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Bob Burns 08.02.1890 - 02.02.1956 (66 years old)

Bob Burns, a wealthy man and shrewd performer, built a successful career out of portraying a country bumpkin on radio and in the movies. Born in Greenwood, Arkansas, his family later moved to Van Buren, Arkansas. Though Burns played cornet and trombone in real life, he was known for his Bazooka, an instrument made from two gas pipes and a funnel; it made a strange sound and had a limited musical range. The WW2 anti-tank weapon, the Bazooka, took it's name from the instrument because they looked similar.

Burns performed on stage playing his Bazooka and telling funny stories but he had great ambition so he headed to Los Angeles to audition for one of the most popular shows on radio. After working on radio in New York for a while, he headed back to Los Angeles to work in radio with Bing Crosby on Kraft Music Hall and in the movies. In 1941, The Arkansas Traveler starring Bob Burns hit the air waves and lasted until 1947 eventually changing its name to Click here to read more about Bob Burns

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This actor appeared in the following radio shows

Series	Episode title	Date
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight (36) first song congo
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight (35) first song so at at last it's come to this
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight (37) first song i never saw the moon
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song between the devil and the deep blue sea
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song blue skies
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song chasing shadows
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song darkness on the delta
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song honeysuckle rose
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song it don't mean a thing
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song make hay while the sun shines
Hollywood Spotlight	hollywood spotlight first song under my umbrella
sealtest variety theater	richard widmark and bob burns
Treasury Star Parade	treasury star parade (112) guest vincent price, bob burns
Big Show	big show 510311 bob burns, jimmy durante	0000-00-00
Lux Radio Theater	alias the deacon	1936-03-02
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song how could you, guest gail patrick, zasu pitts	1937-05-27
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (160) clarence	1938-01-24
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song you couldn't be cuter, guest humphrey bogart, adrienne ames	1938-05-19
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (204) the arkansas traveler	1939-01-30
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (240) a man to remember	1939-12-04
rudy vallee sealtest show	christopher columbus sketch	1940-03-07
Lux Radio Theater	lux radio theater (270) alias the deacon (repeat)	1940-07-01
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song blues my naughty sweetie gives to me, guest lionel barrymore, eddie bracken	1941-03-06
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song the band played on, guest edward arnold, j. carrol naish	1941-03-20
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song with a twist of the wrist, guest pat o'brien, josephine tuminia	1941-05-01
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song can'tcha tell, guest duke ellington, frank mchugh, james hilton	1941-05-29
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song you're a double lovely, guest william boyd, jerry lester	1941-06-05
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall guest ethel waters	1941-06-12
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song you're a double lovely, guest bert lahr, gail patrick	1941-06-19
Kraft Music Hall	kraft music hall first song smile your troubles away, guest host don ameche, guest charles boyer	1941-06-26
we hold these truths	we hold these truths	1941-12-15
command performance	command performance (007) gene tierney, edgar bergen, betty hutton	1942-04-12
command performance	command performance (016) mickey rooney, amos 'n andy, harry james	1942-06-02
command performance	command performance (037) frances langford, bob burns, jimmy dorsey	1942-10-21
command performance	command performance dinah shore, ethel waters, lionel hampton (assembled show 42a)	1942-12-09
over here	milton berle part 1	1942-12-12
over here	milton berle and linda darnell part 2	1942-12-13
burns and allen	guest bob burns	1943-02-23
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (65) first song vamp	1943-04-01
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (065) first song vamp	1943-04-01
command performance	bing crosby dinah shore bob burns	1943-04-01
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (66) first song hotcha cornia	1943-04-08
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (066) first song hotcha cornia	1943-04-08
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (067) first song oh by jingo!	1943-04-15
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (67) spreading rumors	1943-04-15
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (68) easter fashions	1943-04-22
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (068) first song wang wang blues	1943-04-22
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (69) the el toro story	1943-04-29
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (069) the el toro story	1943-04-29
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (70) first song the sound effects man	1943-05-02
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (070) first song the sound effects man	1943-05-06
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (72) the white horse story	1943-05-20
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (072) the white horse story	1943-05-20
everything for the boys	a man to remember	1944-02-15
command performance	command performance (149) claudette colbert, bob burns, tommy dorsey	1944-11-07
radio hall of fame, the	first anniversary show	1944-12-10
command performance	command performance (211) carole landis, vivian blaine, bob burns	1946-02-14
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns (197) the prize hog	1946-10-06
bing crosby philco radio time	bob burns and kay starr	1949-02-16
philco radio time	philco radio time(46 49) (093) bob burns and kay starr	1949-02-16
Bob Burns Show, The	bob burns show bob comes out of retirement	1949-07-01
Bing Crosby Chesterfield Show	chesterfield show(49 52) (092) guest bob burns and patti page	1952-01-30
recollections at 30	truth or consequences	1956-07-11
recollections at 30	harriet hilliard bob burns	1957-02-27

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I am looking for the recording of Bob bazooka burns playing his bazooka and my great grandpa CF Frye playing his rattling bones instrument. it was recorded in hollywood Ca 1945 i think, anyone that can find that recording for me it will be appreicated.

carl L frye

Bob Burns 08.02.1890 - 02.02.1956 (66 years old)

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