
The Kingsmen 49-06-14 (02) Hoagy Carmichael
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Of acres of Johnson's Wax and Johnson's Car New auto polish bring you America's greatest vocal foursome, Ken Darby and the King's Men. With some noble music by Elliot Daniel and the orchestra. Plus our special guest, that popular composer of popular songs, our king for tonight, Hoagie Carmichael. And while the royal court awaits the king's arrival, here's the custodian of the castle and the chief keeper of the keys, Ken Darby.
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Thank you, Harlow Wilcox. The boys and I would like to kick open the doors of old castle car new tonight with a song about a blonde. A beautiful blonde, in fact, from Bashful.
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Ben.
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There's a Traeger Happy rooting tootin.
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High Pollutin pistol packing mama way out west Now I don't know what it is she's got but whatever it is it's the best she's that beautiful blonde from Bashful Bend she never did learn to keep a friend she give him a start then shoot him in the end the beautiful blonde from Bashful Bend.
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She'S hardly the type to cuddle near.
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Rather go out and rope a steer they never did build a school that she'd attend the beautiful blonde from Bashful Bend when she draws her. 45 old time runs for cover Hardly a man is now alive but ever tried to love her oh, the beautiful blonde from baseball band Never did learn.
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To keep a friend he'd give them.
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A start Then shoot him in the end Shoot him in the end Shoot him in the air that's hard Shooting freebooting highfalutin rooting Shooting six Shooting beautiful bombs from B.
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Ah, great, man. Great. No blonde ever got kinder treatment. Musically at least.
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Glad you liked it, Harlow. The boys and I are trying out a new technique tonight.
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New style, eh?
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Yep. We thought we'd like to see how a song sounds when we all finish at the same time.
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Hey, that is a novel idea, but it'll never catch on, Ken.
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Well, let's give it a chance. Right now our royal guest is approaching the castle. It seems only fitting that we pipe him aboard with one of our. One of his own great tunes. It's a song the King's Men recorded back in 1935 with our first king, the King of jazz, old Pop Sweatman.
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And it was written by the man who will shortly arrive as our King. For tonight, Hoagie Carmichael with Elliot Daniel and the orchestra. The King's men bring us stardust.
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O star.
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Weave your magic spell of dream.
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Sometimes I wonder why I spend the lonely night dreaming of so from melody haunts my reverie and I am once.
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Again with you when our love was new and each kiss an inspiration.
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Oh.
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But that was long ago now my consolation in the star.
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We are beside a garden wall the stars are bright.
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You are in my heart.
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That nightingale tells his fairy tale of.
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Paradise where roses blue oh, I dream.
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In rain Always in my heart.
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Refresh. Thank you very much. Thank you. And now, here he comes, the King approaches. Fan him in with the royal fanfare, men. Trump that king with the trumpets. Ladies and gentlemen, our royal guest from the realm of song, that maker of hits, our King for tonight, Hoagie Carmichael.
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Well, you better mop out those trumpets, boys. You nearly drowned me.
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Hey, this is quite a ball you.
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Throw for your visitors, Ken.
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The castle is at your service, King Hoagie.
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My usual greeting is. Hey, wait in the alley, bub. We ain't talking to song peddlers today.
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Well, tonight you rule. Your Majesty, you are our King for tonight, King Hoagie.
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The first.
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Probably the last. Say, I might like this royalty stuff, knave. Is there any remuneration in it?
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There is indeed, but don't worry about it. We'll try to keep it low enough so the taxes don't fracture you.
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Very thoughtful.
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We aim to give our visiting monarchs every consideration. But time's a waste. And King, your loyal followers are beating down the castle gates. Let's step out on the balcony and give them a rundown on your majesty's music.
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Hey, hold upon, lad. You don't mean to suggest that a king should go around plugging his own songs, do you? It just ain't modest for a king. I never talk about my own songs in public.
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Since when?
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Since I hired a press agent. Let him Ernie's dole.
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Well, this sort of shoves a Stilson into the machinery. King, your subjects have petitioned us for a little medley of your melodic majesty's musical triumphs. Hoped we might catch a covey of your better known cantatas.
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Give me that a little s'.
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More.
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Well, the gist of it is they want music. Your Music. You wrote, for instance, a song about a small, elderly female called, oddly enough, little Old Lady.
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Oh, is that the one that goes. Little old lady, time 14. Here's a kiss. Two or three. You're just like that little old lady I hold dear to me.
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Ah, yes, that's the one. Give us more.
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Sorry, nave, but modesty forbids. We wouldn't want our subjects to think we were showing off, would we?
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I'd hate for our sponsor to think that we weren't.
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Now, for instance, Ken, you can see how corny this would be. I come in, see, and I want to sit down.
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And you say, pull up a chair.
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And I say, a straight chair.
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And I say, no, take that old rocking chair.
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Old rocking chair's got me Judgment day.
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Shit.
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Chained to my old rocking chair. See what I mean?
