Episode 665 - Downbeat Pete (Pete Kelly's Blues)

Our month of Jack Webb continues with his most unusual crime drama - Pete Kelly's Blues , a show that incorporated Webb's love of jazz into its weekly mysteries. Kelly played cornet in a combo at a Kansas City speakeasy during Prohibition, and each episode featured vocal and instrumental musical numbers. Though it didn't last long on radio, Webb brought Pete Kelly's Blues to the big screen with a cast that included Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald. We'll hear four episodes of the short-lived series: "Gus Trudeau" (originally aired on NBC on August 15, 1951); "Zelda" (originally aired on NBC on September 5, 1951); "The Dutchman" (originally aired on NBC on September 12, 1951); and "June Gould" (originally aired on NBC September 19, 1951).

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Episode 665 - Downbeat Pete (Pete Kelly's Blues) is an episode from Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) by Jack Mooney.

This episode is 02:06:21 long.

This episode was published on Apr 19, 2026.

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