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Radio Days

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1 Acuff, Roy SONG FOLIO NO. 102.
Nashville Acuff-Rose 1945 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
48pp; portrait and six illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain; Blues in My Mind; Radio Station S-A-V-E-D; The Battle of Armageddon; and 16 more. 12" x 9" 
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2 Allen, Donald E., editor RENFRO VALLEY KEEPSAKE.
Berea, Kentucky Renfro Valley Enterprises 1940 First Edition Original Wraps Near Fine 
48pp; illus throughout from photographs, map. This is a well-illustrated history of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance, first heard from Cincinnati Music Hall over radio station WLW in 1937. By 1939, a big barn had been built in Renfro Valley, Kentucky, to accommodate the popular country group, as shown in this souvenir book. Also described and shown is the Renfro Valley Settlement. Lyrics and music to a few songs are present as well. 10.5" x 7.75" The Renfro Valley family of performers included: Slim Miller, Lily May Ledford, The Coon Creek Girls, A'nt Idy Harper, Uncle Juney, Little Clifford, Judy Dell, Dwight Butcher, The Mountain Rangers, The Crusaders, Homer and Jethro, The Randolph Sisters, Ricca Hughes, Jerry Byrd, Harmonica Bill Russell, The Pineridge Boys, Granny Harper, Red Foley, Whitey Ford, and a few others. 
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3 American Music, publisher COWBOY BALLADS: Folio No. 4
Portland, OR American Music 1940 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
pp: 48, (2). Contains words and music to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Tex Owens, "Radio's Original Texas Ranger." Titles include: Lonesome Cowboy; Arizona Moon; My Texas Rose; Ridin' in the Rockies; Dear Hills of Texas; and 15 more. 12.25" x 9.25" Tex Owens appears on the cover. 
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4 American Music, publisher COWBOY BALLADS: Folio No. 4 [songbook].
Portland, OR American Music 1940 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
pp: 48, (2). Contains words and music to 20 cowboy songs as sung by Tex Owens, "Radio's Original Texas Ranger." 12.25" x 9.25" Best remembered today as the author of the Eddy Arnold hit "Cattle Call," Tex Owens was a fixture on local radio in Kansas City and the CBS network during the 1930s and early '40s, and he was one of the first artists signed to Decca Records back in the '30s. 
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5 American Music, publisher HOME & HILL COUNTRY BALLADS--Folio No. 1: 20 New Songs, complete with words & music, guitar, ukulele & banjo chords.
Portland, Oregon American Music 1939 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
48pp. Contains words and music to 20 songs featured by Patsy Montana on radio station WLS (Chicago), including: Good Old Mountain Music (Makes You Swing); Molasses Makin' Time in Caroline; The Rogue River Valley; Jenny Lee from Tennessee; Hittin' A Hill Billy Tune; and 15 more. 12" x 9" 
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6 American Music, publisher HOME & HILL COUNTRY BALLADS: Folio No. 6
Portland, OR American Music 1941 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
50pp. Contains words and music to 22 songs featured on radio by Oscar & Elmer of Saturday Night Shindig. Titles include: Carolina Home, I Miss You; Hill-billy Harry; Mammy's Little Honey Chile; Old Cotton Head Joe; I Miss the Mississippi; and 17 more. 12" x 9" Oscar & Elmer are shown on the cover. 
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7 American Music, publisher HOME & HILL COUNTRY BALLADS: Folio No. 3 [songbook],
Portland, OR American Music 1941 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
50pp. Contains words and music to 20 songs featured on radio by Pappy Cheshire and the gang. 12.25" x 9" Pappy Cheshire and the gang, also known as National Champion Hillbillies, were heard over radio station KMOX, "The Voice of St. Louis," in the 1940s. 
