Johnny Marks and the Backstory of Rudolph, the Rednosed Reindeer

From November 2011: Phil Gries plays audio highlights from the Nov. 23, 1961 edition of Joe Franklin's Memory Lane in which songwriter Johnny Marks ("Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Holly Jolly Christmas") tells Joe why Gene Autry was originally reluctant to record "Rudolph," and who Marks originally wanted to record the song. This segment aired as part of a special edition of The Sounds of Lost Television that saluted the career of talk show pioneer Joe Franklin.

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