Ep19 Bob Burns Jimmy Durante
Billy Eckstine sings "If," Bob Burns tells Arkansas stories and plays his bazooka, and Smith and Dale reprise the classic Dr. Kronkeit comedy routine. Jimmy Durante and Eddie Jackson sing "Bill Bailey," and Tallulah reads O. McIntyre's moving essay about a dog.
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The Big Show was an American NBC radio network variety program featuring 90 minutes of comic, stage, screen, and music talent. It was aimed at keeping American radio in its classic era and making it robust against the rapidly growing television tide. The show ran from November 5, 1950, to April 20, 1952.
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“Ep19 Bob Burns Jimmy Durante.” The Big Show. Radio broadcast, March 11, 1951.