ARNIE G's THEME SONG on WMEX

[JIBGUY]

A listener of mine wants to know the artist of Arnie's sign-off song "I'll See You In My Dreams". I wasn't here in Boston in those days, so I don't know who did the particular recording that he used. Anyone know?

 

[DanStrassberg]

A listener of mine wants to know the artist of Arnie's sign-off song "I'll See You In My Dreams". I wasn't here in Boston in those days, so I don't know who did the particular recording that he used. Anyone know?

I have no recollection of the theme that Arnie played. Many years ago, Arnie was in the Boston phonebook and returned serious calls to his answering machine, so it certainly would be worth looking for him in the Boston phonebook.

Now, as for songs named "I'll See you in My Dreams," I think there is a good chance that you have one such song in WJIB's library. There was one in the late '30s or '40s--a slow old-fashioned love song with a nice melody and a kind of sappy lyric: "I'll see you in my dreams... hold you in my dreams... <snip> Angels light my way tonight... I'll see you in my dreams." The artist I associate with this song (though almost certainly not the only one who recorded it) is Ginny Simms. I can't remember what else Ginny Simms was famous for, but she was quite well known back in that day; IIRC, she sounded a lot like Dinah Shore. It does seem rather unlikely (though not impossible) that Arnie would have used a song of this nature as his closing theme on Night Train; it SURE wasn't rock 'n roll.

 

[Casablanca]

Ginny Simms was a relatively famous band singer in that period. I believe she sang with Kay Kaiser.

 

[JIBGUY]

Yes, she was with Kay Kyser's band, but then in '43 or so, went to Johnny Long's band. Both bands were of the sweeter types altho rhythmic. Ginny Simms may be best known for her performing "Slap Polka" in the Abbott & Costello movie "Hit The Ice". The scene was at a skating rink in the Swiss(?) Alps where she and the band were playing while the skaters froliced on the ice; a very snappy song. WJIB plays several by her, including "At The Concert In The Park". - A-n-y-w-a-yyy..... the WJIB listener wants to know exactly what version it was that Arnie played. I'll try the phone book. Thanx.

 

[chrish]

I'm pretty sure Arnie gave up his Charles River Park apartment and moved year round to Ogunquit, Maine. Try information in the 207 area code.

 

[HHH]

What you are referring to is NOT Arnie's theme, but the WMEX "sign off" cart that they used to play when the station went off the air once a week on Sunday night at midnight for maintenance.

It was a recording of "I'll See You In My Dreams" (yes, you have the right song) that sounded like it was from the 40s or 50s. Then a female (!) voice came on over the music and signed off the station. I remember that she said "broadcasting with 5,000 magnificent watts".

It was a fun sign-off, and they used it for many, many years.

 

[mgpt6]

There is a recent version of that song on the Concet for George Harrison CD, to end the concert

 

[RobertAnthony]

Ginny Simms was a relatively famous band singer in that period. I believe she sang with Kay Kaiser.

If you want to see what Ginny Simms looked like back in the day, I happen to find this on YouTube...it's Ginny singing You're The Top with...CARY GRANT?! The description on the side should explain things. But in terms of Ginny--she was quite the looker--gotta love those 1940's women--and that's what they were at the time--WOMEN!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jc5RSasoM

 

[HHH]

Ginny Simms was a relatively famous band singer in that period. I believe she sang with Kay Kaiser.

If you want to see what Ginny Simms looked like back in the day, I happen to find this on YouTube...it's Ginny singing You're The Top with...CARY GRANT?! The description on the side should explain things. But in terms of Ginny--she was quite the looker--gotta love those 1940's women--and that's what they were at the time--WOMEN!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8jc5RSasoM



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