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American Armed Forces Radio No 87

American Armed Forces Radio No 87   Words With Music. If you were a GI on an island in the Pacific or fighting the War in Europe in the 1940s, wouldn't it have been nice to hear a romantic voice from home? Well, that's the idea behind the series "Words with Music", produced by the Armed Forces Radio Network. Poetry reading programs were quite common in old time radio and popular on the networks in the early 30s; they continued to be heard on many local stations around the country into the 1950s. Ernie Kovack's did his own parody of the style with his famous Percy Dovetonsils character.   Disclaimer:  By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined.  If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

AFRS Collection 1945.12.23 0055 Words With Music - Mary Anderson

15:04

AFRS Collection 1945.12.24 0056 Words With Music - Joan Leslie

15:03

AFRS Collection 1945.12.26 0057 Words With Music - Kim Hunter

15:07

AFRS Collection 1945.12.27 0058 Words With Music - Margaret Lindsey

15:16

AFRS Collection 1945.12.27 0193 Words With Music - Isabelle Jewel

15:13

AFRS Collection 1945.12.28 0194 Words With Music - Isabelle Jewel

15:25

AFRS Collection 1947.01.28 0731 Words With Music - Paulie Connell

15:41

AFRS Collection 1947.04.29 0732 Words With Music - Without Poetry

15:40

AFRS Collection 1947.05.01 0735 Words With Music - Audrey Totter

15:32

AFRS Collection 1947.05.02 0736 Words With Music - Without Poetry

15:09

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0293 Words With Music - Edith Barrett

15:02

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0294 Words With Music - Without Poetry

15:01

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0295 Words With Music - Edith Barrett

14:45

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0296 Words With Music - Without Poetry

14:29

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0925 Words With Music - Tom Mckee

15:44

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0926 Words With Music - Without Poetry

15:41

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0951 Words With Music - Margaret Kelly

15:40

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 0952 Words With Music - Without Poetry

15:39

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2035 Words With Music Without Poetry

15:45

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2036 Words With Music - Lurene Tuttle

15:39

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2037 Words With Music Without Poetry

15:42

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2038 Words With Music With Poetry

15:45

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2039 Words With Music Without Poetry

15:48

AFRS Collection 194x.xx.xx 2040 Words With Music With Poetry

15:50