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The biggest names in Hollywood and Broadway recorded for AFRS during the war years, The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to May 26, 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS). The U.S. Army began broadcasting from London during World War II, using equipment and studio facilities borrowed from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The first transmission to U.S. troops began at 5:45 p.m. on July 4, 1943, and included less than five hours of recorded shows, a BBC news and sports broadcast. That day, Corporal Syl Binkin became the first U.S. Military broadcasters heard over the air. The signal was sent from London via telephone lines to five regional transmitters to reach U.S. troops in the United Kingdom as they prepared for the inevitable invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe. Fearing competition for civilian audiences the BBC initially tried to impose restrictions on AFN broadcasts within Britain (transmissions were only allowed from American Bases outside London and were limited to 50 watts of transmission power) and a minimum quota of British produced programming had to be carried. Nevertheless AFN programmes were widely enjoyed by the British civilian listeners who could receive them and once AFN operations transferred to continental Europe (shortly after D-Day) AFN were able to broadcast with little restriction with programmes available to civilian audiences across most of Europe (including Britain) after dark. As D-Day approached, the network joined with the BBC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to develop programs especially for the Allied Expeditionary Forces. Mobile stations, complete with personnel, broadcasting equipment, and a record library were deployed to broadcast music and news to troops in the field. The mobile stations reported on front line activities and fed the news reports back to studio locations in London. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Entertainment Radio Stations Live 24/7 Sherlock Holmes/CBS Radio Mystery Theater https://live365.com/station/Sherlock-Holmes-Classic-Radio--a91441 https://live365.com/station/CBS-Radio-Mystery-Theater-a57491 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Captain Stubby and The Buccaneers xx-xx-xx (xx) First Song - Button Up Your Overcoat
Songs include: All The Things You Are, In the Good Old Summer Time, That's All, Button Up Your Overcoat, I Didn't Know What Time It was and All Or Nothing. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Benny Goodman, Nat King Cole, Artie Shaw, Helen Kane, The Six Jumping Jacks, The Haydn Quartet and Tommy Dorsey.
Songs include: Button Up Your Overcoat, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, AS Long As I Live, I'm In the Mood For Love, All My Love and You Can't Lose a Broken Heart. Performers include: Bing Crosby, Helen Kane, Vaughn Monroe, Stella Brooks, Billy Ecksteine, Frank Sinatra, Patty Page. Nat King Cole and Anita O'Day.
The great bands of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw take center stage in this week’s Radio Munson, along with swingers from Ann Hampton Callaway, Barbara Carrol, and Fats Waller and, in a nod to their week’s blast of cold air, Johnny Mercer sings “Button Up Your Overcoat."
Peter sits down with Maria and Nakeesha to talk about employee health, from insurance to bingo! We explore what kind of responsibility employers take on and different ways to model the promotion of healthy choices in a community.
Listen Up! Welcome to show number 199. I know that number has to be meaningful on some level!A shout out to our friend Andy WelfleWe discuss the first presidential debateTune 1: The Show by Mike Holstein as performed by Spork (AKA Cosmic Ray Liotta)Top Five films/TV shows/books you would like to see producedTune 2: Button Up Your Overcoat as performed by Miss Rose & Her Rhythm PercolatorsWe discuss Strong Towns by Charles L. MarohnThe first five people to send their mailing address to our feedback email will receive a complimentary copy of Charles Marohn's bookAuf wiedersehen!Some of these sounds were used in the making of this Podcast.
Big Band Serenade presents Ruth Etting 1928-1935 The music in this program is listed in order of play;1) "Love Me Or Leave Me" 19282) "Now That You're Gone" 19313) "Mean To Me" 19294) "Ten Cents A Dance" 19305) "Button Up Your Overcoat" 19296) "Holding My Honey's hand" 19327) "Happy Days and Lonely Nights" 19288) "When We're Alone" 19329) "Now I'm In Love" 192910) "Life Is A Song" 193511) "Nevertheless"12) "Back In Your Own Back Yard" 1928
An appendix to episode #41. Two versions of Button Up Your Overcoat by Helen Kane and Annette Hanshaw.
Female singers of the 1920s. Performers include: Helen Kane, Josephine Baker, Annette Handshaw, Sophie Tucker and Marion Harris.Songs include: Button Up Your Overcoat, 50 Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong, Bye Bye Blackbird and Loveable and Sweet.
Big Band Serenade presents Jack Hylton and His Orchestra. The songs from this episode are listed in order of play.1)"I've Told Every Little Start"-1933 vocal-Pat O'Malley,2)"If I had A Talking Picture of You"-1929 vocal-Sam Browne,3)"Button Up Your Overcoat"-1929 vocal Sam Browne,4)"Handsone Gigolo"-1939 vocal Pat O'Malley,5)"Did I Remember?"-1936 vocal-Pat O'Malley,6)"There's A Small Hotel"-1937 vocal-Jewel Faye,7)"She Shall Have Music"-1936 vocal Sam Costa,8)"Gentlemen Perfer Blondes"-1926 vocal Jack Hylton,9)"Nothing On Earth"-1935 film "She Shall Have Music" vocal-June Clyde w/Jack Hylton on piano,10)"I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again"-1935 vocal Brian Lawrence, 11)"My First Thrill"-1935 film "She Shall Have Music" vocal-Brian Lawrence, 12)The Bands That Matter, Massed Band of Ambrose,Roy Fox, Jack Hylton,and Lew Stone-"Don't Blame Me" directed by Jack Hylton, "Isn't It Heavenly?" directed by Lew Stone, "Lazybones" directed by Roy Fox, "Let's Call It A Day" directed by Ambrose
Big Band Serenade Presents Helen Kane known as the beloved Betty Boop. The songs played this week are from 1928-1930 Songs played in order of play are 1)"That's My Weakness Now"-1928,2)"I Wanna Be Loved By You"-1928,3)"Button Up Your Overcoat"-1929,4)"I Owe You"-1930,5)"Do Something"-1929,6)"Dangerous Nan Mcgrew"-1930,7)"My Man Is On The Make"-1930,8)"I'd Do Anything For You"-1929,9)"Get Out And Get Under The Moon"-1928, and 10)"Is There Anything Wrong In That?"-1928