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Ryan Ellett
 

Received this email recently: 

"I have just discovered the website ottrpedia.net and otrr.org and am eager to trace performances of my mother and father who worked for WLW radio in Cincinnati from 1926 (father musician) to 1937 (mother  singer) .  He was a staff musician and worked on Moon River and every other live musical show - including advertising jingles.  My mother,  may not have been hired untill 1930 or so.  I have an undated photo of her singing on a show called Music for All Churches.  Could you help me wend my way through your archives to find reference to them and perhaps a recording ?  She, we think, also sang in NY on the “Chrysler Hour.” which I can’t find any reference to. 
I look forward to being in contact with you and thank you very much.
Mather and father are:
William “Ish” Drain - known at the station only as Ish - drummer
Mary Elizabeth Woods - singer - winner of the Atwater Kent Audition in Kentucky in 1932."

I sent her a link to the Moon River episodes I have. If anyone tracks down other broadcasts with either of these performers I'd be happy to send the links on.
Ryan
Richard Davenport
 

Could he be referring to the Chrysler Theater perhaps.  It was an hour long show as I recall...I only have a folder for the other show mentioned Music For All Churchs....

Rick

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On Monday, July 20, 2020, 5:03:17 PM CDT, Ryan Ellett via groups.io <oldradiotimes@...> wrote:


Received this email recently: 

"I have just discovered the website ottrpedia.net and otrr.org and am eager to trace performances of my mother and father who worked for WLW radio in Cincinnati from 1926 (father musician) to 1937 (mother  singer) .  He was a staff musician and worked on Moon River and every other live musical show - including advertising jingles.  My mother,  may not have been hired untill 1930 or so.  I have an undated photo of her singing on a show called Music for All Churches.  Could you help me wend my way through your archives to find reference to them and perhaps a recording ?  She, we think, also sang in NY on the “Chrysler Hour.” which I can’t find any reference to. 
I look forward to being in contact with you and thank you very much.
Mather and father are:
William “Ish” Drain - known at the station only as Ish - drummer
Mary Elizabeth Woods - singer - winner of the Atwater Kent Audition in Kentucky in 1932."

I sent her a link to the Moon River episodes I have. If anyone tracks down other broadcasts with either of these performers I'd be happy to send the links on.
Ryan
Richard Davenport
 

I found this at Newspapers.com   I don't have a subscription but Ish is mentioned on the page mentioned....




t Noted for "EXTRA DIVIDEND SERVICE" JOSEPH A. ALRERS REALTOR MO 1-7480 RICHARD VOrNG WILLIAM iSH" DRAIN FRANK ALBER MOLLIE ...






Feb 1, 1971 - Drummers William "Ish" Drain and Andy Gilligan and electric guitarist Mel Snyder complete the group of new life members in the union. 1 72 1 ..



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On Monday, July 20, 2020, 9:40:58 PM CDT, Richard Davenport <klingon1@...> wrote:


Could he be referring to the Chrysler Theater perhaps.  It was an hour long show as I recall...I only have a folder for the other show mentioned Music For All Churchs....

Rick

Labor ipse voluptas


On Monday, July 20, 2020, 5:03:17 PM CDT, Ryan Ellett via groups.io <oldradiotimes@...> wrote:


Received this email recently: 

"I have just discovered the website ottrpedia.net and otrr.org and am eager to trace performances of my mother and father who worked for WLW radio in Cincinnati from 1926 (father musician) to 1937 (mother  singer) .  He was a staff musician and worked on Moon River and every other live musical show - including advertising jingles.  My mother,  may not have been hired untill 1930 or so.  I have an undated photo of her singing on a show called Music for All Churches.  Could you help me wend my way through your archives to find reference to them and perhaps a recording ?  She, we think, also sang in NY on the “Chrysler Hour.” which I can’t find any reference to. 
I look forward to being in contact with you and thank you very much.
Mather and father are:
William “Ish” Drain - known at the station only as Ish - drummer
Mary Elizabeth Woods - singer - winner of the Atwater Kent Audition in Kentucky in 1932."

I sent her a link to the Moon River episodes I have. If anyone tracks down other broadcasts with either of these performers I'd be happy to send the links on.
Ryan
Richard Davenport
 

As a professional geneologist I thought I might glance and see if anything is out there.  I have census records now from his childhood up the the most recent one federally available.

I also found his draft registration cards.  (See below) 

I have some of the Moon River show. 

