Your Humble Host is back with an all new Holiday Thanksgiving edition of The Great Gildersleeve. This one from November 26, 1952 as Gildy is distracted from the turkey for just a moment when he gets a letter from the lovely Miss Tuttle. Well, suddenly things are just a bit brighter or is this call just for the birds. You'll find out what we is talking about when Bob Hope, Jaye P. Morgan, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, Jo Stafford, William DeVaughn & the wonderful Doris Day (that's her in our picture with this show) all join us at this joyful Thanksgiving time. I give thanks for our musical Sounds Like Radio with Gildersleeve and our always fascinating Library of Sounds. Happy Turkey Day!

It’s time for the Library of Sound Volume 50 Thanksgiving Edition.  Oh, this is a funny one and even better it's a Thanksgiving episode as Phil & his gang manage to stir things up in their own particular manner.  From November 19, 1950, get ready to laugh with one of the funniest shows on radio, The Phil Harris Alice Faye Show!

Your Humble Host, quite unconsciously has created a very happy and uplifting show.   While I didn't plan it I have selected some really great and positive songs.  I had to ask myself, why?   Then I realized I am feeling so very very good for our country the best I've felt since the 1980's.   Yes, our country's back on the right track again.   And for that matter so is little Leroy on the Great Gildersleeve.   In fact Leroy's been so good recently that Gildy's worried.   Well, we have a few people here that can give Gildy a hint as to why Leroy's feeling so good (and Your Humble Host too).   On hand today to add to our cheer are Mitch Miller (yes, we're going to Sing Along with Miitch!), Joni James, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy (Uncle Jed from the Beverly Hillbillies) Ebsen, Sergio Mendez & Wanda Sa, David Allyn & Annette Hanshaw.   Time to smile again and boy am I smilin'.

On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 377 Your Humble Host is here with The Shadow as he goes up against "The Black Rock". You talk about hardened criminals that Black Rock is the hardest. From November 13, 1938 get ready, here comes The Shadow.

Your Humble Host, quite by unconsciously has created a very happy and uplifting show. While I didn't know it at the time I have selected some really great and positive songs. I had to ask myself, why? Then I realized I am feeling so very very good for our country the best I've felt since the 1980's. Yes, our country's back on the right track again. And for that matter so is little Leroy on the Great Gildersleeve. In fact Leroy's been so good recently that Gildy's worried. Well, we have a few people here that can give Gildy a hint as to why Leroy's feeling so good (and Your Humble Host too). On hand today to brighten us all are Mitch Miller (yes, we're going to Sing Along with Miitch!), Joni James, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Buddy (Uncle Jed from the Beverly Hillbillies) Ebsen, Sergio Mendez & Wanda Sa, David Allyn & Annette Hanshaw. Time to smile again and now we have something we can finally smile about.

Jean Shepherd's back here on the Library of Sound. This week Shep talks all about that Magic Twig and having success thru casting spells. Is it possible?, well it seems that way on November 8, 1965 when Jean talked all about it. What was then is here right now thru the magic of tape and Your Humble Host. Jean Shepherd lives again on the Library of Sound podcast!

It's time for the Whistler to make a return to the Library of Sound Volume 375. Your Humble Host brings you Whistler episode "The Letter" originally hear August 29 , 1942. It's weird, strange and a bit fun. Enjoy The Whistler.

It's Bing Movie Time on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 374.  Today Your Humble Host will be bringing you the radio version of Bing's classic movie, "Welcome Stranger".   The original movie's stars are here too, Barry Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby.   That's Barry & Bing you see in our picture with this show in a scene from the movie when Bing's annoying Barry as he shaves and sings at the same time.   A funny scene and a very enjoyable story.  Get ready to smile with Bing & Barry!

Your Humble Host is back with an all new Sounds Like Radio! It's Volume 181 as Gildersleeve thinks it would be a good idea to install a suggestion box in the family home. What could go wrong, huh? Well now a few folks could tell you like Slim Whitman, Shelley Fabares (our picture with this show), Bing Crosby, Helen Kane/Betty Boop, Jimmy Dean, Tammy Wynette & Arthur Godfrey. From October 29, 1952 let's listen to The Great Gildersleeve and some fine music.

