150:
at the behest of WLW station owner Powel
Crosley, Jr., who ordered the writer to come up with a poetry show which could accommodate the station's new organ. Retreating to a speakeasy with violinist Virginio Marucci, Byron sketched out some notes, including his original poem that opened the show. At
162:
was canceled by WLW in 1953 in an effort to modernize the schedule, but revived the next summer due to continued listener outcry. In the decade after the program's final broadcast in 1970, a series of Moon River concerts were held in
Cincinnati which recreated the program in front of a live
170:
and the fact that Jim LaBarbara's contemporary music show aired from 7 pm to midnight. A Cincinnati
Enquirer article from 1970 said that the show had ended shortly thereafter.
155:'s "Caprice Viennois," a piece which Byron's poem brought to mind. Both the poem and the musical piece would open the program for its entire forty-year history.
509:
259:
405:
374:
370:
529:
524:
519:
514:
134:. A combination of soft, "dreamy" music and romantic poetry set to organ accompaniment, the program aired from 1930 to 1970.
504:
479:
499:
437:
344:
384:
294:
167:
534:
142:
Described as "one of the few programs designed to put people to sleep" by onetime announcer Bill Myers,
413:
315:
8:
461:
380:
468:
281:
272:
46:
166:
In 1969, the show was cut back to
Saturday nights only, due to conflicts with the
286:
210:
152:
109:
493:
276:
254:
36:
122:
was a long-running late-night
American radio program which originated from
474:
379:(Revised ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 467–468,
309:
215:
127:
60:
264:
147:
174:
131:
64:
177:
revived it, with Myers as narrator, for a four-year run.
123:
56:
189:
over the years. The following is only a partial list.
306:
Charles M. "Pat" Gillick (the first organist, c. 1930)
426:Cincinnati Enquirer September 18, 1953 - Obituary
491:
269:The DeVore Sisters (Marjorie, Billie, and Ruth)
376:On The Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
158:A show with a loyal following over the years,
338:
336:
334:
429:
510:American classical music radio programs
369:
342:
331:
291:Juanita Vastine aka Sweet Georgia Brown
201:Bob Brown (the first narrator, c. 1930)
492:
363:
435:
406:"Radio: The Busy Air, Jun. 21, 1954"
398:
13:
14:
546:
455:
436:Sachs, Bill (November 10, 1962),
151:one point, Marucci began playing
185:Many performers passed through
420:
412:, 21 June 1954, archived from
1:
530:1960s American radio programs
525:1950s American radio programs
520:1940s American radio programs
515:1930s American radio programs
325:
192:
505:1970 radio programme endings
343:McCarty, Mary (April 1985),
300:
242:
180:
7:
500:1930 radio programme debuts
10:
551:
137:
104:
96:
86:
78:
70:
52:
42:
32:
24:
321:Herschel Luecke (1950's)
345:"The Dreamy Sounds of
146:was created by writer
108:"Caprice Viennois" by
475:The Moon River Organ
416:on November 16, 2010
198:Arthur R. Ainsworth
535:Music of Cincinnati
486:at KSVY, Sonoma, CA
353:Cincinnati Magazine
21:
19:
168:Cincinnati Royals
115:
114:
33:Country of origin
542:
469:Internet Archive
450:
449:
433:
427:
424:
418:
417:
402:
396:
395:
394:
393:
367:
361:
360:
340:
87:Original release
79:Recording studio
22:
18:
550:
549:
545:
544:
543:
541:
540:
539:
490:
489:
458:
453:
438:"Talent Topics"
434:
430:
425:
421:
404:
403:
399:
391:
389:
387:
368:
364:
341:
332:
328:
303:
251:Barbara Cameron
245:
195:
183:
140:
91:
17:
12:
11:
5:
548:
538:
537:
532:
527:
522:
517:
512:
507:
502:
488:
487:
480:Article about
477:
472:
457:
456:External links
454:
452:
451:
428:
419:
397:
385:
362:
329:
327:
324:
323:
322:
319:
313:
312:(c. 1932–1934)
307:
302:
299:
298:
297:
292:
289:
287:Lucille Norman
284:
279:
270:
267:
262:
257:
252:
249:
244:
241:
240:
239:
236:
233:
230:
227:
224:
221:
218:
213:
211:Harry Holcombe
208:
205:
202:
199:
194:
191:
182:
179:
153:Fritz Kreisler
139:
136:
113:
112:
110:Fritz Kreisler
106:
102:
101:
98:
94:
93:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
54:
50:
49:
44:
40:
39:
34:
30:
29:
26:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
547:
536:
533:
531:
528:
526:
523:
521:
518:
516:
513:
511:
508:
506:
503:
501:
498:
497:
495:
485:
483:
478:
476:
473:
470:
466:
465:
460:
459:
447:
443:
439:
432:
423:
415:
411:
410:Time Magazine
407:
401:
388:
386:0-19-507678-8
382:
378:
377:
372:
371:Dunning, John
366:
358:
354:
350:
348:
339:
337:
335:
330:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
304:
296:
293:
290:
288:
285:
283:
280:
278:
277:Betty Clooney
274:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
260:Allison Lerer
258:
256:
255:Janette Davis
253:
250:
247:
246:
238:Steve Ziegler
237:
235:Charles Woods
234:
231:
228:
225:
222:
220:Jimmy Leonard
219:
217:
214:
212:
209:
206:
203:
200:
197:
196:
190:
188:
178:
176:
171:
169:
164:
161:
156:
154:
149:
145:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
120:
111:
107:
105:Opening theme
103:
99:
95:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
66:
62:
58:
55:
51:
48:
45:
41:
38:
37:United States
35:
31:
28:15–30 minutes
27:
23:
481:
463:
445:
441:
431:
422:
414:the original
409:
400:
390:, retrieved
375:
365:
356:
352:
346:
186:
184:
172:
165:
159:
157:
143:
141:
118:
117:
116:
97:Audio format
53:Home station
25:Running time
318:(1933–1944)
310:Fats Waller
295:Ruby Wright
282:Anita Ellis
232:Palmer Ward
229:Peter Grant
90:1930 –
43:Language(s)
494:Categories
482:Moon River
464:Moon River
462:1940s-era
392:2019-10-28
359:(7): 13–14
347:Moon River
326:References
248:Phil Brito
226:Bill Myers
216:Jay Jostyn
207:Cecil Hale
193:Announcers
187:Moon River
163:audience.
160:Moon River
144:Moon River
128:Cincinnati
119:Moon River
82:Cincinnati
71:Created by
61:Cincinnati
20:Moon River
16:Radio show
442:Billboard
316:Lee Erwin
301:Organists
265:Doris Day
243:Vocalists
181:Personnel
173:In 1995,
448:(45): 64
373:(1998),
273:Rosemary
223:Ken Linn
204:Don Dowd
148:Ed Byron
74:Ed Byron
484:revival
467:at the
138:History
47:English
383:
381:ISBN
275:and
175:WMKV
132:Ohio
100:Mono
92:1970
65:Ohio
126:in
124:WLW
57:WLW
496::
446:74
444:,
440:,
408:,
357:18
355:,
351:,
333:^
130:,
63:,
59:,
471:.
349:"
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.