Welcome
to the home page of The
Russ Columbo Society. Our
mission is to perpetuate the
music and memory of Russ Columbo
in order that present and future
generations may be inspired and
entertained by this truly gifted
musical artist... this giant
upon whose shoulders many of our
most famous and popular singers
have stood. Our primary
goals are to secure for Russ
Columbo a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame and enshrinement in
the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The Russ Columbo Society is also on
Russ Columbo's Signature
Song
Russ Columbo's NBC Radio
Theme Song
Program Date..
Songs
Performed
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June 5, 1933
"More Than You Know"
"Time
on My Hands"
September 18, 1933
"My Past, My Present and My
Future"
"Coffee in the Morning
(Kisses in the Night)"
November 16, 1933
"Lover"
June 17, 1934
"The House is Haunted"
"Time on My Hands"
"Easy
Come Easy Go"
July 1, 1934
"With My Eyes Wide Open I'm
Dreaming"
"Stardust"
July 8, 1934
"True"
July 15, 1934
"Rolling in Love"
"I've
Had My Moments"
"(I'm Not
Lazy) I'm Dreaming"
Sadly, WYYR Radio is
now defunct.
On successive Sundays (April 18 & 25, 2010) Damon Leigh
was the guest of Disc Jockey, Chris Valenti on WYYR radio.
The subject of this live, commercial-free, epic four-hour
program was "The Amazing Life of Russ Columbo"
Each program recording is two hours in duration and may be listened to by
utilizing the MP3 players below.
(For your convenience, compliments of WYYR.com, you may also download these
sound files to play on your personal MP3 player.)
The Amazing Life of Russ Columbo
(Part I)
The Amazing Life of Russ Columbo
(Part II)
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Where is Russ Columbo's star?
Believe it or not, although he was immensely popular in concert performances, had his own radio program on NBC, sold more records up until the time of his death than did his chief rival, Bing Crosby, composed music and lyrics to hit songs which are still considered "standards" today, performed live on experimental television in 1931 and starred in motion pictures for both 20th Century and Universal Studios, Russ Columbo, the man who inspired an entire generation of America's greatest popular singers, has never been honored with a star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame!
Mr. Columbo's brilliant, meteoric career came to a sudden and tragic end on September 2, 1934. Isn't it time that this iconic musical genius and consummate entertainer receives this symbolic token of long-overdue public recognition and peer appreciation of his artistry? If you believe, as so many other people do, that Russ Columbo deserves to be honored with a star on the Walk of Fame, please express your heartfelt sentiments about it to the good people in charge of posthumous star nominations:
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce 7018 Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