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8 American Music, publisher HOME & HILL COUNTRY BALLADS: Folio No. 3 [songbook]
Portland, Oregon American Music 1941. 1941 1st Edition Soft cover 
Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12.25" x 9" 50pp Contains lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames for 22 songs featured on radio by Pappy Cheshire and the gang. Titles include: My Cumberland Valley Home; 'Way Down South in Georgia; The Orphan Blues; The Drifter; My Badlands Girl; and 17 more. Illustrated by Pappy Cheshire cover photo. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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9 Arnold, Eddy EDDY ARNOLD'S RADIO FAVORITES: Song Book, Number A-1
Chicago Adams-Vee & Abbott 1946 First Edition Pictorial wraps Good Illus from Photographs 
48pp; 12pp illus from photographs of Arnold and other country & western stars. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: All Alone in This World; A Tear and A Sigh; I Walk Alone; Land, Sky and Water; Old Time Jubilee; and 15 more. Light wear to covers. 11.75" x 8.75". 
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10 Arnold, Eddy EDDY ARNOLD'S RADIO FAVORITES: Song Book, Number A-1
Chicago Adams-Vee & Abbott 1946 First Edition Pictorial wraps Good Illus from Photographs 
48pp; 12pp illus from photographs of Arnold and other country & western stars. Contains words and music to 20 songs, including: All Alone in This World; A Tear and A Sigh; I Walk Alone; Land, Sky and Water; Old Time Jubilee; and 15 more. Scar from price sticker on front cover; near archival repair inside back cover. 11.75" x 8.75". 
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11 Autry, Gene THE MOUNTAIN BROADCAST AND PRAIRIE RECORDER: Special Gene Autry edition, inscribed and signed by Gene Autry.
NY Mountain Broadcast Publ. Co. September 1945 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Good + Signed
35pp; text illus from photographs; lower corner dogeared. 11" x 8.5" Signed by Gene Autry in pencil, with a lighthearted, personal inscription above his cover photo: "Sleeps in NY ____ / While I'm out Working / You let some jerk in / Gene Autry." Also featured in this issue: Pvt. Dick Graham; The Fruit Jar Drinkers; Uncle Dave Macon; Roy Acuff; Minnie Pearl; Ernest Tubb; Bill Monroe; Mountain Melody Boys; Jamup and Honey; Pee Wee King; Tennessee Plowboys; Shorty Long; Murray Sisters; Curly Fox and Texas Ruby; and others. 
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12 Barnes, Roy ROY BARNES -- THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COWBOY'S ROUNDUP OF SONG HITS (Radio and Recording): Book No. 3.
NY Dixie Music 1942 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
32pp; 10 illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 28 songs, including: Beautiful Blue Eyes; Down Below The Rio; Hitler's Last Roundup; I Can Feel The Draft Coming On; Ridin' To The Rhythm Of The Hoof Beats On The Trail; Shy Anne, Stop Me If You Can; When You're Blue, Just Yodel; and 21 more. Prior owner's code in red and small piece of old tape on cover. 11" x 8.5" Roy Barnes was born at Powell, Wyoming. He formed a five-piece band called The Wyoming Range Riders and went on the air in 1934 over KGHL, Billings, Montana. In 1941, when the town of Powell's first radio station, KPOW, went on the air, Barnes began a 50-year association with them including his popular early-morning show, heard faithfully by rural folks all over Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado, and as far away as Texas and Ohio. Roy and The Wyoming Range Riders also performed around the Big Horn Basin for Saturday Night Jamboree Dances. In 2003, Barnes was inducted into The Wyoming Broadcasters As Hall of Fame. 
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13 Beavers, Clyde THE BEAVER-BOOSTER NEWS LETTER. Edited by Kathy Youker, President.
Hendersonville, TN Clyde Beavers Boosters Club 1967 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Signed
20pp, mimeographed on rectos of 20 leaves. At front is a printed 8" x 7" photo of Beavers with his guitar, inscribed and signed in green ink: "Thanks for your Wonderful Friendship / Clyde Beavers." Laid in is a 10" x 8" photo of Clyde performing on stage. 11" x 8.5" Beavers was born in 1932 and made a number of recordings, both solo and with other c&w performers. His radio dates include: WBRO--Waynesboro, GA; WCGA--Calhoun, GA; and WENO--Madison, Tennessee. 
