In an odd coincidence, last week on the Internet OTR Digest there was a discussion about the Les Paul Trio appearing on the Burns and Allen program; for a short time in 1945, they joined the Meredith Wilson Orchestra for musical numbers on the program.

I downloaded this episode of the show, which originally aired on September 20, 1945, many years ago from an unknown source. The sound quality is not terribly good and the show is a little hard on the ears, but it was the only episode with the Les Paul Trio I could find quickly. I will continue to look, not only in the digital realm but in my analog recordings to see if I can find something better - if I do, I’ll post it to the podcast. But in memory of Les Paul, who died at the age of 94, the Nostalgic Rumblings podcast presents this Burns and Allen episode, the first sponsored by Maxwell House Coffee, which includes the unmistakable sound of the Les Paul Trio playing, “Out of Nowhere.”

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 George Burns and Gracie Allen - September 20, 1945 [32:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download