BIG BAND BROADCAST OF 1942

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, July 13, 1985

SAMMY KAYE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1-31-42) Spotlight Bands program broadcast remote from the Earle Theatre in Washington D. C. Announcer is Gil Newsome. Selections include “Elmer’s Tune,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Let’s Have Another Cup of Coffee,” and “Remember Pearl Harbor.” Coca Cola, MBS. (8:30; 9:00; 11:40)

GLENN MILLER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (5-5-42) Moonlight Serenade broadcast from Hollywood featuring Ray Eberle, Marion Hutton and the Modernaires. Don Wilson announces. Tunes include “A String of Pearls,” and “V For Victory Hop.” Chesterfield Cigar ettes, CBS. (12:35)

KAY KYSER AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1942) Treasury Star Parade broadcast with Kay and his “famous makes-you-want-to-dance” band, Announcer is Larry Elliott. Music includes “Johnny Doughboy Found a Rose in Ireland” and “Zoot Suit.” U.S. Treasury Department (14:45)

TOMMY DORSEY SHOW (8-18-42) Remote broadcast from the stage of the Capitol Theatre in Washington, D. C. with Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, the Pied Pipers, Ziggy Elman and Buddy Rich. Heavy wartime flavor. Musical numbers include “Just As Though You Were Here,” “Always in My Heart,” and “Not So Quiet, Please.” Cleve Conway announces. Raleigh Cigarettes, NBC. (7:50; 11:40; 9:10)

HARRY JAMES AND HIS MUSIC MAKERS (9-2-42) Remote broadcast from the Astor Roof of the Hotel Astor in New York City, Vocals by Helen Forrest and Johnny McAfee, Tunes include “Mr. Five by Five,” “Avalon,” “Memphis Blues,” and “But Not For Me,” Sustaining, CBS.

OUR SPECIAL GUEST will be Nostalgia Digest columnist KARL PEARSON who will bring along some 1942 radio sound clips and recordings to give us a picture of the Big Band scene as it was in that first full year of World War II.