Your Humble Host is feeling great once again, our country's back on the right track and Jean Shepherd is here with some inspirational messages & self-improvement to boot.   It's the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 373 and our Jean Shepherd show for today was originally taped by me on April 8, 1975, that's right these are MY own original tapes recorded back in the day when Shep ruled the airwaves, well, sort of.

Sam Spade returns to the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 373 to investigate the "Dry Martini Caper".   It was originally heard August 1, 1948.   Your Humble Host has applied gobs of Wild Root Cream Oil to his hair just to get in the mood for Sam Spade.  I love the Wild Root Cream Oil song Sam sings at the end of the show.

Your Humble Host returns to his Bing Vault and finds an excellent Philco Radio Time show from March 2, 1949.   Today Bing Crosby welcomes special guests Burl Ives & Dinah Shore, 2 really great singers and almost legends in their own time.  It's Bing time on the Library of Sound Volume 372 and it's happening now!

Your Humble Host finds it necessary to remind all of what it is to be an American.  President Reagan in his farewell address reminded us all of what We The People means.  Freedom is not free it needs to be guarded and protected.   President Ronald Reagan left us these wise words of wisdom for our future.  So let's "do this for the Gipper" (that's President Reagan for you young folks) and be proud once more as we Make America Great again.

Your Humble Host feels it's long past time to get serious.  In that spirit we offer a true horror.  Not for Halloween, for our country.  It was 1965 when the great broadcaster Paul Harvey made this chilling prophesy. Sadly it has become all too true.  Is it too late?   Not if we get serious and turn this around.  Listen as Paul Harvey in 1965 predicted a sad future.   Let's not continue down this path. A great country with great freedom demands great responsibility from the people. 

The week of Halloween Specials concludes today with our favorite spooky type crime fighter, The Shadow! Your Humble Host travels with you and the Shadow to "The Isle of Fear" as it was originally heard Halloween Eve on October 30, 1938.  The Shadow knows Crime Does Not Pay, a very good lesson for all.

Now from the vaults of The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 41 comes a real goodie just for Halloween, BORIS KARLOFF starring in the bad guy role he originated on the stage in “Arsenic & Old Lace”!  Boris didn’t get to play the role in the movies due to contract restrictions but he originated it and was perfect in it You’ll hear how perfect today in our radio production from July 6, 1952 on a show called “Best Plays”. Your Humble Host presents a real Halloween tradition, Arsenic & Old Lace now finally starring Boris Karloff right where he belongs. Listen and enjoy.

Your Humble Host is pleased to present our Halloween Spooktacuar Volume 3. It was the last of only 3 Gildersleeve Halloween shows. The Halloween Sounds Like Radio Special filled with spooky stories, music & the Great Gildersleeve's October 31, 1951 episode. You know this wouldn't be a Halloween Sounds Like Radio special if we didn't present some Halloween songs and scary type Halloween short stories told by some real classic spooks. I'm not giving away any spooky surprises, it's more fun to find out for yourself. Happy Halloween from Your very own Humble Host!

Your Humble Host says time to take a break from the shudders and have a laugh right here.  It's the Phil Harris Alice Faye Halloween Show and a funny one too from October 30, 1949.   The Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 369 is here for Halloween with our ukulele too.

Your Humble Host asks the proverbial question, are you ready for a week of spooks here on Sounds Like Radio?  Hmm?  Well, let's start the week by getting quiet, Quiet Please it's time for Quiet Please.   But they say "Don't Tell Me About Halloween" as it was originally heard on October 27, 1947.  I wonder why?  Are they spooked already?  Now I'm curious.  

It's time for Jean Shepherd to get us in the mood for Halloween from the Library of Sound Shep Shack Volume 145.   Your Humble Host is proud to present another great Halloween type story of Jean's. Today he's talkin' Monsters!  Yipe, he even tells of his meeting a real monster!   Yipe.  I'll try to control myself as we listen to this fun show originally broadcast October 7, 1969, just about the year I first ever heard a Jean Shepherd show too.   

