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Billy Bevan on Matinee with Bob & Ray - Nov 17, 1949

Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:47 pm
by Robert Moulton
All over the web available for download is a few hundred or so Matinee with Bob & Ray episodes from Boston in the late 1940's and early 1950's. Even the most casual listening reveals the air dates commonly listed for these shows are off. I hunted around on the web for a correct listing and found this entry:

November 17, 1949. WHDH, Boston. Sponsored by: Chesterfield, Nutro Anti-freeze, Soapene, Pick-Sweet Vegetables. A visit with Ben Dover, the kindly old philosopher, Linda Lovely, "The Question Man." Guest: silent film comedian Billy Bevan. Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Bill Green (piano), Ken Wilson (organ), Billy Bevan. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.

Now one of the shows in the downloads is dated November 17, 1949 but it is actually the December 25, 1948 show. Maybe somewhere in the jumble of shows exists the Bevan episode but I have had no luck finding it. Has anyone had any luck finding this episode? The online listing I did find looks correct.

Hang by your thumbs...

Re: Billy Bevan on Matinee with Bob & Ray - Nov 17, 1949

Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:37 pm
by Brent Walker
Wow, this is something I'd really love to hear!

Re: Billy Bevan on Matinee with Bob & Ray - Nov 17, 1949

Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:10 pm
by Robert Moulton
Good news: I found the Nov 17, 1949 program.

Bad news: It features Billy B. Van not Billy Bevan.

Good news again: It's always fun to hear Bob and Ray anyways.

Re: Billy Bevan on Matinee with Bob & Ray - Nov 17, 1949

Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:29 pm
by Rob Farr
Is it a downloadable MP3? Do you have a link for it?

Re: Billy Bevan on Matinee with Bob & Ray - Nov 17, 1949

Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:52 am
by Robert Moulton
To listen, go to this page:

http://always-share-otr.ca/OTR%20Lists/ ... 20Ray.html

and then select the Dec 25, 1948 show (it's really the Nov 17, 1949 show mislabeled). The interview starts at about 6 minutes in.