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14 Bentley, Julian T., editor STAND BY! PRAIRIE FARMER'S RADIO WEEKLY, May 18, 1938
Chicago Burridge D. Butler 1938 First Edition Pictorial wraps Very Good Illus from Photographs 
Volume I, Number 14. 16pp; illus from photographs. Two holes punched into spine for loose-leaf binding--no text loss. This flavorful memento of country music on the prairie contains feature articles, letters from listeners, news briefs, and the schedule of WLS daily programs for the week of May18th to 25th, including plenty of country music. 11.5 x 8.5". 
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15 Berry, Chad, editor THE HAYLOFT GANG: The Story of the National Barn Dance.
Urbana Univ of Illinois Press 2008 139780252075575 First paperback edition Original Wraps Fine 
pp: xi, 215, (4); text illus from photographs. 10" x 7" The National Barn Dance broadcast country & western music from radio station WLS-Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. 
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16 Boone County Jamboree FAVORITE SONGS OF THE WLW BOONE COUNTY JAMBOREE: Deluxe Edition. Cowboy Songs, Home Songs, Western Songs, Mountain Songs.
Chicago M.M. Cole 1941 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
96pp; 23 illus and centerspread of cast from photographs. Contains biographical sketches and photos of performers and staff as well as words and music to 86 songs, including: Back To Old Montana; Down A Texas Trail; Gone To The Roundup; Headin' For The Cass County Fair; My Old Ozarkian Home; Song Of The Wild Mustang; and 80 more. Spine preserved with cloth by prior owner. 12" x 9" The Boone County Jamboree, heard on the eve of World War II over radio station WLW--Cincinnati, featured Helen Diller, Hugh Cross and His Radio Pals, The Drifting Pioneers, Girls of the Golden West, and Lazy Jim Day. 
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17 Carlisle, Cliff CLIFF CARLISLE--GREATEST COLLECTION OF COWBOY AND MOUNTAIN SONGS.
Chicago M.M. Cole 1936 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
64pp. Contains words and music to 50 songs, most written by Cliff Carlisle, including: My Carolina Sweetheart; Jeannie Marsh Of Cherry Valley; Hear Dem Bells [dialect]; Guitar Blues; Shanghai Rooster Yodel; Hobo Blues; My Two Time Mama; The Wandering Hobo; and 42 more. Spine preserved with cloth by prior owner. 12" x 9" Cliff Carlisle and his brother, Bill, started on radio in 1929 as part of the Carlisle Family Saturday Night Barn Dance out of Louisville, Kentucky. When Cliff went on his own in the early 1930s, he imitated Jimmie Rodgers, then developed his own style, recorded on various labels, wrote songs as reflected in this book, &c. 
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18 Carolina...sheet music CAROLINA'S CALLING ME: Words and Music by Bob Charles.
NY Santly Bros. 1931 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "All my life I've wasted in roaming, Ev'ry star led me further away .... When the ev'ning shadows steal away, Carolina's calling me...." 12" x 9" Inset on the pictorial cover by Leff is a photo-portrait of Alice Joy, "The Prince Albert Dream Girl," who introduced this song. The back cover is occupied by a full-page, illustrated ad for Prince Albert pipe tobacco, sponsors of Alice Joy's NBC radio program, six nights a week. 
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19 Casey, Claude CLAUDE CASEY'S CARAVAN OF SONGS (The South's Favorite Yodeler)
NY Bourne Music 1947. 1947 1st Edition Soft cover 
Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 39pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment and chord symbols for 16 songs written by Claude Casey and others. Titles include: New Spanish Two-step; Rye Whiskey; Don't Cry on My Shoulder; and 13 more. Born in Enoree, South Carolina, Claude Casey starred six days a week on radio station WBT, Charlotte, NC, appeared in the movie "Swing Your Partner," made more than 30 records, composed about 100 songs, etc. Illustrated by cover and 3pp photo-illus. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
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20 Cheshire, Harry "PAPPY" CHESHIRE AND HIS HILL BILLY CHAMPIONS: Mountain Songs - Home Songs - Western Songs - Cowboy Songs.