The Library of Sound (LOS) for Halloween is here for some great fun.  The Classic game show Your Humble Host watched as a kid is here as it was on radio at Halloween time with none other than the perfect Halloween guest, Boris Karloff!!   I feel like a kid again when I hear that Truth Or Consequences theme song and with Boris here to have fun too, how can you go wrong?

A Halloween Favorite Classic Story returns to Sounds Like Radio's Library of Sound (LOS) Holiday Specials! It's Halloween and what better way to celebrate than with Bing Crosby's classic story-time record presentation of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow! One of our most popular podcasts is back, enjoy it and have fun listening to the tale of Ichabod as told as no one else can by our own Sounds Like Radio House Singer who's with us every week all through the year, the one and only Bing Crosby!

On Volume 180 of Sounds Like Radio it seems everyone's off to the mountains for a vacation except for Leroy & the Great Gildersleeve. Why go to the mountains when you can stay home? That's the way Gildy feels about it, too bad Leroy doesn't agree. So instead Gildy & Leroy will camp in their own backyard. Sounds good, huh? Well, we'll find out if perhaps Al Jolson, Helen O'Connell, Burl Ives, Billie Holiday, Roy Rogers, Peggy Lee & Bing Crosby agree. And our 70's flashback to Your Humble Host's own original album collection with a neat song you never hear anymore. You'll feel the Joy of Cooking once again.

Your Humble Host brings you another funny Jack Benny Show on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 366.  From February 13, 1946 Jack and wife Mary are looking to buy a house in Palm Springs.  A very funny Phil Harris will also be heard in today's show. Start the festivities!

Your Humble Host is always pleased to bring you a Bing edition of the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 365. Today we listen to one of the entertaining Bing & Rosie Clooney Shows they did in the early '60's. This is one of my original tapes so sound quality is beautiful. From April 5, 1960 Bing & Rosie & Ken Carpenter have a bit of fun with the "Light Classics". Enjoy this relaxing show.

Sounds Like Radio is back with Volume 179 and today Your Humble Host will be talkin' all about The Great Gildersleeve from July 9, 1952 and his plans to go out on that lake with his new found girlfriend (or so he thinks) Miss McKinley. She's pretty fickle though as she already has plans of her own. Uh oh, trouble in paradise. But if I know Gildy he'll figure a way. To help out our hero we have the wild and wonderful Wanda Jackson (our featured picture this week), Vaughn Monroe,, Kay Starr, Bing Crosby & the Mills Brothers, Ella Mae Morse (she's another spitfire) & Eddy Arnold. But Your Humble Host is never satisfied until he plays you a bonus song and this is from our own record collection of the 1970's, a beautiful song by Tim Moore. You might want to get out your hanky for them tears when listening to this one.

Boris Karloff has returned to the Library of Sound's Reading Corner with a story appropriate enough for this time of year. Boris tells us the Charles Dickens story, "The Goblins Who Stole A Sexton." A sexton works for a church taking care of the building and more commonly tending to the graveyard. This sounds like the kind of story Boris is known for. Your Humble Host will be here with you as I talk this one over with "Boris".

Your Humble Host figures it's about time we bring back good old Shep for another funny and interesting show on our Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 364. Today's show is from one of Your Humble Host's own personal tape recordings of Jean Shepherd I made on April 4, 1975. The sound quality is beautiful as it was recorded off an FM station in my area. Sounds like it was just on today. Enjoy the world of Jean Shepherd.

Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 363 we present the very last episode of the 1982 Nero Wolfe radio series. I'm sorry that the show ended so soon after only 13 episodes, but today's finale is a dandy. Today Nero finds that "Murder Is No Joke" as it was originally heard April 10, 1982. The story originally appeared in the book "And 4 To Go" which is one of my favorites as it also featured 3 holiday related stories. We've presented all the episodes of this 1982 series in the order they were originally heard. I've enjoyed this series just as I really enjoyed reading all of the Nero Wolfe books. Still my recommendation to you if you want to read some good books with mystery and a lot of humor mixed in. Very enjoyable. Now let's enjoy this last episode.

