Music

Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert program devoted to classical music and other forms of serious performance. Its broadcasts bring celebra…

Count Basie

Hear Count Basie and his orchestra in a live performance from the Southland in Boston. The recording offers a snapshot of Basie’s big-band s…

An Evening with Groucho

An Evening with Groucho features Groucho Marx in a relaxed radio conversation with guests, mixing interviews with his quick-witted humor. Th…

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show brings Bob Hope’s quick-witted comic persona to radio, with a mix of topical humor, sketches, and musical entertainment. H…

The Roma Wine Show

The Roma Wine Show is a radio variety program built around music and entertainment. Its title identifies the Roma Wine Company as the progra…

Meredith Willson's Musical Revue

Meredith Willson's Musical Revue is a radio program centered on music and entertainment. This recording is identified with the title “I Love…

Glenn Miller

Enjoy the sound of Glenn Miller and his orchestra in this radio performance, identified with the song “A String of Pearls.” Miller’s polishe…

Let's Go to Town

Let's Go to Town is a radio variety program featuring music and entertainment. This recording is identified with Ralph Flanagan, Les Paul, a…

The Carter Family on Border Radio

The Carter Family brings its distinctive blend of country music and family harmony to the radio. The group’s sound is rooted in close vocal …

Great Moments in Music

Great Moments in Music presents selections from the world of opera and concert music, bringing celebrated works and performers to radio list…

This Is Jazz

This Is Jazz is a radio program devoted to jazz, presenting the music through performances and commentary. Its focus is the sound and charac…

The Frank Sinatra Program

The Frank Sinatra Program features singer Frank Sinatra in a radio variety setting, with music at its center. Sinatra’s smooth, intimate voc…

Here's to Veterans

“Here's to Veterans” is a radio program featuring Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Beneke, a singer and saxophonist closely associ…

The Chase and Sanborn Hour

The Chase and Sanborn Hour was a variety program built around comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its best-known host was comedian and ven…

Frank Parker Show

The Frank Parker Show is a radio program centered on singer Frank Parker, whose warm baritone and polished delivery made him a familiar voic…

World Theatre

This installment of World Theatre features Stan Kenton and offers an inside view of the Kenton band. It provides a glimpse of the musicians …

Light Crust Doughboys

The Light Crust Doughboys bring the sound of Texas country music to the radio, with a lively blend of singing and instrumental performance. …

Herb Shriner Time

Herb Shriner Time is a radio variety program built around the warm, folksy humor of entertainer Herb Shriner. Known for his Indiana-inflecte…

Early Recordings In the Evening by the Moonlight

A brief collection of early recordings associated with “In the Evening by the Moonlight.” The title suggests a musical selection, but no fur…

Sammy Kaye

Sammy Kaye was a popular bandleader whose radio programs brought his orchestra and vocalists to listeners through a polished blend of dance …