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. It was a musical variety show which in 1935–36 featured David Rubinoff and

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(as "Hugh Conrad"), Monday through Friday for 15 minutes. A great many musicians and musical ensembles appeared on this show including Gus Haenschen/Carl Fenton and his orchestra; the

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, jazz harpist; and Metropolitan Opera soprano

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in 1937. In 1937, the program was broadcast on more than 400 stations, "the largest group of stations ever employed by any sponsored broadcast". More than 155 recorded shows are known to exist in radio collections.Hickerson, Jay. ''The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows''. Hamden, Connecticut: Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514, second edition December 1992, page 75.

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{{reflist American music radio programs 1930s American radio programs