Episode 55 - Diamond Anniversary (Richard Diamond, Private Detective) | Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) Podcast

Episode 339 – Sing-A-Long Shamus (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): There was no shortage of private eyes during the Golden Age of Radio, but only one could carry a tune as well as he could crack a case. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond, Private Detective - the gumshoe who cracked wise, packed a punch, and... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

96 min listen

Episode 382 – Vocalist Violence (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): There was no other radio detective like Richard Diamond - a tough, glib ex-cop turned private eye who had a powerful pair of fists and a healthy set of pipes. Dick Powell starred as the singing gumshoe in one of the era's best detective dramas.... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

97 min listen

Episode 180 - A Shot in the Dark (The Line-Up & Richard Diamond): Before he gave the world Peter Gunn and Inspector Clouseau, Blake Edwards cut his teeth as a radio writer, penning mysteries for some of the best detectives of the era. Edwards created Richard Diamond, Private Detective and his writing set the tone... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

67 min listen

Episode 197 - A Song in His Heart (Rogue's Gallery & Richard Diamond): We doff our cap to Dick Powell in this birthday celebration of the crooner who reinvented himself as a tough film noir leading man. First, he’s private investigator Richard Rogue in “Murder at Minden” from Rogue’s... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

95 min listen

Episode 31 - Diamond in the Rough (Johnny Dollar & Richard Diamond): We're saluting Dick Powell for his birthday with an hour of radio mystery starring this crooner turned hardboiled star. First, Powell stars as "the man with the action packed expense account" in the 1948 audition show for Yours Truly, Johnny... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

64 min listen

Episode 434 – Diamond on the Soles of Her Shoes (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): On April 24, 1949, radio fans met Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Private Detective. The only radio gumshoe who wrapped up his case of the week with a song, Diamond was one of the best sleuths to come out of the radio era thanks to scripts from... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

98 min listen

Episode 277 – Say It With a Diamond (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): It's the fifth anniversary of Down These Mean Streets and the 69th anniversary of the premiere of Richard Diamond, Private Detective. To celebrate both, here's an extra-large episode starring Dick Powell as Diamond. Radio's singing detective... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

122 min listen

Episode 355 – Perils of Powell (Rogue’s Gallery & Richard Diamond): In honor of Dick Powell's November 14th birthday, we'll hear the crooner turned big screen crimesolver in two old time radio mysteries. First, he's gumshoe Richard Rogue in "Special Added Attraction" from Rogue's Gallery (originally aired on... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

67 min listen

Episode 259 - Blues in the Night (Pete Kelly's Blues): Head down to 417 Cherry Street for a drink and a set from Pete Kelly and his jazz band. Jack Webb combines his love of jazz and his unique style of radio crime drama in Pete Kelly's Blues, a short-lived series from the summer of 1951. The show... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

62 min listen

Episode 178 - Seventy Years of Sam (Adventures of Sam Spade): On July 12, 1946, Dashiell Hammett’s famous private eye Sam Spade came to radio in what became one of the greatest detective shows of the era. With witty scripts and a dynamic lead performance from Howard Duff, the series thrilled listeners and kept... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

124 min listen

Episode 511 - Ms. Helen Mack, Mack, Mack (Richard Diamond & The Saint): Note: Intros should be back by next week! Helen Mack began her career as a child actress in the 1920s and she went on to make appearances in Son of Kong and His Girl Friday. But in the 1940s, she transitioned into a new phase of her career as a... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

92 min listen

Ep. 47 - Dick Clark's Entertainment Empire: American Bandstand and Beyond by For the Record: The 70s

53 min listen

Episode 133 - William Bendix (Part 2): Though he's best known to old time radio fans as lovable lug Chester A. Riley, William Bendix made a name for himself as rough and tumble tough guys in movies like Lifeboat and The Blue Dahlia. He showed off that side of his persona when he... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Episode 462 – Private Dick (Miss Pinkerton, Rogue’s Gallery, Richard Diamond, & Johnny Dollar): It's a birthday party for Dick Powell, but instead of cake we've got four old time radio mysteries starring the singing star turned film noir leading man and radio gumshoe. First, he co-stars with his then-wife Joan Blondell in the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

130 min listen

Episode 487 - Hayes Code (The Whistler, Richard Diamond, & Sam Spade): John Michael Hayes was a two-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter who wrote four films for Alfred Hitchcock. But before that, he was a busy radio writer penning adventures for Johnny Dollar and comedies for Lucille Ball. We'll hear three of... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

99 min listen

Episode 324 - Macdonald Carey: Macdonald Carey starred on television for nearly 30 years in Days of Our Lives, and his voice still introduces each episode of the long-running soap opera. But before he was a daytime TV star, he played a detective in love in Alfred... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Episode 110 - Diamond is a Girl’s Best Friend (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): Dick Powell lends his pipes to the role of Richard Diamond, radio’s singing detective. But don’t let his post-crime solving crooning fool you - he can throw a punch and wield a .38 with the best of them. Along the way, he’ll flirt with his... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

