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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	Bing Crosby 889 Episodes 17 Volume Other vaudeville stars made the transition to the airwaves as accomplished funny men while Bing remained primarily a songman and was arguably the King of Radio. He was also a crooner with a keen sense of comic timing and an uncanny ability to connect with audiences across the airwaves. He had plenty of success with his own programs like Kraft Music Hall, The Chesterfield Show, and Philco Radio Time, but he also made regular appearances on his friends' programs.	889	17	Add To Cart: $85.00
	GI Jive (with G.I. Jill) 181 Episodes 2 Volume When YANK Magazine sponsored GI Jive, it was hard to tell whether the G.I.s tuned in to hear the hot requested music or the voice of pretty "GI Jill", played by Martha Wilkerson.	181	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Command Performance 342 Episodes 8 Volume "The Best Show that the American Public Never Heard", Command Performance and other AFRS Programs were only heard by Servicemen at Overseas postings. This series has WWII comedy, music and drama its star-studded finest!	342	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Phil Harris and Alice Faye 295 Episodes 7 Volume Laughs abound in this old time radio variety show feature jive-talking hipster bandleader, Phil Harris, and his glamorous and talented movie star wife, Alice Faye.	295	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Benny Goodman 73 Episodes 1 Volume During the Big Band Era, Benny Goodman was the undisputed "King of Swing". The Goodman Band is credited with launching the Swing Era with a series of performances and broadcasts from California in 1935.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lawrence Welk 23 Episodes 1 Volume Accordion player extraordinaire and bandleader who specialized in the Sweet Jazz music which was better to dance to when you were trying to hold your best girl a little closer.	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Grand Ole Opry 510 Episodes 11 Volume The Grand Ole Opry did not quite invent Country and Western Music, but it did bring it to the ears of many Americans who may not have heard it otherwise.	510	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Fred Allen 195 Episodes 3 Volume Fred Allen moved from Vaudeville to radio and perfected his character over a number of years for several sponsors. One of his career highlights was a supposed feud with his good friend, Jack Benny.	195	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Bergen and McCarthy (Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy) 290 Episodes 7 Volume The collection now contains the comedic duo's various guest appearances on shows such as Command Performance, Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Rudy Vallee and more!	290	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Victory Parade Spotlight of Bands 271 Episodes 5 Volume In 1941, Mutual had the bright idea of broadcasting Swing Bands remotely from various halls around the country and Spotlight of Bands was born.	271	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Tommy Dorsey 185 Episodes 3 Volume Popular Swing Musician and Trombone Honker!	185	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Kraft Music Hall 265 Episodes 7 Volume This knock out music show is hosted by Al Jolson, and Bing Crosby.	265	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Bob Hope 416 Episodes 10 Volume Bob Hope is one of the best loved entertainers of all time. He was in the business for a very long time, but Bob never forgot that he was there for the audience, not the other way around, especially when it came to the G.I.s who adopted Bob as one of their own.	416	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	At Ease 103 Episodes 2 Volume featured uninterrupted pop songs with the alternating performances by the Armed Forces Radio Orchestra, Milton Shrednick, Allen Roth, and many more.	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Chesterfield Supper Club 61 Episodes 1 Volume Chesterfield Supper Club is a splendid music and variety show, sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes. Each night the host (Perry Como, Jo Stafford, or Peggy Lee) would perform live along with top name guest performers including Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Nat King Cole, and more!	61	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Memories of Hawaii 13 Episodes 1 Volume poetic tones of the music, the narration and the imagery and tales of Hawaii soothes the senses.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	One Night Stand 359 Episodes 8 Volume With such greats as Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman, One Night Stand was a popular musical program that lasted for over two decades on the radio.	359	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Glenn Miller 94 Episodes 3 Volume Glenn Miller and his Orchestra got America â€œIn The Moodâ€, but when his country needed him he was ready to give it all for his fellow servicemen. In fact, Major Glenn Miller was lost over the Channel on his way to set up shows for servicemen stationed near the front lines.	