JN144 - Nelson Eddy : Old Gold Radio series, Volume 1

We are offering the complete Old Gold Radio Show series starring Nelson Eddy, a half-hour show broadcast on Wednesdays from April 1942 through January 1943. His co-star (though not in every episode) was soprano Nadine Conner. Nelson received $3500 salary/week for this show - he originally requested it be paid to him in cigarettes so he could donate it to the WWII soldiers! (By today's dollars, that's like $50,000 a week salary for a half-hour show!) Note: each show contains Nelson's songs and duets with Nadine Conner, but not any discussion between numbers. The Old Gold series is complete in 8 volumes, JN 144 through JN 151. A special package price is available for the series at this link.

VOLUME 1

April 29, 1942 – Opening Show

1. I Have Brought a Song (opening theme for the show)
2. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
3. The Rosary
4. When I Was a Lad (from HMS Pinafore)
5. At Night (Rachmaninoff)
6. I Married an Angel
7. Star Spangled Banner

May 6, 1942

1. The Ranger’s Song (from Rio Rita)
2. Thy Beaming Eyes
3. Joshua Fit de Battle of Jericho
4. Canadian Logging Song
5. The Hills of Home
6. Anchors Aweigh

May 13, 1942

1. Regimental Song
2. None But the Lonely Heart
3. Lord Chancellor’s Nightmare (from Iolanthe)
4. Because – with Nadine Conner
5. You are Free – with Nadine Conner

May 20, 1942 

1. Ride, Cossack, Ride (from Balalaika)
2. Danny Boy
3. The Cork Leg
4. Make Believe (from Show Boat, with Nadine Conner)
5. Deep River
6. My Own United States 

May 27, 1942

1. Your Land and My Land
2. Kashmiri Song
3. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ (from Porgy and Bess)
4. Thine Alone – with Nadine Conner
5. Tomorrow

Due to the age and scarcity of the original recordings, sound quality on this album may not be up to today's standards.