+ Jubilee ran from 1942 to 1953 and was aimed as a morale-building service for black troops and aired for military personnel. The show was hosted by Bubbles Whitman, yet was never broadcast at home. Jubilee filled an important gap in the musical history of radio, though it was transcribed for distribution to service personnel and was not heard home. Conceived, at least in part, as a morale-building service for for Negro troops overseas, it presented bands and entertainment that had been given short shrift by the networks. The wartime host, Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, was a jive-talking bundle of energy. Most of the shows were recorded before live audiences in Los Angeles: either at network studios or in the facilities of such syndicators as C.P. MacGregor and Universal Recorders. The series has emerged as an important piece of black heritage: its War Department status ex-empted the performing artists from the union-mandated recording bans of 1942-43 and 1947-48, and many of the discs contain unique performances. Click here to read more about Jubilee
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Please enjoy these 133 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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10.09.1942 | duke ellington and ethel waters | ||
10.27.1942 | joe louis and lena horne |
+ Program #2. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The program has also been d... | |
12.18.1942 | benny carter nicodemus | ||
12.25.1942 | guest ernie whitman | ||
01.02.1943 | guest cab calloway | ||
05.24.1943 | louis armstrong aint misbehaving |
+Program #26. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The first tune is, "Ain't M... | |
06.07.1943 | count basie and jimmy rushing | ||
07.12.1943 | delta rhythm boys |
+Program #33. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. Rose Murphy (the "Chi Chi Gir... | |
08.09.1943 | delta rhythm boys | ||
08.16.1943 | lucky millinder and jimmy noone | ||
08.23.1943 | rochester and lucky millinder |
+Program #39. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "You Big Ham." The date above is the date the pro... | |
09.06.1943 | ernie morris and jimmy jordan | ||
09.20.1943 | erskine hawkins and rosetta tharpe |
+Program #43. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Let's Go Home." The program opening is upcut. | |
10.04.1943 | erskine hawkins and nat king cole |
+Program #45. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Bicycle Bounce." The date above is the recording... | |
10.11.1943 | barney bigard and louis jordan | ||
10.25.1943 | erskine hawkins and rochester |
+Program #48. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. The first tune is, "Let's Bal... | |
11.01.1943 | all soldier show |
+Program #50. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Swinging The Blues." An all-soldier show from Fo... | |
11.02.1943 | duke ellington and louis armstrong |
+Program #49. AFRS origination. An assembled program, during which the announcer and Ernie declare t... | |
11.08.1943 | louis jordan and nat king cole |
+Program #51. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. The first tune is, "I Found A... | |
11.15.1943 | harlan leonard and delta rhythm boys |
+Program #52. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Specs and Spots" ("Harlem Shout"). The program w... | |
11.22.1943 | lionel hampton and golden gate quartet | ||
12.06.1943 | count basie and teddy wilson | ||
12.13.1943 | nobile sissle and barry bigard |
+Program #56. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Skater's Waltz." The date above is the recording... | |
12.20.1943 | c p johnson and etta james |
+Program #57. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Southern Fried." The date above is the recording... | |
12.27.1943 | louis armstrong and the mills brothers |
+Program #58. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The program was released ab... |
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