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Review of 1950

Railroad Hour · 1950 · 29 min · 2,126 words

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Ladies and gentlemen, the Railroad Hour. And here comes our star-studded show train. Tonight, the Association of American Railroad invites you to a review of some of the outstanding music from the Railroad Hour shows of 1950.

Daring Gordon MacRae, his guest, Lucille Norman, and the entire company. Our choir is under the direction of Norman Luboff, and the music is prepared and conducted by Carmen Reagan. This special New Year's Day program is brought to you by the American Railroad.

The same railroads that bring you most of the food you eat, the clothes you wear, the fuel you burn, and all the other things you use in your daily life. And now here is our star, Gordon McRae!

Thank you, Marvin Miller, and good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Well, folks, tonight is New Year's Night. A time for looking back, and a time for looking forward. During the past 52 weeks of railroad hours, we've had a great deal of mail from you telling us about your favorite shows.

And so tonight we're going to sing for you some of the songs you liked especially. Starting off with the song from the very first railroad hour of 1950. The operator was the Red Mill. The song, well, one of the John Hiest that ever came from the eloquent pen of Victor Herbert.

Every day is Ladies Day with me. me. Oh, every day is ladies day with me. I'm quite a there disposal of the wild and my pleasure it is double if they come to me in trouble. But I always find a way to make them smile.

The little darlings. No doubt I should have married long ago. The proper thing to do you'll But I never could find any fun in wasting all my time. Every day is ladies day with me.

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