Episode 65 is here to celebrate Songs, that’s our theme today. In the 9/21/49 Great Gildersleeve show Harold Peary sings a song written by the Gildersleeve, huh??  That gives Sounds Like Radio our theme of songs!

Sounds Like Radio is all for songs especially Good Songs from the likes of Eva Cassidy, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Al Jolson, even the Honeymooners’ Norton (Art Carney) sings from the sewer, then we emerge and out comes Doris Day, Jimmy Durante & Bing's duet, & last but not least is the magical voice of LeAnn Rimes.  Your Humble Host is surrounded by good songs & even songs about songs.  Hit the Sounds Like Radio Play button, I feel songs comin’ on!

Welcome to a special Bing Crosby presentation from our Vast Library of Sound Volume 12. Here’s a short 15 minute Bing show from June 22, 1956. There’s something about these scaled down short & simple Bing shows I really like. They are extremely pleasant and I think you’re going to like them. Hear now Bing and Ken Carpenter in a 15 minute show direct from our Vast Library of Sound!

Start the summer off right as we celebrate Summer on Episode 64 of Sounds Like Radio. It’s also the last episode of the ’48-49 season on The Great Gildersleeve from 6/1/49, the beginning of Summer for Gildy too! What about music? Oh, we got quite a line-up of great songs especially Summer songs from our favorite singers like Jo Stafford, Bing Crosby, Helen Kane (Betty Boop), Hoagy Carmichael, Mr. Softee sells his ice cream, Dinah Washington, Nat King Cole, Burl Ives & Blossom Dearie.   The water's fine & the music's really fine here.  Everyone wins with Your Humble Host’s latest edition of Sounds Like Radio!

The Vast Library of Sound Volume 11 opens up once again and out pops a classic Raymond Chandler-Philip Marlowe story, The Big Sleep. A true classic based on an all time great Chandler book. A radio version here based closely on the original book. You won’t be sleeping the Big Sleep when you hear this Library of Sound edition from Your Humble Host.  Be on the look-out for danger when you go down those rain soaked streets with Philip Marlowe.  One thing's for certain, before it's over someone will be sleeping The Big Sleep.

In today’s 5/25/49 Great Gildersleeve he’s finally had it with bad neighbor Bullard and seeks to get even. Even our favorite singers are keeping it low to avoid the Gildy wrath. But then who cares about Gildy’s wrath when you gotta sing you gotta sing and Sounds Like Radio’s gotta let ‘em. Your Humble Host will hold back Gildy as we bring on Gogi Grant, Sophie Tucker (with her all time classic!), Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Georgia Gibbs, Bobby Darin and everyone’s favorite Grandpa with a song that really shows how much energy Grandpa has when he needs it. It’s all in good fun and all for you. Let’s listen!

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.  Will Marjorie get her shy boyfriend to go steppin'?  Will he change his name to Henry?  Find out this and more in this exciting episode with Your Humble Host toe tappin' all the way.

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.  Will Marjorie get her shy boyfriend to go steppin'?  Will he change his name to Henry?  Find out this and more in this exciting episode with Your Humble Host toe tappin' all the way.

Welcome to a Sounds Like Radio Library of Sound edition Vol. 9.  Today we visit with Jean Shepherd as he tells another classic kid story of what happens when he and his buddy are arrested by the Sheriff!!  It's from another of my original recordings this one made on November 13, 1974 of an original broadcast from August 21, 1973.   It's a funny story all told by the man who most folks only know as the guy who tells the Christmas Story movie, he was so much more.  Here's another sample of Jean Shepherd doing what he was best at, talking on the radio.  Enjoy this special edition of Sounds Like Radio!

It’s time for a million great songs as an old friend of Gildy visits who likes his girlfriend & making it worse, the “friend” is a millionaire! There’s trouble in Summerfield in today’s Great Gildersleeve (5/11/49) on Sounds Like Radio Episode 61. Your Humble Host’s music is bubbling over in millions too as Doris’ Day Will Come, Dean Martin adds one to a million, Liz Scott’s in love again, Bing Crosby has a baby worth a million, Ted Lewis wonders about being a millionaire, Rosie Clooney is thrilled at the thought, Arthur Tracy shakes a millionaire’s hand & even Burl Ives stops by with his funny ways. Your Humble Host juggles it all in one neat little package and it’s ready to open. Enjoy.

Vol. 10 of The Vast Library of Sound is back with a Classic Nero Wolfe mystery: “Disguise For Murder”. An actual Nero Wolfe book by Rex Stout come to life in a Sounds Like Radio Special Presentation!  One of my favorite detectives is here with a radio adaptation of Rex Stout’s story. I’ve read all the books now you can hear the radio shows.  “Disguise For Murder” can be found in the Rex Stout Nero Wolfe book “Curtains For Three”. Do yourself a favor and read it in the "Curtains For Three" book after you hear it!