Radio Digest (June 1932-Mar 1933)

35 STATION PARADE KMBC Kansas City Where They Prove That Good Things Come in Pairs! MAKE it two, will you. Oscar? . . . You know, good things always come in pairs ... I s'pose that's why these here new SongSmiths teamed up . . . You know, they— huh? . . . Didn't I ever tell you about them? . . .. 'S funny . . . Tho't I did ... Well, to make a long story, I met them first in February. 1932 . . . They were working at KMBC in Kansas City . . . You know— that's the big CBS outlet for that territory . . . And they— huh ? . . What do they do? . . . Man, oh man — they sing harmony — And how they sing it! . . . Two people that contrive somehow to sound almost like an orchestra . . . Why say — they sing the most modern stuff you've ever heard . . . Sure, they make their own arrangements . . Play their own piano . . . Do everything . . . Singing harmony 4s not only a business with them ... It's a pleasure . . . They dig up more trick tempos and rhythms and effects than four people could ... At first they sound just like two men singing . . . But they aren't ... Who are they? . . . Well, I just told you . . . The SongSmiths . . . That's their real name too ... I mean, their name is Smith . . They coined their name themselves . . . Since found eut that others use it too . . . So they spell it "SongSmiths" . . . with a capital S. Married three vears . . . And more Jn love than ever . . . Huh? . . . First names — Woody and Glad . . . Which stand for Woodruff and Gladys . . . But don't call 'em that . . . Wazzat? . . . Well. Glad is a contralto . . . Anyway, her voice is one of the deepest I've ever heard . . . And Wood's a baritone. And when those two low voices mix you oughta hear the blend! . . . And their' solos are plenty different . . . And they do a lot of this singing-to-each-other stuff . . . You know . . . Make love to music, as it were . . . But when they really go modern . . . That's where they shine . . . Those arrangements of theirs The Kasper Sisters have the whole Mid-West talking . . . What? . . .' Oh. they both grew up in small towns . . . Soon graduated to the city . . . Woody went to college . . . Wound up at music school . . . Where he met Glad . . . She was going to take lessons on singing popular music . . . heh. heh . . . Oh. they came from Minneapolis . . . Went to the MacPhail School of Music up there . . . Yeah, they studied classics, but popular won them over . . . They went there two years . . . Got married . . . Finally wound up in Kansas City . . . That was in 1929 . . . Been there ever since . . . Oh sure, they still study . . . with "The Cranstons" of Kansas City, the ones who trained Marion Talley ... I guess they both have music born right in 'em. After coming to Kansas City they worked up popularity locally . . . Then put on CBS to all stations West of K. C. . . . Woody hates to wear shoes . . . Glad loves to buy clothes ... He like? spinach, carrots, ice cream, chili . . . Glad Smith Glad hates all of 'em . . . She has a weakness for pork chops ... He eats out when she serves 'em . . . Are together constantly . . . Except when he's announcing . . . Incidentally, he's reckoned some punkins at announcing . . . Works on KMBC locally, and utters for a few CBS programs on the western network . . . When they work a script act, they write their own continuity . . . They wish they could sleep till noon every day . . . Like to sing at night . . . Hate it in the morning . . . Neither ever eats breakfast . . . Never drink coffee or tea . . . Woody says she has a poisonous fondness for vinegar . . . The only place he likes it is in a hair rinse . . . Both work every known kind of puzzle printed. Especially if there's a prize . . . Never won a thing yet . . . Have fond hopes . . . Have the usual ambition ... To make a big success singing harmony . . . Both dislike singing in public . . . Are inveterate handholders at the theater . . . Both sing in prominent church choir . . . With Glad a soloist there . . . They'd rather sing together on the radio than eat . . . If you like swell modern harmony . . . Tune in The SongSmiths . . . Just a couple in the great army of "Smiths" . . . Good things always come in pairs . . . Make it two. will vou. Oscar? . . . T, HE Kasper sisters have an early start to a very promising career. They made their radio debut in 1930. Meanwhile they have been heard from several stations, and are at present enjoying popular demand for personal appearances. Vou just know they are easy to look at!