Bob Hope (Legends of Radio) (10-Hour Collections) [Audio CD]

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Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2003 | Series: 10-Hour Collections

" Hi, this Bob 'Golden Age of Radio' Hope inviting you to enjoy 20 of my favorite broadcasts, including my first show for Pepsodent from 1938 and my last radio broadcast from 1955. The folks at Radio Spirits have selected classics from my personal collection of original recordings. Join me and my friends Jerry Colonna, Judy Garland, Frances Langford, Desi Arnaz, Doris Day and Les Brown and his Band of Renown and a host of stars for 10 hours of fun filled music packed listening. Enjoy!"

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Contains a detailed 32 page booklet with rare photographs and behind the scenes stories.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Radio Spirits (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570195927
• ISBN-13: 978-1570195921
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,593,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope, Colonna & swinging music lift your spirits, December 29, 2003

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This review is from: Bob Hope (12-Hour Long-Box Collections) (Audio CD)

If you laughed with Bob Hope in his "Road" movies (with Bing Crosby & Dorothy Lamour), you will definitely enjoy this 12 CD collection of Bob Hope radio shows. Hope's ensemble cast was one of the best on radio - probably only surpassed by the cast of the Jack Benny Show. With wise cracks delivered by the outrageously funny Jerry Colonna and the smarmy announcer Bill Goodwin, these 24 radio programs lift your spirits. They also send you back in time, thanks to Hope's opening monologues, which were always topical. Swinging musical arrangements and guest singers like Judy Garland also keep these shows jumpin'. While all of these shows are great fun, I find myself listening again and again to the earliest shows - when the back drop of World War II made Hope's quips particularly poignant.