Whistles, hissing steam escaping from smoke stacks, other train sounds all accompanying announcer Marvin Miller’s Ladies and Gentlemen, The Railroad Hour! This opening line heralded the beginning of each episode of one of the most beloved music programs of the radio’s golden era! The Railroad Hour presented abridged versions of some of the most popular and beloved musicals and operettas of all time. In these lush and tuneful half-hours, star and leading man Gordon MacRae was joined by a host of leading ladies. The rich, room-filling music was provided by maestro Carmen Dragon, an arranger/conductor with vast musical experience in both radio and motion pictures, and the Norman Luboff Choir.
If you love Broadway musicals, romantic operettas, or the popular songs of the mid-20th century, you’ll love The Railroad Hour, Volume 4.