What happens
A blind child is shown in a short song story about a father who is to wed again, a new bride who is kind and true, and the blind child who is sent away and buried with the family Bible. The program is a Mother's Best Flour broadcast from 1951, first aired on 1951-01-08. Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys are the lead performers, and the morning show features the flour sponsor's advertising and listener requests. The song tells of the child's grief and longing as the story unfolds.
A 1951 morning radio program with a kitchen-style broadcast, featuring songs and sponsor messages from Mother's Best Flour.
Characters: Hank Williams, Louis Buck, Don Helms, Glenn Snuddy, Jean Foster, Father, Mary, Blind Child
Listen for: The song 'The Blind Child' and the story of the father, the new bride, and the blind child.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.