Music
Woody Herman Show
Hear Woody Herman and his orchestra in a live radio performance from the Famous Door, the New York nightclub associated with the swing era. …
Kraft Music Hall
Kraft Music Hall is a variety program built around music and comedy, with each broadcast offering a mix of performances and entertainment. T…
The Lucky Strike Hour
The Lucky Strike Hour is a radio variety program built around music and comic entertainment. Its title evokes the lively, polished style of …
One Night Stand
One Night Stand presents a remote broadcast featuring Gene Krupa and His Orchestra. The program offers a chance to hear the band in a live r…
Your Hit Parade
Your Hit Parade brings the popular songs of the day to radio, presenting a weekly selection of the nation’s best-known tunes. The program is…
The Story Behind the Song
The Story Behind the Song explores the stories and background associated with familiar songs. This recording is identified with “Annie Lauri…
Beat the Band
Beat the Band is a musical quiz show built around popular songs and lively competition. Contestants try to identify tunes from musical clues…
Light Crust Doughboys
The Light Crust Doughboys were a Western swing band whose radio performances brought lively country music to listeners. Their sound blends f…
Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street
Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street presents jazz and popular music in the guise of a mock-serious classical concert. The program’s …
Bell Telephone Hour
The Bell Telephone Hour is a concert program devoted to classical music, bringing orchestral works, opera, and performances by distinguished…
The Chesterfield Supper Club
The Chesterfield Supper Club is a musical variety program hosted by Perry Como. Its relaxed presentation centers on Como’s warm singing and …
America's Popular Music
America's Popular Music presents a program focused on the story of Count Basie, the influential jazz pianist and bandleader. The title point…
The All Time Jukebox
Enjoy a musical selection from The All Time Jukebox, identified here as “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” The title points to a program centered on p…
Chase and Sanborn Hour
The Chase and Sanborn Hour was a popular American radio variety program built around comedy, music, and guest appearances. Its best-known er…
Pat O'Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys
Pat O'Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys presents a radio performance by the band, with music at its center. This recording is identified with th…
The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope
Bob Hope stars in The Pepsodent Show, a comedy-variety radio program built around his quick-witted comic persona. Hope’s familiar role as a …
Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers brings the celebrated Western singing group to radio, blending cowboy songs and close vocal harmonies with the spirit o…
Golden Gate Quartet
The Golden Gate Quartet brings close-harmony gospel singing to this recording, with “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal” identified as its feat…
Piano Playhouse
Piano Playhouse is a radio program centered on piano music and the performers who bring it to life. This recording features Cy Walter and Wa…
Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street
The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street presents popular music through the playful conceit of a formal musical society. Its broadcas…