Chicago M.M. Cole 1940 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
96pp; 2pp illus from photographs, vignettes throughout. Inside the cover is "The Story of Harry Cheshire" with pictures. Contains words and music to 61 songs, including: A Yodelin' Dude Hombre; Gasthaus Polka; Kicking Up Dust In Dixie; Prairie Serenade; You're Still My Blue Bonnet Girl; and 56 more. Spine preserved with cloth by prior owner. 12" x 9" The cover shows Pappy Cheshire and his gang of hillbillies heard over radio station KMOX. 
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21 Childhood...sheet music CHILDHOOD DREAMS Words and music by W.R. Calaway
Chicago Calumet Music 1932 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good Lou Hummel 
6pp, words and music, in part: "There's a little old log cabin by the sea, It's a dear old place to me...." The decorative cover includes a photograph of Bob Wyatt, vocalist on NBC, WMAQ, and WENR. 12.25" x 9.25" 
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22 Clarks THE HAPPY CLARKS, KYW GOSPEL SINGERS: Favorite Songs, Poems and Quotations to Inspire Your Daily Thoughts.
Chicago Rodeheaver 1939 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
68pp; portrait of The Clarks at front. Contains words and music to 70 gospel and inspirational songs as sung by The Clarks on KYW radio, Philadelphia. 8.25" x 5.75" 
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23 Collins, Joanne and others DICK JONES FAN CLUB MAGAZINE: The Only Official Dick Jones Fan Club--7 issues, Winter 1956-57 - October 1959.
Westlake, Ohio Joanne Collins 1956-1959 First Editions Staplebound Wraps Very Good 
Seven volumes, 127pp in all, stencilled, with pastel covers. A different 5" x 4" photo of Dick Jones is mounted on each cover (one lacking). Laid in is a two-page supplement dated June 11, 1957, along with a colored photo of Jones as Buffalo Bill, Jr. The masthead lists Joanne Collins as President & Editor, along with other volunteers, Canadian representatives, and honorary members. 11" x 8.5" Jones was born in 1927. By age four, he was billed as "The World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper." By six, he was working in the Hoot Gibson's rodeo. Jones appeared as a bit player in several of the Hal Roach "Our Gang" and "Little Rascals" short features. At age 13, he was the voice of Pinocchio in Disney's film by that name. At 15, he took over the role of Henry Aldrich on that hit radio show. Gene Autry cast Jones in westerns produced by Autry's Flying-A Pictures company. In the early 1950s, he starred as a sidekick to "The Range Rider," and by 1955 Gene Autry gave Dick Jones his own series, "Buffalo Bill, Jr.," which ran for 40 episodes on NBC. Jones was one of the few western actors who did his own stunt work. ~~ The fan club magazines offered here include letters from Dick along with many different articles extolling his personality, accomplishments, and career. 
Price: 150.00 USD
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24 Consolidated Drug Trade Products PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR FOR 1935, FEATURING A COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSICAL GROUP: Includes an ad for Peruna, to Help Build Up Cold Chasing, Cold Fighting Resistance.
Chicago Consolidated Drug Trade Products 1935 First Edition Very Good 
Calendar, printed on card stock; illus from panoramic photograph on other side. 9.5" x 3.75" Featured is the cast of W.H.O. Barn Dance. 
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25 Consolidated Drug Trade Products PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR FOR 1935, FEATURING A COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSICAL GROUP: Includes an ad for Peruna, to Help Build Up Cold Chasing, Cold Fighting Resistance.
