+ 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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04.25.1947 | benny carter and josh white | ||
04.04.1947 | harry james and etta james | ||
03.21.1947 | charlie barnett and eddie haywood | ||
03.14.1947 | jimmy lunceford and andre previn | ||
02.28.1947 | andy kirk and eddie heywood | ||
02.21.1947 | lionel hampton and lena horne | ||
01.31.1947 | benny carter and nat king cole |
+Program #204. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. The first tune is not identi... | |
01.24.1947 | count basie | ||
01.17.1947 | les paul and benny carter | ||
01.10.1947 | cliff lang and kay starr |
Program #202. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. The Cliff Lang Orchestra appe... | |
12.27.1946 | cliff land and 4 chicks and chuck | ||
12.13.1946 | bobby sherwood | ||
11.30.1946 | wingy minone and kid ory | ||
08.05.1946 | art walker and delores parker | ||
07.22.1946 | benny carter and delta rhythm boys | ||
06.24.1946 | boyd raeburn and ginny powell | ||
01.07.1946 | lionel hampton and lena horne | ||
12.17.1945 | boyd raeburn and david allen |
+ Program #163/209. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. This is program #209,... | |
11.26.1945 | lionel hampton and frankie robinson |
+Program #159. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Loose Wig." The date above is the recording dat... | |
11.12.1945 | stan kenton and june cristy | ||
10.29.1945 | eddie green and herb jefferies |
+ Program #154. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The first tune is "Louise... | |
09.24.1945 | dick haymes and count basie |
+Program #149/223. AFRS origination. The date above is the recording date. The first tune is, "Rhyth... | |
07.09.1945 | count basie and ann moore | ||
06.25.1945 | alvino rey and lillian randolph |
+Program #139. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The first tune is, "Jeep R... | |
06.18.1945 | jimmie lunceford |
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