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A very crude approach. I think we're getting someplace, though, King Hog. Maybe we can do this sort of clever like. Like the radio shows do. You know, subtle stuff.
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Oh, yeah.
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Like maybe. I say, hey, I think I'll go up north on my vacation.
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And I say, up north? Where to?
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Georgia.
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Georgia, I say, but Georgia's down south. Whatever made you think of Georgia?
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And I snap back with, oh, I don't know. I guess I just got Georgia on my mind.
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That's a cue.
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Georgia, Georgia. No peace I found Just an old sweet stone Keeps Georgia on.
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You know, that might be just a wee bit too subtle at that Monarch. Suppose we did it this way. Suppose I said to you I went fishing yesterday. And you say, where'd you fish? I said, out at the lake. Then what?
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Then I'm dead. We got no songs about lake. You faced it a river nave an old lazy river the one I just happened to write a song about. That goes up a lazy river where the robin song meets a lazy river in the noonday sun Blue skies up above everyone's in love Up a lazy river how happy you will be Up a lazy river with me Ah, that's.
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The sort of stuff I had in mind.
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That stuff might be okay for your cornier guests, but not King Poggy. Some people might drop in and expect you to coax them into singing their own songs. Ho, ho. But not me. Not you no, sir Some guys might wind up singing a whole medley of their own tunes. Ho, ho. But not me no, Ho, ho.
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Not you Nope.
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I'm gonna skip all that medley stuff. Forget all the songs I wrote and just do one simple tune. It's called Hong Kong Blue. Ho ho. I wrote it too.
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Well, give the man a Shove Bo.
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It's the story of a very unfortunate Memphis man who got rested down in old Hong Kong he got 20 years privilege taken away from him when he kicked old shiny gone and now he's bobbing the piano Just to raise the price of a ticket to the land of the free well, he says homes in Frisco where they send the rice but it's really in Tennessee that's why.
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He said.
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I need someone to love.
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Me need somebody to carry me home.
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To San Francisco and bury my body there Yes, I need someone to lend.
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Me a $50 bill and then I.
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Leave Hong Kong far behind me for happiness once again Won't someone believe I begin to see that bay again but when I try to leave Old local man won't let me fly away I need someone to love me need somebody.
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To carry me home San Francisco and.
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Bury my body there.
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That'S the story of a belly unfortunate Memphis man I.
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Know who got arrested down in old Hong Kong he got 20 years of privilege taken away from him when he keeps old shiny Kong gong.
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Thank you, King Hoagie Carmichael. Just drape the frame on the throne there and catch your royal breath for later. How about that man for knocking out hits, Harlow?
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Wasn't that a rather sharp turn there, old boy? You didn't have your hand out, you know.
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Yes, sir, Ken.
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Carlo, you talk like a man who loves his work.
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Oh, well, I think everybody knows.
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Well, you know, I hope you realize how lucky you are because the boys and I know a fella who has to make his living at a job he hates.
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No.
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Listen to the story of the leader doesn't like music.
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Our leader is, to.
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Say the least A most peculiar fellow.
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He seems to know his instruments from piccolo to cello he plays all compositions.
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And he plays in every key but.
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He has one peculiarity oh, lovely bird doesn't like music oh, the maestro, he's a no lack of the music Tara rara rara for when he was a boy he never could enjoy the fun that the other fellows had his father who was very stern said it's music you must learn and that's what really made him mad the leader doesn't like music Tara rara Though the people on the floor may be clamoring for more with his batman in his hand he will have you understand that the leader doesn't like music and the leader doesn't like the band he hates a Bakugata and he hates a Brahmsonata and a symphony by Haydn makes him swear he despises Paganini or an opera by Rossini and the Strauss waltz makes him fairy tale oh, a leader hates all kinds of music he doesn't like it sweet oh, he doesn't like it.
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Stick in.
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His hand can have you understand that the leader doesn't like music and the maestro doesn't like the band boys and the band boys don't like the leader either and the leader, man doesn't like the band.
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Hey, that really broke it down, man. Hey, Good King Hoagie is indeed well pleased.
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Lindy, ain't you coming out tonight? Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, you're a sweet sugar cane Lindy, Lindy, Lindy While the moon is shining bright Lindy, Lindy, Lindy let's go walking down the lane there's nobody looking mo me Mr. Moon but you keep me waiting Wait until tomorrow noon There's a lot of happiness that we could soon be A tasting time's a waster Lindy, Lindy, Lindy While the moon is shining bright Lindy, Lindy, Lindy, put your hand in mine Lindy, Lindy, Lindy ain't you coming out tonight? Lindy? Come and meet me by the watermelon ball Sweet as a sugar cane when the moon.
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This is Ken Darby again, and I think King Hoagie the Carmichael has had time to catch his royal breath by now. How about it, King Hoagie?
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All set?
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Yep.