94	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Your Hit Parade 96 Episodes 2 Volume Your Hit Parade features the popular hit song show that spanned almost 25 years.	96	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Country Style USA 113 Episodes 2 Volume Announced by Cecil Daniels, the show features some of the best country and folk music of the era and was a United States Army syndication created for army recruitment.	113	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Eddie Condons Jazz Concert 50 Episodes 1 Volume Experience the heyday of jazz with Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert, a musical series of fun, footloose live jazz performances from 1944-45.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas At War 49 Episodes 1 Volume There was no way for the GI's to come home for Christmas, so the Radio Networks tried to bring Home to the GI's. Take a magical sleigh ride back into World War II Christmas celebrations with this incredible collection of radio shows from every genre.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Guest Star Radio 536 Episodes 6 Volume Produced by the U.S. Treasury Department in the 1940-50s as a public service program, Guest Star Radio features a different top-name "guest star" (singer, actor, comedian) each week to promote the sales of savings bonds.	536	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Roy Rogers 165 Episodes 4 Volume The original "King of the Cowboys" is packed with new recordings of The Roy Rogers old time radio show and many guest appearances. Join Roy, "Queen of the West" Dale Evans, Trigger, Bullet, and the gang in this fun western adventure-variety show.	165	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Dinah Shore 207 Episodes 3 Volume Is there anyone 'finah in the state of Carolina? The singing starlet best remembered for her sensuous recordings in the 1940's; now with over more episodes of the Dinah Shore show and guest appearances, many with Groucho Marx.	207	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Burl Ives 69 Episodes 1 Volume With his trademark beard and guitar, Burl Ives seemed to always be able to sing the songs that people wanted to hear.	69	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Variety Shows 54 Episodes 2 Volume Big song numbers and plenty of knee slapping comedy to bring old time radio Christmas cheer home.	54	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hawaii Calls 34 Episodes 1 Volume Direct from the sands of Waikiki, Hawaii Calls treats us to the gentle music of paradise and calls us to visit the Islands in a time before â€œFive-Oâ€, before jet travel, even before the Attack on Pearl Harbor.	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Skippy Hollywood Theater 43 Episodes 1 Volume Popular and Fun Broadcast-one of the First to Use Prerecorded Programs!	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Treasury Star Parade 175 Episodes 2 Volume When the US Treasury Department was working to sell War Bonds to fund the Second World War, they turned to the best of Hollywoodâ€™s talent to create Treasury Star Parade.	175	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	All Star Parade of Bands 46 Episodes 2 Volume Most musicians, especially jazz musicians, perform better in front of an audience, particularly one that is dancing. The solution was the remote broadcast.	46	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Hawaii Old Time Radio Shows 309 Episodes 7 Volume Aloha! This collection includes old time radio shows from all genres from ting-ting steel guitar music to epic Hawaiian Adventure and detective stories to supernatural Tiki tales.	309	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Jills All-Time Jukebox 31 Episodes 1 Volume The Allied counterpart of the infamous Tokyo Rose, GI Jill was played by girl next door Martha Wilkerson.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mothers Best Flour (Hank Williams) 70 Episodes 1 Volume Hank Williams Sr is remembered as a tortured singer , but he was also the happy go lucky troubadour who sang good morning to Nashville over coffee every day during 1949-51.	70	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Metropolitan Opera 27 Episodes 2 Volume Vintage Opera collection is sure to Delight all Fine Music Fans!	27	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Melody Roundup 91 Episodes 1 Volume Country Western and Cowboy Songs Galore!	91	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Guy Lombardo 58 Episodes 1 Volume As a boy, Guy Lombardo put together a band with his brothers in their father's tailor shop, later they would become the Royal Canadians and Guy would be known as "Mr. New Years's Eve".	58	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Downbeat 59 Episodes 1 Volume AFRS WWII jazz program Downbeat had different performers come into the studio to play and comment on their records.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Spike Jones 110 Episodes 1 Volume The hilariously popular Spike Jones!	