Amos 'n' Andy, Volume 3

A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and...
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A much loved radio phenomenon for more than thirty years, "Amos 'n' Andy" starred Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as a pair of black men who came to the big city in search of opportunity and success. Beginning as a daily serial, the program eventually turned into the weekly situation comedy for which it is best remembered today. Populated with a delightful cast of memorable characters - particularly the ever-conniving George "Kingfish" Stevens, his shrewish wife Sapphire, and various eccentric members of The Mystic Knights of the Sea Lodge - "Amos 'n' Andy" is still hilariously entertaining, particularly in this third ten-hour Radio Archives collection, offering twenty more programs transferred directly from Charles Correll's own personal transcription library and fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity.Programs include: Madame Queen Marriage - October 27, 1944 / Nieces - November 3, 1944 / Employment Agency, with guest stars Jack Benny and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson - November 10, 1944 / DeWitt - November 17, 1944 / Cleaning Fluid, with guest stars Hugh Herbert and Adolphe Menjou - November 24, 1944 / Fountain Pen - December 1, 1944 / Brazilian Brass, with guest star Frank Morgan - December 8, 1944 / Andy Fakes Suicide - December 15, 1944 / Christmas Show, with guest stars the Paul Taylor Chorus - December 22, 1944 / New Year's Show - December 29, 1944 / Guest star Victor Moore - January 5, 1945 / George Washington Desk - January 12, 1945 / Adoption Show - January 19, 1945 / Lovelorn Show - January 26, 1945 / Breach of Promise - February 2, 1945 / Phony Soldier - February 9, 1945 / Valentine Show - February 16, 1945 / Jealousy Show - February 23, 1945 / Income Tax #1 - March 2, 1945 / Income Tax #2 - March 9, 1945