+ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01.03.1948 | earl spencer and kaye starr | ||
| 10.30.1944 | earl hines and june richmond |
+Program #106. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of recording. The program was released o... | |
| 10.24.1944 | earl hines and gary moore | ||
| 01.22.1945 | duke ellington | ||
| 11.02.1943 | duke ellington and louis armstrong |
+Program #49. AFRS origination. An assembled program, during which the announcer and Ernie declare t... | |
| 10.09.1942 | duke ellington and ethel waters | ||
| 03.11.1944 | duke ellington and art tatum |
+Program #69. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "The Canteen Bounce." The date above is the recor... | |
| 12.10.1948 | dizzy gillespie and stan kenton | ||
| 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... | |
| 08.09.1943 | delta rhythm boys | ||
| 07.12.1943 | delta rhythm boys |
+Program #33. AFRS origination. The date above is the date of release. Rose Murphy (the "Chi Chi Gir... | |
| 02.05.1948 | dave cavanaugh and ernie felice | ||
| 01.24.1947 | count basie | ||
| 04.23.1948 | count basie orchestra and jimmy rushing | ||
| 04.30.1948 | count basie and toni harper | ||
| 09.11.1944 | count basie and thelma hopkins | ||
| 12.06.1943 | count basie and teddy wilson | ||
| 10.02.1944 | count basie and rochester | ||
| 06.07.1943 | count basie and jimmy rushing | ||
| 10.24.1947 | count basie and ella mae morse |
+Program #245. AFRS origination. The first tune is, "Jimmy's Idea." The program was recorded at a "J... | |
| 07.09.1945 | count basie and ann moore | ||
| 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 | ||
| 11.07.1947 | charlie barnett and frankie laine | ||
| 03.21.1947 | charlie barnett and eddie haywood |
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