110	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors 100 Episodes 1 Volume Order a cocktail and sit back under the swaying palms of The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub in Los Angeles and enjoy the music of Phil Harris before he met Jack.	100	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fleischmanns Yeast Hour 40 Episodes 2 Volume Also known as The Rudy Vallee Show where stars like Burns and Allen, Milton Berle, Alice Faye, the Mills Brothers, and Kate Smith were first introduced to the world.	40	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Breakfast Club (Don McNeil) 50 Episodes 1 Volume Hosted by Don McNeill, the Breakfast Club was plugged as "a get-together time for all of us who smile before breakfast and then can't break the habit all day long â€“ a place to come to when a feller needs a friend."	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Railroad Hour 248 Episodes 6 Volume Everybody aboard the Broadway and Hollywood musical series featuring Gordon MacRae and other major singing talents.	248	6	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Mail Call 89 Episodes 2 Volume These star-packed love letters to the troops, from Hollywood during WWII.	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Paul Whiteman 37 Episodes 1 Volume Performances by The King of Jazz!	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Big Show 57 Episodes 4 Volume By the early 1950's, sponsors were beginning to abandon radio for television, but nothing on the small screen had the class and sophistication of NBC's The Big Show. Although Mistress of Ceremonies, Tallulah Bankhead and her guests from the world of entertainment were definitely "upper crust", Miss Bankhead's friendly and accessible manner meant that the program was as entertaining in the parlor as it was in the garage.	57	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Woody Herman 83 Episodes 2 Volume Heavily influenced by Duke Ellington and Count Basie, the Woody Herman's Herd was known for lively arrangements that combined swing rhythms and bebop themes.	83	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Jubilee 187 Episodes 4 Volume AFRS Presents Great Jazz and Entertainment for the Troops during WWII.	187	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Philco Radio Time with Bing Crosby 108 Episodes 3 Volume After 10 years on Kraft Music Hall, Bing Crosby developed his own pet project using the newest recording advances of the day.	108	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Chesterfield Time 36 Episodes 1 Volume Listening to sweet jazz and dance music should make you want to fire up a refreshing smoke... It's Chesterfield Time!	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Christmas Sing With Bing 8 Episodes 1 Volume After missing Christmas 1954 on the air, Bing Crosby began a new tradition with 'A Christmas Sing.'	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Camel Caravan (Benny Goodman) 22 Episodes 1 Volume Big Band Show for Saturday night with swing era favorite Benny Goodman.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Country Music Time (Airforce) 98 Episodes 1 Volume Breaking the Sound Barrier, Working at the boundaries of Space, Tending America's Nuclear Arsenal, and enjoying driving fiddles and pedal steel Guitars?It all works together with great Nashville music brought to us by your Local Air Force Recruiter.	98	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	March of Dimes Recordings 59 Episodes 1 Volume Before the advent of Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in the 1950s, polio (infantile paralysis) was a real fear every summer, prompting President Franklin Roosevelt to launch the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and its fundraiser, the March of Dimes.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	GI Journal 62 Episodes 2 Volume Armed Forces Radio Service was been created by the War Department as a means to entertain and inform the troops during WWII. The service was run "by G.I.s for G.I.s" and broadcasts included performances by Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Bob Hope and many more!	62	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Coke Time 117 Episodes 2 Volume This musical series featuring positive, upbeat tunes hosted by Eddie Fisher.	117	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rudy Vallee 135 Episodes 5 Volume Listen to radio's bad boy on the block variety hour. This talent scout program made stars such as Alice Faye, Milton Berle, Joe Penner, Bergen & McCarthy, and even the Aldrich Family.	135	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Showtime 66 Episodes 2 Volume Featuring Music from Broadway and Sketches from Hollywood Movies!	66	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	California Melodies 47 Episodes 1 Volume "From out of the west to you," California Melodies features British director and composer David Rose and singer Maxine Gray.	47	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hildegardes Radio Room 53 Episodes 1 Volume The blonde siren songbird is best known for her signature tune, "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup." Hildegarde's Radio Room included co-conspirators as Phil Regan, Burgess Meredith, Clifton Webb, Patsy Kelly, and Xavier Cugat.	