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What's the next item on the castle schedule? Review the troops, check the dungeon, take a pencil and paper and draw a drawbridge.
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No, as a matter of fact, King.
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Maybe King Hoagie ought to inspect the harem.
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Now, what would you do with a harem scaram? No.
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I can have your head for that, knave. And for scaring purposes, your head might be all right too.
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Ouch. Your Highness. Scoreth where it hurteth. But according to the schedule, here it is right now. Time for King Hoagie, the king's men, Sir Elliot Daniel and his Tuesday nights and the entire ensemble of Castle Cardew to have a joust at a favorite called Old Buttermilk Sky.
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Oh, I wrote that.
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Come out swigging man. Rain, rain go away Come again another day Little Hugo has a date tonight. Hugo really wants to know. Will it rain or will it snow? Or will the moon shine bright?
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Oh, buttermilk sky I keep my eye on you what's a good word tonight? Are you gonna be mellow tonight?
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Oh buttermilk sky oh buttermilk sky can't.
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You see My little donkey and me we're as happy as the Christmas tree Heading for the one I love I'm gonna pop her the question that question.
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Do you darling dear to It'll be easy so easy if I could only.
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Bank on you Buttermilk I'm telling you why now you know Keep it in mind tonight Keep a brush in those clouds from silent oh buttermilk sky don't you feel me when I'm needing you more? Hang a moon above her hitching post Hits me to the one I love.
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Oh, buttermilk skunk Buttermilk skunk I'm telling you what now you know Keep it.
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In mind tonight Keep a pricey lowest.
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Cloud from sky oh bottom up sky don't you feel me when I'm meeting you both? Hang a moon about her hitchin pole Hit me to the one I love.
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I'll pop her that question the question.
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Do you gotta do you do and it'll be easy easy if I can only bank on you oh, bottom milk tonight. Ah, thanks.
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Episode: The Kingsmen 49-06-14 (02) Hoagy Carmichael
Aired: November 2, 2025
Featured Guest: Hoagy Carmichael
Theme: A musical tribute to Hoagy Carmichael, featuring performances of his compositions, comedic banter, and a nostalgic journey through the golden age of radio variety shows.
In this episode, “The Kingsmen 49-06-14 (02) Hoagy Carmichael,” the Kingsmen welcome legendary songwriter Hoagy Carmichael as their “King for the Night.” The show blends live performances of some of Carmichael’s best-loved songs, playful comedic repartee, and classic variety show sketches patterned after the spirit of early radio entertainment. The episode both celebrates Carmichael's impact on American music and evokes the era when families gathered around the radio for musical and comedic entertainment.
The ensemble uses tongue-in-cheek radio show tropes to introduce Carmichael’s famous songs:
The group launches a medley, cleverly set up as casual conversation:
Signature Medley Satire:
“The Leader Doesn’t Like Music” ([16:52–19:20]) – a humorous number about an orchestral leader who ironically dislikes music.
Piano Interlude: Fancy two-piano arrangement of “Someone to Watch Over Me” by Elliot Daniel and Buddy Cole ([19:26–22:52]).
On Songwriting and Modesty:
“It just ain’t modest for a king. I never talk about my own songs in public.”
— Hoagy Carmichael, ([07:35])
On Royalty as a Guest Artist:
“Say, I might like this royalty stuff, knave. Is there any remuneration in it?”
— Hoagy Carmichael, ([07:07])
Radio Humor and Parody:
“We thought we'd like to see how a song sounds when we all finish at the same time.”
— Ken Darby, ([02:52])
“That is a novel idea, but it'll never catch on, Ken.”
— Harlow Wilcox, ([02:58])
Signature Kingly Banter:
“What’s the next item on the castle schedule? Review the troops, check the dungeon, take a pencil and paper and draw a drawbridge.”
— Hoagy Carmichael, ([25:53])
Satirical Medley Introduction:
“Some guys might wind up singing a whole medley of their own tunes. Ho, ho. But not me. Not you no, sir…”
— Hoagy Carmichael, ([11:16])
Playful, witty, and infused with the warmth and charm of mid-century variety radio. The King’s Men and their guest Hoagy Carmichael balance expert musical performance with comedic exchanges, peppering the broadcast with clever puns and gentle parodies of both radio and royalty. Carmichael is game for self-deprecating jokes, and the cast deftly transitions between song and skit, highlighting the enduring appeal of Carmichael’s music while sustaining a lighthearted, communal spirit.
This episode is a nostalgic showcase for Hoagy Carmichael’s enduring American classics, artfully wrapped in gentle humor and lively musical camaraderie. Highlights include playfully meta references to the radio show format, sparkling performances of standards like “Stardust,” “Georgia on My Mind,” and “Old Buttermilk Sky,” and a recurring “king” motif that lets Carmichael poke fun at himself as the visiting monarch of songwriting. Listeners are treated to both Carmichael’s musical genius and a breezy, good-natured window into the fellowship that characterized radio’s golden age.