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The term “Old Time Radio” refers to the entertainment programs that were broadcast to the public from the early 1920s to the early 1960s. In the beginning, most radio programs emulated the vaudeville acts that were the mainstay of public amusement before radio. Comics and singers ruled the airwaves! Best of all, you no longer had to leave your home to enjoy their talents! Eventually, however, audiences matured and other types of programs were added to the radio schedule. Drama series became extremely popular including shows about doctors, soap operas, and even movie scripts that were adapted for radio. Action series brought cops, robbers, private detectives, and westerns into the home! Fantasy series thrilled audiences with well known characters including Superman and the Green Hornet! Horror fans got their share of ghosts, vampires, and werewolves. Those who craved science fiction got their weekly craving for tales of the future, space travel, and exploration of the unknown. Game shows like “You Bet Your Life” gave the average person an escape from everyday life!
The first commercial radio station in the U.S. (KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) began occasional broadcasting in 1920. By 1922, the first regularly broadcast old time radio shows had begun. Up until the late 1920s, musical programs were most popular with shows highlighting opera, big bands, jazz, classical, and popular music.
In the 1930s, the first daytime series appeared featuring romance and other subject matter that appealed to the typical American housewife. Most of those programs were sponsored by soap products and that’s where the term “Soap Opera” originated. Radio shows like “The Cisco Kid” and “Captain Midnight” were broadcast in the afternoons for the entertainment of young people as they returned home from school. Comedy series began to appear including the “George Burns and Gracie Allen Show” and the “Jack Benny Show” which both began in 1932. “Amos ‘N Andy” actually hit the airwaves in 1928! Then in the early 1940s, a nearly never-ending list of comedy programs joined those pioneers and comedy shows became the most prolific genre through the end of Old Time Radio.
By 1947, 82% of people in the U.S. listened to the radio on a regular basis. The Old Time Radio shows were not like most audio books of today where someone with a pleasant voice reads you a book. Old Time Radio shows were productions just like the television programs of today. There were sound effects, multiple actors in multiple roles, and first rate scripts! Many people today are shocked at how entertaining they can be when they hear their first Old Time Radio program. The lack of video can actually be a plus! Your mind often imagines the characters and scenery much better than seeing those things on a television screen.
Most Old Time Radio Shows were aired live up until the late 1940s. Therefore, the most popular shows had to be performed twice due to the time difference between the east coast and the west coast. Most of those programs are lost to us today as they were generally not recorded. There are exceptions where and advertiser wanted copies of their programs or for some programs that aired in syndication. Thankfully, by the early 1950s, many programs were broadcast live on the east coast and recorded for later broadcast on the west coast. A surprisingly large number of those recordings are still in existence today thanks, mostly, to collector/hobbyists who acquired them through the years. Due to their age, most of those are available free of charge on the web or at very low cost on cd (in mp3 format) from numerous vendors.
In the mid 1950s TV was becoming the king of entertainment and radio was transforming into a mostly musical format. There were shows, however, that continued for a few more years and some of them even aired at the same time as a TV version of the same program.
Learn more about the history of radio on a show by show basis and listen to shows free by visiting this Old Time Radio Shows site.
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Cisco Kid
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Cisco Kid #34 – File Copy (Dell, 1957) CGC NM 9.4 $120.00 |
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Cisco Kid #30 – File Copy (Dell, 1956) CGC NM 9.4 $120.00 |
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Cisco Kid #9 – File Copy (Dell, 1952) CGC NM- 9.2 $119.00 |
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The Cisco Kid Comic Book August 1950 #292 Golden Age Western Dell Original $12.99 |
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The Cisco Kid #31 April 1956 Dell Western $9.99 |
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The Cisco Kid #41 Oct 1958 Duncan Renaldo Cover $13.99 |
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CISCO KID 22 VG July-Aug. 1954 COMICS BOOK $15.94 |
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CISCO KID 23 VG Sept-Oct. 1954 COMICS BOOK $15.94 |
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CISCO KID 24 VG+ Nov.-Dec. 1954 COMICS BOOK $13.78 |
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CISCO KID 9 G-VG May-June 1952 COMICS BOOK $12.56 |
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Very Best of War $11.22 WAR THE VERY BEST OF WAR (2 CDS)… |
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Best of War & More $8.74 War peppers their music with Latin rhythms and instrumentations, mixing in elements of funk with oldies rock & roll to create a nonstop summer-block-party sound. Hits like “The Cisco Kid” and “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” are characterized by the band’s lower-register vocals and beg for a singalong. “Spill the Wine, ” a hit during Eric Burden’s tenure with War, lacks the freer, good-time feel of the … |
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Cisco Kid [VHS] $13.94 … |
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South of Rio Grande – The Cisco Kid [VHS] $2.45 … |
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Six Shooters Westerns- Six Western Classics on One Video $4.99 Six Western Classics on one Video. Hell Town starring John Wayne.1938,59 mins. Oh Susannah starring Gene Autry. 1963,53 mins. My Pal Trigger starring Roy Rogers. 1946,54 mins. Riders of The Rockies starring Tex Ritter. 1937,60 mins. Forbidden trails starring The Rough Riders. 1941,60 mins. Guns of Fury starring The Cisco Kid. 1945,60 mins. All great movies…. |
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Cisco-Linksys Wireless-N Internet Home Monitoring Camera $129.99 Send live audio and video to a smartphone or web browser anywhere in the world! The Cisco-Linksys wireless-N internet home monitoring camera connects to your network wirelessly, and delivers a live audio/video stream to a smartphone or browser anywhere. Also captures video streams and sends email alerts with video clips upon motion detection…. |
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Woolrich Cisco Kid Table Lamp The Woolrich Cisco Kid Table Lamp has a distinctive style that is all its own. It features a base made of wood and faux-tooled leather with upholstery tacks, while the shade is crafted from faux suede with leather stitching and concho. This rustic table lamp will add a touch of the old American West to your d?cor. Base materials: wood and faux-tooled leather Finish: Brown Material: Wood Wattage… |
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Woolrich Collection® by Shady Lady® Cisco Kid Table Lamp $369.99 Woolrich Collection Cisco Kid Mirror and Table Lamp by Shady Lady… tailored, good – looking and eclectic! For 178 years (since 1830!), Woolrich has been making high quality clothing! When they decided to enter the home furnishings market, they made sure the merchandise quality would be high enough to match their clothing standards. They partnered with high-end lamp crafters at Shady Lady to crea… |
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Best of The Cisco Kid (35 Episodes) $2.95 This classic western series was the first to be filmed in color even though the majority of television sets in the country were black and white. The show presented the tales of The Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and his trusty sidekick Pancho (Leo Carrillo) as they traveled about the West coming to the aid of those in need of it. One of the most interesting aspects about this program is the fact the m… |
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