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Radio Hall of Fame 145 Episodes 5 Volume Philco, who was in the business of selling radio sets, brought together a collection of radio's greatest talent on the Sunday variety program Radio Hall of Fame.	145	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Concert in Miniature 76 Episodes 2 Volume Stan Kenton's outfit was one of the most popular bands playing on the West Coast and this series feature band remotes performing on the road.	76	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Jack Smith Show 9 Episodes 1 Volume Hear one of the most famous radio crooners of the 1940s smile his way through every song in this popular musical variety program, The Jack Smith Show.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Music America Loves Best 20 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy music of every kind from opera to big band from the 1940s Music America Loves Best presented by the Armed Forces Radio Service.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Singin Sam 123 Episodes 2 Volume Best known as "Singin' Sam the Lawnmower Man" then "Singin' Sam the Barbasol Man", Harry Frankel's musical performances were later sponsored by Coca-Cola. This collection includes recordings from 1911 to the 1940s, including the Reminiscing with Singin Sam, Refreshment Time with Singin' Sam, 70 musical tracks, and more.	123	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Racist Music (Songs of Bigotry and Racial Intolerance) 72 Episodes 1 Volume use of racial stereotypes in songs has a long history in popular American music. Beginning in minstrel entertainment in the early 20th century, this collection contains a number of top hits with racial stereotypes which make one shudder today.	72	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Fitch Bandwagon 73 Episodes 2 Volume Originally a music program starring popular big bands of the day, this old time radio series evolved into a comedy-variety program with Cass Daley and later starred Phil Harris and Alice Faye.	73	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Sammy Kaye Sunday Serenade 221 Episodes 4 Volume Swing and Sway with more Sammy Kaye Poetry, sway along with Sammy's sweet melodic sounds.	221	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Artie Shaw 26 Episodes 1 Volume Clarinet Tooter and Musician Master: Artie rivaled swing bandleaders Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller in the 1930s and 40s.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	All Star Western Theater 120 Episodes 3 Volume Riding out of the sunny back lots of Hollywood, All Star Western Theatre delivered Republic Western-style entertainment with chuck wagon sized doses of fine music, broad humor and guest appearances by the best of the West.	120	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Checkerboard Fun Fest (Eddy Arnold) 64 Episodes 1 Volume Check into country fun with the Checkerboard Fun Fest, a country western musical variety show hosted by Eddy Arnold.	64	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	American Album Of Familiar Music 13 Episodes 1 Volume Produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, "The American Album of Familiar Music" featured Tenor Frank Munn.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Les Brown Show 26 Episodes 1 Volume Les Brown is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the leader of the longest lasting musical organization in the history of pop music. This rare collection of shows was were recorded in Hollywood for the US Navy Recruiting Service from the 1950s.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Xavier Cugat 37 Episodes 1 Volume A violin prodigy as a child, Xavier Cugat is credited with popularizing Latin American rhythms in the US big band scene.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bing Christmas 44 Episodes 1 Volume For many of us, the real signal that the Christmas Season has begun is hearing Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas" on the radio.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Personal Album 90 Episodes 1 Volume Some of the most popular actors and singers of the era appeared on AFRS free of charge and in some cases the only ones who would get to hear the AFRS shows were the troops because the recordings were not available to the general public.	90	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Harry James Show 29 Episodes 1 Volume Big Band Entertainment and Trumped Tooting	29	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Frank Sinatra 269 Episodes 6 Volume Sinatra was known for his colorful character, sometimes tough, but always loved.	269	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	Kay Kyser (Kollege of Musical Knowledge) 62 Episodes 2 Volume The humorous Kollege of Musical Knowledge and 30+ guest appearances by bandleader and old professor himself, Kay Kyser.	