Your Humble Host is here with Volume 178 of Sounds Like Radio as The Great Gildersleeve from June 25, 1952 meets an interesting gal behind the counter of the store's complaint department. He went there to show Leroy how to step up and return an item but once Gildy sees who's handling the complaints he loses his. Oh my, not a shining example for Leroy but Gildy just can't help it, he thinks he's found a million dollar baby. To help out our boy here we've asked Dinah Shore, Fred Astaire, Joni James, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, Andy Williams & Teresa Brewer for their advice. Then it's a special bonus time stereo song from Hank Williams.

Your Humble Host is back with one of our favorite detectives, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! On today's Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 362 Johnny is hired to solve the case of the Templeton Matter just as it was originally heard on February 10, 1957.

Your Humble Host returns to the Library of Sound (LOS) and Volume 361 as we feature, The Saint! Today from July 30, 1947 the Saint solves the case of the Doll With The Broken Head. Vincent Price stars as radio's The Saint, Simon Templar.

Oh Your Humble Host has eaten a bowl of beans (mixed with his chili) in honor of today's Great Gildersleeve on Sounds Like Radio Volume 177. Gildy tries to help out Leroy win a bean counting contest as they both discover Beans, Beans are The Magical Fruit. Like magic today's Gildy was broadcast June 18, 1952. Joining in our beans the magical fruit fest are: Patsy Cline, Grandpa, Dorothy Shay, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Ink Spots & a little heard bonus from Jonathan Edwards.

It's September and the perfect time for thinking Fall thoughts like apples & joining a sing-a-along to a kid favorite of mine.  A Favorite annual Sounds Like Radio Vast Library of Sound Edition of Vol. 6.   Hear now & enjoy the story and song of Johnny Appleseed & you won't want to miss singing along with Tom Lehrer and the kids to a true kid classic, "On Top of Spaghetti"!!    A real entertaining & fun show for all.

Your Humble Host has returned with an odd one, it's Quiet Please and they dare ask the question, "Is This Murder?" It's the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 360 and a goodie too from January 16, 1949. Now everybody, Quiet Please.

Bronco comes up with the idea of building a wall around his yard to keep the kids from bothering the Great Gildersleeve. But Gildy says no, please don't build a wall, I love the little darlings. That is till the darlings get into everything at Gildy's house and yard and make a mess. Build that wall is the cry Gildy now says. And it's the demand of our nation as we are still waiting for that beautiful wall to stop the massive invasion of illegals. Your Humble Host is ready for both the wall and Volume 176 of Sounds Like Radio. Joining in the demands for a wall are Jim Reeves, Joni James (that's her picture with our show), Dean Martin, Gogi Grant, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald & Phil Harris.

It's Bing Time on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 359 as Bing welcomes special guest Claudette Colbert to his Philco Radio Time show.   This is another tape from Your Humble Host's very own Bing Ward in our Library of Sound.  The sound on my Bing tapes aren't muffled the way you may find them on the interwebs.  So let's all settle back and get set to enjoy another pleasant visit to Bing-Vill from April 28, 1948.

The Shadow is back on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 358 as Your Humble Host sees to it that the Shadow puts the kibosh on "The Shyster Payoff"!   The great Bill Johnstone, one of my favorite Shadow actors is here to do his stuff.  He's a master and sounds just the way you'd imagine the Shadow to sound.  

Oh it's a big day in Summerfield, at least for Gildy, because his old flame, Katy Lee returns to warble the cockles of his heart. If you'll recall on our Sounds Like Radio Volume 131 singer Katy Lee came to town the first time and bewitched Gildersleeve with her songs. Gildy hasn't forgotten her and can't wait to see her again IF Katy Lee can make the time for him. Hmmm. Well, perhaps Your Humble Host can lend his expertise with the help of a few experts in luuuv- Julie London, Dean Martin, Judy Garland & Bing Crosby dueting, Merle Haggard, Patti Page, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington and even an encore with our House Singer-Bing as he goes tropical on us. It's all with our Great Gildersleeve show origjnally heard June 4, 1952.

