Narrated by Tom Smothers, this affectionate biography features classic clips from Benny's award winning television program, rare photographs, vintage footage and home movies. Interviews with Benny himself and with longtime close friends George Burns, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Dinah Shore, Carol Burnett and Ann-Margaret, shed light on the real Jack Benny who was far from the penny-pinching, vain and exasperating character he portrayed in his routines.
Here is a final tribute to Humphrey Bogart that aired on NBC two days after his death on January 14, 1957.
650 AM WSM made its mark on country music history on October 5, 1925. It was on that day that the station hit the airwaves, and continues to broadcast the best in classic country music to this day. 650 AM WSM has been the radio home for the Grand Ole Opry for over 82 years. You'll find some of their most popular programming available as podcast.
"Coffee, Country & Cody" features Country Music Disc Jockey Hall of Famer and affable television personality Bill Cody. The podcast does interviews with live studio guests from legends like Dolly Parton to The Doobie Brothers, Charlie Daniels to George Jones. The good thing is these interviews are free to download from their web site or from iTunes. The archives is approaching 300 shows available for download. What a collection.
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Legendary folk singer and guitarist Doc Watson died on Tuesday, at the age of 89. Long considered one of America's greatest musicians, Watson was blind from the age of one, and taught himself to play music. NPR's Neal Conan remembers the life and career of Doc Watson with a song: "Tennessee Stud."
Remembering Doc Watson "Tennessee Stud'
Doc Watson has been astonishing and delighting audiences for more than forty years, playing his flat top guitar with technical virtuosity and impeccable tone and timing. Watch Doc teach and play "Deep River Blues" from Smithsonian Folkways.
Explore Doc Watson's full NPR Archive artist page: interviews, features and/or performances from over the years. Quite a collection of content. Doc Watson's full NPR Archive