62	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Concert Hall 41 Episodes 1 Volume Barrymore hosts "Concert Hall," a classical music variety show from the Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Carnation Contented Hour 19 Episodes 1 Volume Cows and audiences alike are content when listening to this rare and fine musical program by Carnation Milk. This long-running series features great performers such as Dinah Shore, Tony Martin, Jo Stafford, and Dick Hymes.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Navy Swings 34 Episodes 1 Volume Jazz Greats Perform for Future US Navy and Navy Reservists!	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hank Williams 17 Episodes 1 Volume After giving us some of the best loved Country and Western hits of all time and a life that was cut short because of booze and the hard life of being on the road, Hank Williams shares some genuine fun on the radio.	17	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Voice of Firestone 8 Episodes 1 Volume A pioneer in early old time radio shows, The Voice of Firestone was the first commercially sponsored music radio program.The show was a high-culture offering featured classical, operatic, and semi-classical music.In it's zenith, The Voice of Firestone featured a forty-six piece orchestra.	8	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Gene Krupa 50 Episodes 1 Volume A pioneering Jazzman, Gene Krupa was one of the first to make drum solos part of the Big Band Sound.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Charlie and his Orchestra (Nazi Propaganda) 46 Episodes 1 Volume Charlie and his Orchestra was a Nazi Propaganda jazz group specifically aimed at demoralizing Allied Forces during World War II.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Korn Kobblers 16 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy the sounds of the skoocherphone and the tuned smokestack when you listen to the Korn Kobblers, America's most nonsensical band.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Stars on Parade 36 Episodes 1 Volume You never knew what you were going to get with Stars On Parade. The only thing you could really depend upon was that there would be 15 minutes of entertainment, but that entertainment could be the sweet jazz of the Freddy Martin Orchestra and their singer Merv Griffin or the songs of Kate Smith.	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Basic Music Library 190 Episodes 2 Volume The music that the AFRS broadcast overseas was often better than the music they could have heard back home.	190	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Forward March 109 Episodes 2 Volume A popular music recruiting program for the Army,Forward March enjoyed the service of draftee PFC Eddie Fisher.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Bob Crosby 129 Episodes 3 Volume When he was asked what he did, Bob Crosby once quipped that he was Bing's brother. In fact, he had a very successful career in music and on radio. He took over for Phil Harris when the longtime band leader left The Jack Benny Program.	129	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Fred Waring 59 Episodes 2 Volume Fine Music Entertainment with 50-Piece Orchestra!	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Chicago Theater Air 20 Episodes 1 Volume As War erupted on the European continent, there was a concern in America over the culture that was being lost, especially in the fine arts. The Chicago Theater of the Air was created to bring opera to the masses in the provincial heart land, preserving the art and serving listeners.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sound Off 50 Episodes 1 Volume Music Program with DJ Bruce Barnett spinning the Top Hits with Sinatra, Dorsey, Kyser, Herman, Goodman Stafford and more!	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Moon River 39 Episodes 1 Volume "A lazy stream of dreams, where vain desires forget themselves in the loveliness of sleep." A program aimed to aid in sleep, broadcast late at night with WLW station Cincinnati.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Waltz Time 7 Episodes 1 Volume "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to dance on the air!" This orchestra and classical music standards radio show was produced by radio's power couple, Frank and Ann Hummert.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Alan Freed Rock n Roll Dance Party 26 Episodes 1 Volume Legendary Alan Freed's old time radio program featuring the top rock n roll music.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Almanac (Orson Welles) 20 Episodes 1 Volume One of the greatest anthology series in radio history, Almanac concentrated on classic literature such as " Treasure Island," "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Dracula.	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Voices of Christmas Yesteryear 49 Episodes 1 Volume includes vintage recording of Christmas music many from wax cylinder recording. All of them are delightful and will make a splendid addition to your Holiday Soundtrack.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Stars of Jazz 15 Episodes 1 Volume AFRS music program gives listeners an education and appreciation in the American art form of Jazz music	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
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