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Ben Bernie was such a great player that he worked teaching the violin at the age of 15. Teaching did not fit in the young man’s plans, so he hit the road in Vaudeville, where he learned that showmanship was as important as musicianship. Eventually, “The Old Maestro” had his own radio program, showcasing his Jazz violin prowess. Bernie's orchestra recorded throughout the 1920s and 1930s; Vocalion (1922–1925), Brunswick (1925–1933), Columbia (1933), Decca (1936), and ARC (Vocalion and OKeh) (1939–1940). In 1925 Ben Bernie and his orchestra did the first recording of Sweet Georgia Brown. Bernie was the co-composer of this jazz standard, which became the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters. (His Vocalion and Brunswick records were always listed as Ben Bernie and His Orchestra; only his Columbia records used the moniker "Ben Bernie and All The Lads".)-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Ben Bernie

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Please enjoy these 14 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
02.12.1935	guest ginger rogers	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The first tune is, "You Fit Into The P...
04.02.1935	ben bernie guest jack dempsey	+ April 2, 1935. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The first tune is, "Fare Thee Well, Annabelle."
06.11.1935	ben bernie guest frank parker	+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The program is also known as, "The Pabst Blue Ribbon Program," and orig...
08.27.1935	ben bernie guest jackie heller	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The program is also known as, "The Pabs...
09.17.1935	ben bernie guest frank fields
09.24.1935	ben bernie guest doring sisters	+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The program is also known as, "The Pabst Blue Ribbon Program," and orig...
10.15.1935	ben bernie guest sophie tucker	+ Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The program is also known as, "The Pabst Blue Ribbon Program," and orig...
11.15.1935	ben bernie first song whose honey are you	+ NBC net, WMAQ, Chicago aircheck. Sponsored by: Pabst Beer. The program is also known as, "The Pabs...
10.23.1942	ben bernie the wedding show (not the same as )
10.26.1942	ben bernie saluting the coast guard
12.11.1942	ben bernie saluting war workers and the people in canada
12.12.1942	ben bernie first song yankee doodle boy
N/A	ben bernie the wedding show
N/A	ben bernie to the ladies

Bernie,with his and his signature trademark, "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" (also spelled "yowsa" or "yowza") was on radio during the 1930s and 40s, usually titled, Ben Bernie, The Old Maestro. He was successful, with ratings placing him among radio's top ten programs. He was heard on radio as early as 1923, broadcasting on WJZ and the Blue Network in 1930-31, sponsored by Mennen. After a 1931-32 run on CBS, sponsored by Pabst Beer, he was heard Tuesdays on NBC from 1932 to 1935, also with Pabst. His announcer during this period was Jimmy Wallington. He was on the Blue Network from 1935 to 1937, Bernie's sponsor was the American Can Company. He returned to CBS in 1938, sponsored by U.S. Rubber. With Half-&-Half Tobacco as a sponsor, he did a musical quiz program of CBS from 1938 to 1940. From 1940-41, Bromo Seltzer was his sponsor on the Blue Network. Wrigley's Gum sponsored The Ben Bernie War Workers' Program (1941-43). He also made guest appearances on other radio shows.

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