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All Star Western Theater

1946–1948 · 84 episodes · 310 listens

The first season featured a lot of B Western stars and singing cowboys. In the second season, Foy Willing and The Riders of The Purple Sage became regulars. The primary sponsor was Wonder Bread. I'm not 100% sure this was a CBS Network show, but it was produced and aired by KNX in Los Angeles for a national audience, it does seem likely though, given it was aired on Saturday nights up against the likes of The Grand Old Opry and Barn Dance. The dramatic action is sandwiched between rather pleasant country and western music that makes the listening experience an enjoyable one - at least it was for me.

Cast & Crew

FFoy Willing and The Riders of The Purple SageActorWWonder Bread

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Episodes

Apr 10, 1948 · 28:31
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Apr 13, 1947 · 30:36
Taking time out from his newest all color picture is the singing cowboy Marty Hale guest star tonight to star in the…
Apr 17, 1948 · 28:29
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Apr 20, 1947 · 29:26
Our three riders of the Purple Sage, Foy, Al and Jimmy have just left headquarters of their lazy Bar-J ranch where…
Apr 24, 1948 · 28:08
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Apr 27, 1947 · 30:18
The screens outstanding cowboy-singing star Jimmy Wakely stars with the Riders of the Purple Sage in a western story…
Apr 3, 1948 · 28:24
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Apr 6, 1947 · 30:10
Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage are on their way to the Bar-K Dude Ranch to put on a special western…
Aug 11, 1946
A city-bred visitor steps off the train and straight into cattle country, where manners are brisk, horizons are wide,…
Aug 14, 1948 · 28:01
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Aug 16, 1947 · 28:13
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Aug 18, 1946 · 28:55
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America's great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Aug 23, 1947 · 5:19
Includes erxcerpts of singing and a short jokey sketch at the beginning with Foy Willing and Tex Wiliams.
Aug 7, 1948 · 28:03
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Aug 9, 1947 · 28:09
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Dec 13, 1947 · 29:10
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Dec 20, 1947 · 28:47
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Dec 22, 1946 · 29:40
A typical western hero story about a legendary cowboy who goes by the name of The Phantom Rider. For a year he rode…
Dec 27, 1947 · 28:50
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Dec 6, 1947 · 29:04
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Dec 6, 1947 · 29:04
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Feb 14, 1948 · 28:00
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Feb 16, 1947 · 30:11
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Purple…
Feb 21, 1948 · 28:00
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Feb 7, 1948 · 28:49
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Feb 9, 1947 · 29:50
From the high west comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America's great western singers Foy Willing and the…
Jan 1, 1946 · 11:31
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 10, 1948 · 28:39
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 12, 1947 · 30:39
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theatre starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 17, 1948 · 27:02
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 19, 1947 · 30:03
Lets join our men of the west, the Riders of the Purple Sage as they go drifting along towards another of their…
Jan 24, 1948 · 28:41
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 26, 1947 · 30:18
It’s adventure time out west for the riders of the purple sage so let’s see what troubles and experiences are in store…
Jan 3, 1948 · 28:55
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jan 31, 1948 · 28:42
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jul 10, 1948 · 28:12
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jul 11, 1946 · 28:52
From the high west comes y6ur All Star Western Theatre starring America’s greatest western singers Foy Willing and the…
Jul 12, 1947 · 28:14
p>From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the…
Jul 17, 1948 · 28:11
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jul 19, 1947 · 27:47
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jul 26, 1947 · 28:15
p>From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the…
Jul 5, 1947 · 28:26
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 12, 1948 · 28:08
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 14, 1947 · 24:56
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 19, 1948 · 28:03
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 21, 1947 · 28:33
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 26, 1948 · 28:00
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 28, 1947 · 28:48
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 5, 1948 · 28:24
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Jun 7, 1947 · 28:25
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 13, 1948 · 28:20
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 16, 1947 · 29:28
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring Americas great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 2, 1947 · 29:51
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 20, 1948 · 28:11
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 23, 1947 · 29:38
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring Americas great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 27, 1948 · 28:24
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 30, 1947 · 30:14
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring Americas great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 6, 1948 · 28:06
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Mar 9, 1947 · 29:55
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring Americas great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 1, 1948 · 28:09
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 10, 1947 · 28:52
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America's great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 15, 1948 · 28:21
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 24, 1947 · 28:59
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 29, 1948 · 27:46
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 3, 1947 · 30:32
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 31, 1947 · 29:12
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
May 8, 1948 · 28:07
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Nov 1, 1947 · 28:17
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Nov 15, 1947 · 28:34
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Nov 22, 1947 · 29:07
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Nov 29, 1947 · 29:11
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Nov 8, 1947 · 28:30
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Oct 11, 1947 · 28:40
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Oct 13, 1946
A stranger rolls into Spur City and barely has time to dust off his boots before he crosses paths with slick cardsharp…
Oct 18, 1947 · 28:21
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Oct 25, 1947 · 29:07
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Oct 4, 1947 · 31:19
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 1, 1946 · 28:56
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 13, 1947 · 28:28
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 15, 1946 · 28:57
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 22, 1946 · 28:28
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 29, 1946 · 28:53
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 6, 1947 · 28:28
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
Sep 8, 1946 · 29:01
From Hollywood comes your All Star Western Theater starring America’s great western singers Foy Willing and the Riders…
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