_Playhouse_Sun_Morning.mp3 |
"Piano Playhouse: Cy Walter & Walter Gross - 'I Got the Sun in the Morning'" |
1948-03-21 |
Irving Berlin standard arranged for four hands by Cy Walter and Walter Gross. |
Piano_Playhouse_Someone_Watch.mp3 |
"Piano Playhouse: Cy Walter - 'Someone to Watch Over Me'" |
1948-03-28 |
Gershwin ballad rendered with Cy Walter's sophisticated harmonic styling. |