Your Humble Host is back with his Jean Shepherd tape in hand, ready to play for you.   Today on the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 353 we'll travel back to April 3, 1975 when I was tape-side and ready to record Shep as he talks late night driving & Shep & Your Humble Host will talk about sign painting.   Enjoy another of my EXCLUSIVE Shep tapes as you will only find here.

Our favorite cowboy hero, Hopalong Cassidy is back for an all new season of Library of Sounds (LOS)!  Here on Volume 357 Hoppy will be meeting the "Unwilling Outlaw" as  it  was originally heard on April 28, 1951.  Your Humble Host is back aboard Topper and we'll ride in from the Humble Host Ranch just to hear Hopalong in today's Western adventure.

Tell it to the birdies up in the trees, tell it to the fishies in the deep blue seas: SOUNDS LIKE RADIO IS BACK!!! Are you excited? Well, you should be. Your Humble Host is cause we are back with an all new Gildy and some fine samples of only the greatest music of all time. Today from May 28, 1952 on the Great Gildersleeve it seems Leroy wants a motor to install on his bike. But he wants Gildy to buy it for him. Ah, now that's a problem. But that Leroy doesn't give up without coming up with some tricks to get that motor. We'll find out if LeAnn Rimes, Bing Crosby, Jaye P. Morgan, Al Jolson, Blossom Dearie and Arlo Guthrie can come up with some ideas to get that motor. Your Humble Host will talk about his summertime and we'll try to impress LeAnn Rimes with my brand new purchase.

Your Humble Host says its time to smile a while on the Library of Sound Volume 356 with the Phil Harris Alice Faye Show.   One of the all time funniest radio shows.   From November 16, 1947 let's hear what happens when Phil decides to build his daughters a playroom.   Sounds good right?   What could go wrong.   Wellll...

It's the Library of Sound Volume 346 and Your Humble Host was in the mood for a good thrill. That means a chill down your spine as we listen to Lights Out and a classic episode entitled "Meteor Man" as it was originally heard December 22, 1942. Hit that switch it's Lights Out time.

Your Humble Host is back with a Bing Crosby Show on the Library of Sound Volume 355.  Today Bing welcomes guests Peggy Lee & Abe Burrows.  While I'm not exactly rolling in the aisles at Burrows sense of humor I am more than enjoying Bing & Peggy singing a Be-Bop song.  Lotta fun today as it was originally heard April 27, 1949.  

Welcome to Episode 62 of Sounds Like Radio as we get to dancin' at the hop.   Marjorie wants to dance and so does Georgia Gibbs, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Little Eva, Madeleine Peyroux, Frankie & Martha Reeves and her Vandellas.   It's all happening in today's show which features the Great Gildersleeve 5/18/49 episode as we dance before and after with Your Humble Host toe tappin' all the way. AND NEXT WEEK ALL NEW SOUNDS LIKE RADIO shows RETURN!!!

Your Humble Host could welcome a good laugh, who better than the team of Bing & Bob.   On the Library of Sound (LOS) Volume 352 it's our weekly visit with the Bing Crosby Show with Bing's buddy, Bob Hope.  Whenever these 2 guys get together the word play is fast and furious as each tries to top the other.   Enjoy this week's funny (and great singing from Bing too, by the way) episode.

There’s good news today as Sounds Like Radio’s Volume 82 arrives with the Great Gildersleeve & music to match. Today from February 8, 1950 we find Gildy’s niece and her fiancé having their first “discussion”.  Never fear Gildy will fix it, or will he?  Find out as you enjoy the musical stylings of Dean Martin, sultry Lola Albright, Bing Crosby, Dinah Washington, Don Williams, Gordon Jenkins & Jimmy Durante! Sterling Holloway will also be on hand to straighten out the mystery of his song from “Remember the Night” that we talked about in Sounds Like Radio Vol. 80. You can see in our show’s featured picture today Sterling singing the song from the movie with Barbara Stanwyck.   Now let's enjoy.