65 min listen

Episode 317 - William Conrad (Part 3): Radio legend, TV detective, and Rocky and Bullwinkle narrator William Conrad returns in a pair of thrillers well calculated to keep you in Suspense. First, he plays a man who confesses to murders he never committed. Charlotte Lawrence co-stars in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

106 min listen

Episode 303 - John Dehner: Many's the time John Dehner was gunned down in a classic TV western. With his deep, smooth voice, he was a natural to play heavies on screen but on radio, the versatile Dehner could play almost anybody - from Scotland Yard inspectors to murderers,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

88 min listen

Episode 303 - Luck of the Irish (Mollé Mystery Theater, NBC Radio Playhouse & The Hunters): Cornell Woolrich - aka William Irish - was one of the great crime writers of the twentieth century with his works winning acclaim and adaptations on radio and the big screen (including Hitchcock's classic Rear Window). We'll celebrate the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

BONUS - Remembering Dean Stockwell: In this bonus episode, we're saying goodbye to Dean Stockwell, the Oscar-nominated star whose career stretched over seven decades in Hollywood who passed away on November 7th. From his earliest days as a child star in the 40s to his work with David... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Introducing: The Ballad of Uncle Drank by Strawberry Spring

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Episode 251 - Powell, P.I. (Rogue's Gallery & Richard Diamond): Need a case closed and a tune carried? Dick Powell is your man. The crooner reinvented his career when he played Philip Marlowe on screen, and he starred in a pair of radio detective shows as glib but tough private investigators. In honor of... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

64 min listen

022: Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties (1974): Yeah, yeah, we know, I got a fever, yadda yadda. At this point, Blue Öyster Cult are probably best known for the 2000 Saturday Night Live sketch “More Cowbell,” where Christopher Walken repeatedly demands that the band play up the faint cowbell in their 1975 hit single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” and we all had a good laugh. But the sketch barely scratches the surface of the fascinating, strange depths of BÖC’s music. The band started off as basically a vessel for the vision of rock critic Sandy Pearlman, who filled their lyrics with convoluted mythology and gave the band rock music’s very first decorative umlaut. And despite their goal of being “the American Black Sabbath,” BÖC didn’t really sound like any rock music of the time, to the point where Eric Bloom could call his rhythm guitar “stun guitar” and nobody would think to ask why. In this episode, Phil leads Dan, Mike, and Rich through Secret Treaties, the pinnacle of the band as a c by Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

85 min listen

035: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967): In this episode, Ben leads everyone through an album nobody would have pegged him as loving (since it's not by Elvis), 1967's The Velvet Underground and Nico. Produced (sort of) by Andy Warhol and featuring singing (sort of) by German model Nico, the... by Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast

107 min listen

Episode 14 - Up on Cloud Eight (Rogue's Gallery): Before he crooned as Richard Diamond, Dick Powell cracked cases as private investigator Richard Rogue on Rogue's Gallery. We'll hear Powell in his first radio detective series with "Where There's a Will, There's a Murder," first broadcast on NBC... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

33 min listen

Introducing the Ballad of Uncle Drank - Coming September 13th!: Country superstar Brian Kelley introduces us to the story of legendary beach country musician, Uncle Drank (Will Sasso). by The Ballad of Uncle Drank

2 min listen

Episode 2: Elvis and the Rise of Television: Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past, looking at lots of different things from lots of different angles. We take that approach with Rock N Roll. We recap episode one, and open in Memphis, 1954. Sun Records owner Sam Phillips has found his elusive crossover sound—and the artist who can deliver it. Elvis breaks out; in just a few months he’s on the cusp of national stardom. We get to know Sam Phillips better; we find he shares affinity and common ground with his young star. Sam will be showing up again as we go through our story. Elvis gets his first big break on the Louisiana Hayride radio show. Young Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly see him on his first big tour, opening for the country singer Hank Snow. Elvis and Col. Tom Parker meet for the first time. We move to a detailed discussion of the rise of American television in the 1950s: technical advances, the economic and social impacts, and how it affected and was affected by th by Rock N Roll Archaeology

52 min listen

PLEDGE WEEK: “The Flying Saucer” by Buchanan and Goodman: Welcome to the second in the Pledge Week series of episodes, putting up old bonus episodes posted to my Patreon in an attempt to encourage more subscriptions. If you like this, consider subscribing to the Patreon at http://patreon.com/join/andrewhickey . by A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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Episode 241 – Phil Silvers: Phil Silvers broke out on Broadway before he became a household name as the scheming Sgt. Bilko on TV's The Phil Silvers Show. The funny man showed off another side of himself in "The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright" on Suspense (originally aired on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

66 min listen

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Episode 55 - Diamond Anniversary (Richard Diamond, Private Detective)

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