Music
Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters
Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters presents the sound of a popular swing orchestra led by bandleader and violinist Jan Savitt. The ensemble’s po…
The Chase and Sanborn Hour
The Chase and Sanborn Hour was a popular American variety program built around comedian and singer Eddie Cantor. Its broadcasts mixed comedy…
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall is a variety program built around music and comedy, with a different mix of entertainment from week to week. The title iden…
Johnny Mercer's Music Shop
Johnny Mercer's Music Shop is a musical radio program built around songwriter and host Johnny Mercer. Its blend of popular song and light en…
Buddy Starcher's Sunway Vitamin's Program
Buddy Starcher's Sunway Vitamin's Program features country musician Buddy Starcher in a radio program associated with his music. The title a…
The Stan Freberg Show
Stan Freberg brings his distinctive comic sensibility to this radio variety program, blending satire with musical comedy and character-based…
A Quarter Century of Swing
A Quarter Century of Swing presents a program of swing music, with “American Patrol” identified in the title as a featured selection. The ti…
John Charles Thomas Show
The John Charles Thomas Show features baritone John Charles Thomas in a radio program centered on his singing. This recording is identified …
Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert
Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert brings together jazz musicians for a radio performance centered on the lively, ensemble-driven sound associated …
The American Melody Hour
The American Melody Hour is a musical radio program built around popular songs and vocal performances. Its recordings offer a glimpse of the…
Maxwell House Good News
Maxwell House Good News is a musical variety program built around comedy and popular entertainment. Its broadcasts bring together comic perf…
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians brings the sound of a polished vocal and instrumental ensemble to radio. Led by bandleader Fred Waring, t…
Stan Kenton: My World Is Music
Stan Kenton: My World Is Music presents a concert featuring bandleader and pianist Stan Kenton and his orchestra. The program’s title points…
Dame Nellie Melba
This program is about Dame Nellie Melba, the celebrated Australian operatic soprano, and her life and career. The title presents it as a sto…
All Star Parade of Bands
All Star Parade of Bands presents a radio program centered on popular band music. This recording features Billy May and the Encores, offerin…
Rudy Vallee
Rudy Vallée brings his easygoing charm and musical personality to this radio program. A singer and entertainer whose career spanned r…
Chesterfield Presents
Chesterfield Presents is a sponsored radio variety program, and this recording is identified with singer Kenny Baker. The title points to a …
Concert Hall
Concert Hall presents Marian Anderson singing an aria from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La forza del destino. Anderson’s rich contralto voice brin…
Harmony Rangers
Harmony Rangers is a radio program centered on musical entertainment. This recording is identified as “Down Yonder,” offering a taste of the…
One Night Stand
One Night Stand is a radio variety program built around popular music and entertainment. Its title evokes an evening of live performance, wi…