This would be the eighth and final appearance of John Hillerman as radio sleuth Simon Brimmer, a character created for the pilot, who signs off with the story of his happy boyhood, proclaiming himself 'a most delightful child.' Playing Charlie, Murphy's fellow counterman at the diner, is black actor Vince Howard, a familiar face in many TV shows, such as KOLCHAK:THE NIGHT STALKER, in which he portrayed a puzzled cop in "The Devil's Platform." One final note of trivia: the title on screen triples the word 'of' as in "The Adventure of the Tyrant of of Tin Pan Alley. Police search for the missing Dan Murphy while Ellery learns about payola from Swift and his nervous agent (Norman Fell). A dying clue found clutched in the dead man's hand is a recording of "Danny Boy," a hit for Gary Swift. Alvin himself makes his way to the record library to find a replacement for the Swift recording he destroyed, where he is shot dead by an unknown assailant. Enraged, the rash youngster rushes over to the studio and confronts the music thief on the air before making his escape, pursued by Parker, Swift, and Winer's manager (Albert Salmi). Posner) crumble and he moved from his native New York to Los Angeles where he married television production assistant Marcia Murphy. The World Famous Jim Gibson is a talented singer/songwriter/player that never disappoints. Be sure to check out his new album Sugar Me at the iTunes Store.
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An early adopter of our instrument and patch cables, I’m proud to call him a friend. At a local diner, aspiring songwriter Dan Murphy (Brad David) begins humming his latest tune to Ellery, who drops by to take a break from his typewriter, just as Alvin Winer sits down at the piano to play his newest composition, the exact same one as Dan's. He’s a talented player, gifted tunesmith and has a set of pipes that never fails to impress. If you have any interesting stories you want him to research, do drop him a line. Martin Vengadesan, a music lover and history buff, combines his two passions in his fortnightly column.
A late arrival to the studio is recording artist Gary Swift (Michael Callan), earning a fortune singing Winer's songs, but whose latest record is smashed by an irate Winer, who denies Swift any kind of publicity on his behalf. Yet there’s something almost comforting in knowing that the twice-divorced multi-millionaire, now aged 66, can feel just as lost as the next guy. Here, we have Simon Brimmer (John Hillerman) attending a tribute to beloved tunesmith Alvin Winer (Rudy Vallee) on the live radio broadcast of midnight DJ 'Buddy' Parker (Ken Berry), accompanied by Winer's wife (Polly Bergen) and daughter (Renne Jarrett). Episode 19, "The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley," touches on the subject of payola circa 1947, the tendency of music publishers to bribe disc jockeys playing certain records to guarantee a hit success.
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