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M:\OTR\M\Moon River\
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Moon River 01 - Moon River 1.mp3
Moon River 02 - There Be None Of Beauty's Daughters.mp3
Moon River 03 - Love's Philosophy.mp3
Moon River 04 - Meeting At Night.mp3
Moon River 05 - When I Was One And Twenty.mp3
Moon River 06 - She Walks In Beauty.mp3
Moon River 07 - Sonet To Laura.mp3
Moon River 08 - My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose.mp3
Moon River 09 - To A D.mp3
Moon River 10 - All For Love.mp3
Moon River 11 - Love's Omnipresence.mp3
Moon River 12 - Proposal.mp3
Moon River 13 - The Memory Of The Heart.mp3
Moon River 14 - Sunum Bonum.mp3
Moon River 15 - Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day.mp3
Moon River 16 - Excerpts From The Rubieat.mp3
Moon River 17 - Verses For Margaret.mp3
Moon River 18 - Madragal.mp3
Moon River 19 - A Lover's Sonnet.mp3
Moon River 20 - Sonet.mp3
Moon River 21 - The Token.mp3
Moon River 22 - The Arrow And The Sound (NEED 23 & 24).mp3
Moon River 25 - A Psalm.mp3
Moon River 26 - Song To The Evening Star.mp3
Moon River 27 - Jennie, Kiss Me.mp3
Moon River 28 - Go From Me.mp3
Moon River 29 - Thine Eyes Still Shine.mp3
Moon River 30 - Meeting At Night.mp3
Moon River 31 - To The Evening Star.mp3
Moon River 32 - A Son (NEED 33 & 34).mp3
Moon River 35 - White In The Moon.mp3
Moon River 36 - She Was A Phantom Of Delight.mp3
Moon River 37 - On The Sea.mp3
Moon River 38 - Thou Art Not Fair.mp3
Moon River 39 -.mp3
Moon River 40 - A Beauteous Evening.mp3
Moon River 41 - A White Rose.mp3
Moon River 42 - .mp3



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On Monday, July 20, 2020, 9:51:38 PM CDT, Richard Davenport <klingon1@...> wrote:


I found this at Newspapers.com   I don't have a subscription but Ish is mentioned on the page mentioned....




t Noted for "EXTRA DIVIDEND SERVICE" JOSEPH A. ALRERS REALTOR MO 1-7480 RICHARD VOrNG WILLIAM iSH" DRAIN FRANK ALBER MOLLIE ...






Feb 1, 1971 - Drummers William "Ish" Drain and Andy Gilligan and electric guitarist Mel Snyder complete the group of new life members in the union. 1 72 1 ..



Labor ipse voluptas


On Monday, July 20, 2020, 9:40:58 PM CDT, Richard Davenport <klingon1@...> wrote:


Could he be referring to the Chrysler Theater perhaps.  It was an hour long show as I recall...I only have a folder for the other show mentioned Music For All Churchs....

Rick

Labor ipse voluptas


On Monday, July 20, 2020, 5:03:17 PM CDT, Ryan Ellett via groups.io <oldradiotimes@...> wrote:


Received this email recently: 

"I have just discovered the website ottrpedia.net and otrr.org and am eager to trace performances of my mother and father who worked for WLW radio in Cincinnati from 1926 (father musician) to 1937 (mother  singer) .  He was a staff musician and worked on Moon River and every other live musical show - including advertising jingles.  My mother,  may not have been hired untill 1930 or so.  I have an undated photo of her singing on a show called Music for All Churches.  Could you help me wend my way through your archives to find reference to them and perhaps a recording ?  She, we think, also sang in NY on the “Chrysler Hour.” which I can’t find any reference to. 
I look forward to being in contact with you and thank you very much.
Mather and father are:
William “Ish” Drain - known at the station only as Ish - drummer
Mary Elizabeth Woods - singer - winner of the Atwater Kent Audition in Kentucky in 1932."

I sent her a link to the Moon River episodes I have. If anyone tracks down other broadcasts with either of these performers I'd be happy to send the links on.
Ryan

WID - WW2 draft card.png

Robert Lozier
 

Many years ago (1970s) I saw a local, Monroe NC, woman who had her mother's Atwater Kent gold medallion awarded at a 1929 competition in Nashville, TN  As a rabid collector of 1920s radios I almost lost my mind on seeing it!....  I did not have much money at all and thought I could not muster more than $300 for it.  She said that she had no interest in selling....  Unfortunately the owner has passed away with no clues to what happened to the medallion. 

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