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''Chevrolet Musical Moments Revue'', also known as ''Musical Moments'' or the ''Chevrolet Show'', is an electrically transcribed or recorded radio program issued by
World Broadcasting System World Broadcasting System, Inc., was an American recording service for the radio industry founded in 1929 by Percy L. Deutsch (1885–1968), with key investors and creative artists (Walter) Gustave Haenschen and Milton Diamond (both of whom had wor ...
. It was a musical variety show which in 1935–36 featured David Rubinoff and
Westbrook Van Voorhis Cornelius Westbrook Van Voorhis (September 21, 1903 – July 13, 1968) was a narrator for television programs and movies. He is perhaps best known for his work on ''The March of Time'' radio and newsreel series, where he became known as the " ...
(as "Hugh Conrad"), Monday through Friday for 15 minutes. A great many musicians and musical ensembles appeared on this show including Gus Haenschen/Carl Fenton and his orchestra; the Song Smiths; Casper Reardon, jazz harpist; and Metropolitan Opera soprano Josephine Antoine in 1937. In 1937, the program was broadcast on more than 400 stations, "the largest group of stations ever employed by any sponsored broadcast". More than 155 recorded shows are known to exist in radio collections.Hickerson, Jay. ''The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide to All Circulating Shows''. Hamden, Connecticut: Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514, second edition December 1992, page 75.


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