Dinah Shore blended a jazz-conscious approach to pop hits with a breezy, easy-to-take personality, plus a talent for comedy that made her the ideal hostess of ”Birds Eye Open House”, a weekly variety program from the mid-1940s that also featured announcer/sidekick Harry Von Zell and the lush melodies of an orchestra conducted by Robert Emmett Dolan. But the real interest in the Birds Eye programs is the guest stars, including no less a personality than Groucho Marx as a semi-regular. Best of all, these programs sound even better than they did when first broadcast. Expertly transferred from original transcriptions and restored for sparkling audio fidelity, each episode offers a satisfying 30 minutes of top-notch entertainment.
