JN147 - Nelson Eddy : Old Gold Radio series, Volume 4

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 4

August 12, 1942

1. Waltzing Matilda
2. Trade Winds
3. A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One
4. Gypsy Love Song
5. Bess, You is My Woman (from Porgy and Bess, with Nadine Connor)
6. Battle Hymn of the Republic

August 19, 1942

1. Drums in My Heart
2. At Dawning
3. Ballad of Queen Mab (from Berlioz Romeo and Juliet)
4. The Song is You
5. Love Me Tonight (from Love Me Tonight, with Nadine Conner)
6. Roadways

August 26, 1942

1. Only My Song (Old Gold Theme Song)
2. Water Boy
3. Play Gypsies, Dance Gypsies
4. Child’s Evening Prayer (Mussorgsky)
5. I’ll See You Again (from Bitter Sweet, with Nadine Conner)
6. For the Flag, For the Home, For the Family

September 2, 1942

1. The Mounties (from Rose Marie)
2. When I Grow Too Old to Dream
3. Tatiana (from Eugene Onegin)
4. Owl and the Bobcat (from Naughty Marietta)
5. Give Me One Hour (with Nadine Conner)
6. When Johnny Comes Marching Home

September 9, 1942

1. Song of the Musketeers
2. Loch Lomond
3. My Name is John Wellington Wells
4. Song of the Volga Boatman
5. Sweethearts (from Sweethearts, with Nadine Conner)
6. Americans Are We

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