Volume 12 , Issue 4

Claire De Lune & 1940's Radio Shows

Claire de Lune, by Claude DeBussy - MP3 file

Roy asks, "I have asked this question several times previously (over a couple of years) but no-one has yet come up with an answer. Back in the 1940's, the Claire de Lune, by DeBussy, was used to open a 'soap opera' radio show but I cannot remember the name of the show. HELP? Does anyone happen to know what it might have been? Several pieces of classic music were used this way, primarily because no copyrights were involved and the music was in the 'public domain'.

"I know that mom listened to some of them while she did ironing but I could only remember "Oxydol's own, Ma Perkins"; "Young Widder Brown"; and "Lorenzo Jones".

"Actually, our family listened to MANY radio shows because that table-top Zenith was usually on from about 10 AM until 6 PM or so on most days. Some of the shows I can remember were: Stella Dallas, One Man's Family, Hop Harrigan, Gang Busters, Little Orphan Annie, Jack Armstrong (The All-American Boy), Tom Mix (and his horse Tony), I Love A Mystery, Dick Tracy, Fanny Brice, Major Bowes Amateur Hour, Buster Brown, The Whistler,

"The Shadow (who knows what evil lives in the minds of men?), Mr. District Attorney, Duffy's Tavern (where the elite meet to eat, Duffy ain't here), Lorenzo Jones (and his wife Belle), Can You Top This?, Terry And The Pirates, Blondie, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Lone Ranger, Beula, The Great Gildersleeve, Ozzie and Harriet, etc.

We all have certain memories don't we?"
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