+ 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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02.12.1945 | guests billy eckstine and sarah vaughn |
+Program #120/216. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The first tune is, "To... | |
02.19.1945 | guests billy eckstine and coleman hawkins |
+Program #121/217. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Airmail Special." The program was possibly ... | |
03.12.1945 | guests harry james and kitty kallen |
+Program #124. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "I'm Beginning To See The Light." | |
03.19.1945 | benny carter and effie smith |
+Program #125/219. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The program was previo... | |
03.26.1945 | benny carter and betty roche |
+Program #126/207. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Jubilee Jump." The program was re-issued on... | |
05.21.1945 | andy kirk and gwynne time |
+Program #134/211. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The program was releas... | |
06.04.1945 | eddie green and benny carter |
+ Program #136/222. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The first tune is, "S... | |
06.11.1945 | joe liggins and jimmie lunceford |
+Program #137/213. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. This program has also ... | |
06.18.1945 | jimmie lunceford | ||
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... | |
07.09.1945 | count basie and ann moore | ||
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... | |
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... | |
11.12.1945 | stan kenton and june cristy | ||
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... | |
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,... | |
01.07.1946 | lionel hampton and lena horne | ||
06.24.1946 | boyd raeburn and ginny powell | ||
07.22.1946 | benny carter and delta rhythm boys | ||
08.05.1946 | art walker and delores parker | ||
11.30.1946 | wingy minone and kid ory | ||
12.13.1946 | bobby sherwood | ||
12.27.1946 | cliff land and 4 chicks and chuck | ||
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... | |
01.17.1947 | les paul and benny carter |
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