Episode 243: George Reeves' Super Birthday
12:00pm, 1-5-2025
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January 5 is George Reeves' birthday. He was the most famous actor to play Superman until the movies in the late 1970s. We will celebrate his birthday by playing lots of songs about Superman - & talk about the beloved hero.
Up up & away!
- 12:01pm Superman by Leon Klatzkin on Television's Greatest Hits (65 TV Themes! From The 50s & 60s) (TeeVeeToons, 1986)
- 12:02pm Superman Theme by Petra Haden on Petra Goes To The Movies (Anti-, 2013)
- 12:11pm Ride Superman Ride by Stomp Gordon on The Last Shout! Twilight Of The Blues Shouters 1954-1962 (Fantastic Voyage, 2014)
- 12:14pm Superman by Johnny Two-Voice on Dizzy Miss Lizzy - The Specialty Story 1954-1960 (One Day, 2013)
- 12:15pm It's Superman by ABC's Children Chorus on Songs For Children... By Children (ABC-Paramount, 1966)
- 12:18pm Superman by The Clique on The Clique (White Whale, 1969)
- 12:20pm Superman by Richie Havens on Live At The Cellar Door & The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Five Star, 1990)
- 12:24pm Superman by The Ides Of March on Common Bond (Warner Bros, 1971)
- 12:32pm Superman's Song by Jaymz Bee & The Royal Jelly Orchestra on Cocktail: Shakin' & Stirred (Leisure Lab, 1996)
- 12:36pm Wish I Could Fly Like Superman by The Kinks on Low Budget (Arista, 1979)
- 12:39pm Superman by Cinerama on Disco Volante (Manifesto, 2000)
- 12:43pm Waitin' For A Superman by The Flaming Lips on The Soft Bulletin (Warner Bros, 1999)
- 12:48pm Sunshine Superman (Stereo Phase Update) by LB on Pop Artificielle (Shadow, 2000)
- 12:54pm O Superman by Laurie Anderson on Big Science (Warner Bros, 1982)