Silver Threads: The Six Shooter (June 3, 1954)

“Silver Threads” is an episode of The Six Shooter, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 3, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Ritt Ponson, a wandering Texas plainsman, arrives at a campfire in the rain where he meets Toby Yeager, a guitarist heading to Pearl City. While sharing beans and a fire, Yeager tries to teach Ponson how to play guitar as they wait for their meal to heat up. Meanwhile, in a nearby town, neighbors discover that a man named Donfield has been shot and lies dying, prompting a search for help and the sheriff.

The American West; a campfire in the rain during a journey, and a nearby town where Mr. Donfield has been shot

Characters: Ritt Ponson, Toby Yeager, Michael, Homer, Mr. Donfield, The Sheriff

Listen for: A guitar lesson and frontier conversation interrupted by a serious crime that draws Ponson's attention to town

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.