Theater of the Mind
One Night Stand
63 episodes · 1943–1959 · Armed Forces Radio Service, CBS, Blue Network, Mutual · Big Bands
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Armed Forces Radio Service's band remotes: the big bands live from ballrooms, hotels and nightclubs, from the war years into the 1950s. Radio Days has 63 broadcasts, 1943 to 1959, matched to RadioGOLDINdex for date and credits.
Sources: RadioGOLDINdex (J. David Goldin)
Episodes
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19432 episodes
- Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Irene Day and The Stardusters. The first tune is "Sunday." - Shep Fields
Shep Fields and His Orchestra, from The Hotel Park Central, New York City. Singing: Donny Lucas and Meredith Blake. The first tune is "By The River Of The Roses."
194421 episodes
- Boyd Raeburn (1944)
Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra. Singing: Ted Travers. The first tune is "The 9:20 Special." - Glen Gray
Glen Gray and His Orchestra, from The Tune Town Ballroom, St. Singing: Eugenie Baird and Bob Anthony. The first tune is "A Sure Thing." - Count Basie (April 1944)
Count Basie and His Orchestra, from The Hotel Lincoln, New York City. Singing: Earle Warren, Jimmy Rushing and Thelma Carpenter. The first tune is "Diggin' For Dex." - Sonny Dunham
Sonny Dunham and His Orchestra, from The Cafe Rouge of the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City. Singing: Billy Usher, Pat Cameron and Howard Walters. The first tune is "Begin The Beguine." - Russ Morgan
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra, from The Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, California. Singing: Marjorie Lee and Roger Bacon. The first tune is "Do You Ever Think Of Me?" - Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra, from The Cafe Rouge Of The Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City. Singing: Eugenie Baird and Bob Anthony. The first tune is "The Lion and The Mouse." - Count Basie (May 1944)
Count Basie and His Orchestra, from the Hotel Lincoln, New York City. Singing: Jimmy Rushing, Thelma Carpenter and Earle Warren. The first tune is "It's Sand, Man!" - Jan Garber
Jan Garber and His Orchestra, from Jantzen's Beach Park, Portland, Oregon. Singing: Liz Tilton and Johnny Russell. The first tune is "Twenty Seven Times Around The Block." - Lionel Hampton (1944)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, from the Civic Auditorium, Oakland California. Singing: Dinah Washington and Rubel Blakeley. The first tune is "Star Dust." - Lenny Conn
Lenny Conn and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Helen Connor and Tommy Randall. The first tune is "Just You, Just Me." - Harry James (1944)
Harry James and His Orchestra, from The Casino Gardens, Ocean Park, California. Singing: Buddy De Vito and Kitty Kallen. The first tune is "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams." - The John Kirby Sextet
The John Kirby Sextet, from the Aquarium Restaurant, New York. Singing: Rosetta Williams. The first tune is "Desert Night." - Carl Ravazza (August 6, 1944)
Carl Ravazza and His Orchestra, from The Blackhawk Restaurant, Chicago. The first tune is "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My baby?" - Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, from the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel. Singing: Artie Wayne and Glenn Hughes. The first tune is "Every Day Of My Life." - Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra, from The New Coral Gables, Weymouth, Massachusetts. Singing: Phyllis Lane. The first tune is "Rompin' and Stompin'." - Carl Ravazza (August 27, 1944)
Carl Ravazza and His Orchestra, from The Blackhawk Restaurant, Chicago. The first tune is "Stumbling." - Henry Busse
Henry Busse and His Orchestra, from the Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Wyatt Howard, Phil Gray and Elaine Bauer. The first tune is "Hurry Home." - Bob Chester
Bob Chester and His Orchestra, from the Panther Room of the Hotel Sherman, Chicago. Singing: Betty Bradley and David Allyn. The first tune is "Octave Jump." - Woody Herman (1944)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra. Singing: Frances Wayne. The first tune is "I'm Gonna See My Baby." - Stan Kenton (1944)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Anita O'Day and Eugene Howard. The first tune is "Tico, Tico." - Louis Prima (1944)
Louis Prima and His Orchestra, from The Terrace Room, Newark, New Jersey. Singing: Lily Ann Carol. The first tune is "Robin Hood."