Chicago Consolidated Drug Trade Products 1935 First Edition Very Good 
Calendar, printed on light stock; illus from panoramic photograph on other side. 9.75" x 3.75" Featured is the Cotton Queen Cast, which includes a brass band, front men in cowboy gear, and two endmen in blackface. 
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26 Consolidated Drug Trade Products PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR FOR 1941, FEATURING COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSICAL GROUPS: Includes an ad for Zymole Trokeys, for Quick Relief of Smokers' Throat, Huskiness, etc.
Chicago Consolidated Drug Trade Products 1941 First Edition Very Good 
Calendar, printed on card stock; 3 illus from photographs. 7" x 5" Featured are: The Suppertime Frolic on station WJJD, starring Betty Casper, Shelby Dean Davis, Doc Hopkins, Uncle Ervin Victor, and others; The Atchers, a cowboy group of Eddie Powers, Bob Atcher, Bonnie Blue Eyes, and others; and announcer Al Allen. 
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27 Consolidated Drug Trade Products PROMOTIONAL CALENDAR FOR 1943, FEATURING COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSICAL GROUPS: Includes an ad for New Pe-Ru-Na, the Famous Tonic that Helps to Win Fights with Colds.
Chicago Consolidated Drug Trade Products 1943 First Edition Very Good 
Calendar, printed on card stock; 3 illus from photographs. 9" x 4" Featured are: Cousin Emmy & Johnny Creasy; "Little Shoe" Wade Ray & Molly Lou; Pappy Cheshire; Doc Hopkins; Patsy Montana & Harry Simms; Augie Klein; "Ding" Bell & Harty Taylor; Asher Sizemore & Little Jimmie; and others. 
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28 Cooper, Myrtle and Scott Wiseman LULU BELLE AND SCOTTY'S MOUNTAIN MELODIES No. 2 [signed]
Chicago Lulu Belle and Scotty 1955 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Near Fine 
20pp; 8 illus from photographs. Contains lyrics, melody lines, and chord symbols to 14 songs written by Lulu Belle and Scotty, including: Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Lonesome Whippoorwill; Swing That Lady; Beyond The Starry Skies; and 10 more. A biographical sketch reveals that Lulu Belle and Scotty were born in the mountains of western North Carolina, &c. 10.5" x 7" Signed on the cover as Lula Belle (green ink) and Scotty (black ink). On the back is written in pencil: "Bob & Dean's Radio Corral, July 31, 1955." 
Price: 40.00 USD
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29 Cooper, Myrtle and Scott Wiseman LULU BELLE AND SCOTTY'S MOUNTAIN MELODIES No. 2 [signed]
Chicago Lulu Belle and Scotty 1955 First Edition Pictorial Paper Covers Near Fine 
20pp; 8 illus from photographs. Contains lyrics, melody lines, and chord symbols to 14 songs written by Lulu Belle and Scotty, including: Have I Told You Lately That I Love You; Lonesome Whippoorwill; Swing That Lady; Beyond The Starry Skies; and 10 more. A biographical sketch reveals that Lulu Belle and Scotty were born in the mountains of western North Carolina, &c. 10.5" x 7" Signed on the cover as Lula Belle (green ink) and Scotty (black ink). On the back is written in pencil: "July 31th [sic], 1955." 
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30 Copeland, Clyde and Slim CLYDE AND SLIM (THE ROVING HILLBILLIES) -- FARM & FIRESIDE SONGS: Book No. 2.
Chicago Country Music 1945 First Edition Pictorial cover Very Good 
48pp; 4pp illus from photographs. Contains one page of biography, followed by words and music to 37 songs, including: A-Makin' Sorghum; Calamity Jane; I Been Checkin' On Yo' Neckin'; Mer-o-ee (Indian Princess); Pepper Pot Polka; When It's Hog Calling Time In Tennessee; and 31 more. 12" x 9" Laid in is a printed photo of the boys, playing behind a KXLY-Spokane microphone, along with membership card #3609 in the Clyde & Slim Fan Club. The Copeland brothers hailed from the southern Ozarks in Missouri. 
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