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The Al Jones Show on WRR 1

Description: WRR's Al Jones presents "The Al Jones Show," sponsored by the DuPont Paint Service Store 2812 Gaston Avenue. Jones gives the time, news, weather, and promotions for DuPont paint. The songs played are "Rollin’ Stone" sung by [unintelligible], "Snowflake" sung by Guy Lombardo and the Fontane Sisters, and "Dance Me Loose" sung by Russ Morgan. Recording digitized from an audio transcription disk.
Date: 1952~
Duration: 15 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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The Al Jones Show on WRR 2

Description: WRR's Al Jones presents "The Al Jones Show". The show opens with the tune "The Jones Boy" by the Mills Brothers. Jones relays information on federal Civil Service jobs, provides a Dr Pepper promo, gives a "Mother Murphy's Malted Meatballs" promo, gives the San Diego weather, and plays music, including and an instrumental version of "Pete Kelly's Blues," "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," and "Tina Marie." Jones jokes that the recording is for an audition in California; it is unknown whether … more
Date: ~1955
Duration: 15 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Radio Station WRR
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The Al Jones Show on WRR 3

Description: WRR's Al Jones presents "The Al Jones Show". The show opens with information on federal Civil Service jobs and civilian Air Force positions, gives the San Diego weather, plays music, including an instrumental version of "Wake Up the Town and Tell the People" by Paul Revere. "Ain't That A Shame" by David LeWinter and his orchestra, "You Ferment For Me," "Here I Am Brokenhearted," and "I'll Get By." Recording digitized from an audio transcription disk.
Date: ~1955
Duration: 14 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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The Al Jones Show on WRR 4

Description: Announcer Al Jones presents the "Al Jones Show" from the WRR studios in the Automobile building in Fair Park. In this segment, Jones promotes Motorola televisions and their new miracle interlace technology. He gives the weather and promotes the Good Housekeeping Shops at 3133 North or 5333 Inwood Plaza. The songs played are "Let Me Be Your Honey" by Al Trace and his Little Tracers and "Side By Side" by Kay Starr. Recording digitized from an audio transcription disk.
Date: December 15, 1958
Duration: 14 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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The Al Jones Show on WRR 5

Description: Announcer Al Jones presents the "Al Jones Show" from the WRR studios in the Automobile building in Fair Park. Jones has an on-going conversation with an unidentified male, who Al Jones calls "the voice," and who never reveals his identify. This recording is special because it is clear that the show is live from the auditorium in the studio and that guests come and go during the show. Jones speaks with some of them. The songs played are "The Old Piano Roll Blues" by Hoagy Carmichael and Cas… more
Date: ~1955
Duration: 22 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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The Al Jones Show on WRR 6

Description: Announcer Al Jones presents the "Al Jones Show" from the WRR studios in the Automobile building in Fair Park. Jones has an on-going conversation with an unidentified male, who Al Jones calls "the voice," and who never reveals his identify. This recording is special because it is clear that the show is live from the auditorium in the studio and that guests come and go during the show. Jones speaks with some of them. The song played is "Ghost Riders in the Sky" sung by Spike Jones. Recordin… more
Date: ~1955
Duration: 21 minutes 30 seconds
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"Albee's Women"

Description: This recording is entitled "Albee's Women" contains excerpts from "The American Dream" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?". Jenny Egan is Grandma in "The American Dream." AL Kettler is Martha, and Kathryn Graybill is Honey in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?".
Date: unknown
Duration: 6 minutes 15 seconds
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At Home With the Joneses on WRR

Description: WRR announcer Al Jones and his family present "At Home With the Joneses." The episode begins with the song "One Meatball" by unidentified singers. Family members then read the radio play where Ina and Ben Jones, with their toddler Benny, look for an apartment in Dallas because Ben is about to ship out to Japan during WWII. Recording digitized from an audio transcription disk.
Date: unknown
Duration: 29 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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Cedric Foster News Segment on WRR

Description: Cedric Foster of the Mutual Broadcasting Systems in Boston brings the national news Monday through Friday. Sponsored by Dick Price Motor Company. This segment discusses meetings between President Harry Truman and UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the importance of Indochina and the need to "counter the communist threat" in that area. Foster also comments on General Dwight Eisenhower remaining Supreme Commander in Europe and the possibilities on Eisenhower running for president in the ne… more
Date: January 10, 1952
Duration: 29 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: WRR (Radio station : Dallas, Tex.)
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