194514 episodes
- Louis Prima (1945)
Louis Prima and His Orchestra, from The Terrace Room, Newark, New Jersey. Singing: Lily Ann Carol. The first tune is "The St. Louis Blues." - Count Basie (1945)
Count Basie and His Orchestra, from the Hotel Lincoln, New York City. - Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra. Singing: The Norton Sisters and Rosemary Calvin. The first tune is "Candy Hop." - Joe Reichman
Joe Reichman and His Orchestra, from the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles. Singing: Maureen O'Connor, Wray Sherrill and Jimmy Castle. The first tune is "I Walked In." - Charlie Barnet (1945)
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra, from The Casa Manana, Culver City, California. Singing: Kay Starr, Phil Barton and Peanuts Holland. The first tune is "Poor Little Rich Girl." - Shorty Sherock
Shorty Sherock and His Orchestra, from The Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, New York. Singing: Bob Vincent and Elaine Trent. - Cab Calloway (1945)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, from The Cafe Zanzibar, New York City. Singing: Dorothy Salter. The first tune is "Zanzi." - Lucky Millinder
Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra, from the Savoy Ballroom, New York City. Singing: Leon Ketchum. The first tune is "Lady Be Good." - Woody Herman (July 1945)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from the Cafe Rouge, New York City. Singing: Frances Wayne. The first tune is "Katusha." - Chuck Foster (August 1945)
Chuck Foster and His Orchestra, from The Terrace Room of The Hotel New Yorker, New York City. Singing: Shirley Richards and Dick Roberts. The first tune is "Lullabye Of Broadway." - Woody Herman (August 1945)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Cafe Rouge Of The Hotel Pennsylvania, New York City. Singing: Frances Wayne. The first tune is "Good, Good, Good." - Les Brown
Les Brown and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Doris Day and Butch Stone. The first tune is "My Pet Brunette." - Chuck Foster (September 1945)
Chuck Foster and His Orchestra, from The Terrace Room of The Hotel New York, New York City. Singing: Judy Tremaine. The first tune is "No Can Do." - Stan Kenton (1945)
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra.
194611 episodes
- Bob Crosby (February 1946)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Quig Quigley, Jewel Hopkins and Gordon Polk. The first tune is "Blue Skies." - Bob Crosby (March 1946)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Jewel Hopkins and Gordon Polk. The first tune is "The Whistler." - Bob Crosby (May 1946)
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra, from The Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City, California. Singing: Gordon Polk and Phyllis Lynne. The first tune is "String Of Pearls." - Dick Jurgens
Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra, from The Guard Room of The Hotel Claremont, Berkeley, California. Singing: Jimmy Castle and Jack Nelson. The first tune is "But Not For Me." - Hal McIntyre
Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra, from The Century Room of The Hotel Commodore, New York City. Singing: Nancy Reed, Frankie Lester and Johnny Turnbull. The first tune is "I Got The Sun In The Morning." - Bobby Sherwood
Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra, from the Avodon Ballroom, Los Angeles. Singing: Frances Glenn and Jay Johnson. The first tune is "Wherever There's Me, There's You." - Cab Calloway (1946)
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, from The New Zanzibar, New York City. Singing: Benny Payne. The first tune is "Russian Lullabye." - Count Basie (1946)
Count Basie and His Orchestra, from The Aquarium Restaurant, New York City. Singing: Ann Moore, Bob Bailey and Jimmy Rushing. The first tune is "My, What A Fry." - Boyd Raeburn (1946)
Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra, from the Club Morocco, Hollywood. Singing: Ginny Powell and Jackie Cyrill. The first tune is "Boyd's Nest." - Lionel Hampton (November 1946)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, from The Aquarium restaurant, New York City. Singing: Sammy Jennings. The first tune is "Empty Glass." - Lionel Hampton (December 1946)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, from The Aquarium Restaurant, New York City. Singing: Winnie Brown, Joe Morris and Sammy Jennings. The first tune is "Hamp's New Boogie."
19472 episodes
- Lionel Hampton (1947)
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, from The Aquarium Restaurant, New York City. Singing: Wini Brown and Sammy Jennings. The first tune is "Tempo's Birthday." - Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra, from the Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, New York. Singing: Gene Williams and Fran Warren. The first tune is "Where Of When?"
19486 episodes
- Woody Herman (February 3, 1948)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Mary Ann McCall. The first tune is "The Good Earth." - Woody Herman (February 5, 1948)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Mary Ann McCall. The first tune is "Four Brothers." - Woody Herman (February 8, 1948)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Mary Ann McCall. The first tune is "Sidewalks Of Cuba." - Woody Herman (February 14, 1948)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Mary Ann McCall. The first tune is "The Good Earth." - The Benny Goodman Sextet
The Benny Goodman Sextet, from the Click Restaurant, Philadelphia. Singing: Patti Page. The first tune is "Limehouse Blues." - Woody Herman (July 1948)
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, from The Click Restaurant, Philadelphia. Singing: Mary Ann McCall. The first tune is "Sidewalks Of Cuba."
19491 episode
- Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra, from The Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Dolores Hawkins and Bill Black. The first tune is "Disc Jockey Jump."
19501 episode
- Harry James (1950)
Harry James and His Orchestra, from the roof of The Hotel Astor, New York City. Singing: Dick Williams. The first tune is "Old Folks At Home."
19522 episodes
- Ray Anthony (January 11, 1952)
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, from the Cafe Rouge and the Hotel Statler, New York City. Singing: Tommy Mercer and Marcy Miller. The first tune is "Who's Sorry Now?" - Ray Anthony (January 18, 1952)
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra. Singing: The Skyliners, Tommy Mercer and Marcy Miller. The first tune is "Who's Sorry Now?"
19593 episodes
- Jerry Gray
Jerry Gray and His Orchestra, from the Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Laura Carrol. The first tune is "Manhattan Spiritual." - Harry James (1959)
Harry James and His Orchestra, from the Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Ernie Andrews and Jilla Webb. The first tune is "Doodling." - Charlie Barnet (1959)
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra, from the Hollywood Palladium. Singing: Lynn Franklin. The first tune is "Charleston Alley."