Stars for Defense
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Stars for Defense is a series of album
s recorded for the United States
Federal Civil Defense Administration
from 1956 to 1967. Radio stations were instructed to broadcast the content to help Americans prepare for possible disasters, like a nuclear attack
. They contained both music and interviews.
The total running time was approximately 15 minutes per side and
only on a specific date was it to be played. M.C. Jay Jackson
would introduces the week's musical guests (one week per side). The background music was supplied by Ray Bloch and his orchestra
.
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s recorded for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Federal Civil Defense Administration
The Federal Civil Defense Administration was organized by Democratic president Harry S. Truman on December 1, 1950, and became an official government agency on January 12, 1951...
from 1956 to 1967. Radio stations were instructed to broadcast the content to help Americans prepare for possible disasters, like a nuclear attack
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare, or atomic warfare, is a military conflict or political strategy in which nuclear weaponry is detonated on an opponent. Compared to conventional warfare, nuclear warfare can be vastly more destructive in range and extent of damage...
. They contained both music and interviews.
The total running time was approximately 15 minutes per side and
only on a specific date was it to be played. M.C. Jay Jackson
Jay Jackson
Jay Jackson was an American radio and television quiz show host and announcer more familiar for a one-off, fictitious host he played on a legendary situation comedy than he was during his time as a real radio and television performer.Jackson was the master of ceremonies of the panel quiz show...
would introduces the week's musical guests (one week per side). The background music was supplied by Ray Bloch and his orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
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Discography
- Program No. 1 Frankie LaineFrankie LaineFrankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio , was a successful American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005...
- (Do Not Play Before Oct 7, 1956) - Program No. 2 Eydie GormeEydie GorméEydie Gormé is an American singer, specializing, with her husband, Steve Lawrence, in traditional pop music, in the form of ballads and breezy swing. She has earned numerous awards, including the Grammy and the Emmy...
- (Do Not Play Before Oct 14, 1956) - Program No. 3 Dick HaymesDick HaymesRichard Benjamin "Dick" Haymes was an Argentine actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, who was an actor, television host, and songwriter....
- (Do Not Play Before Oct 21, 1956)
- Program No. 4 Dinah ShoreDinah ShoreDinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality...
- (Do Not Play Before Oct 28, 1956) - Program No. 9 Don CherryDon Cherry (singer/golfer)Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
- (Do Not Play Before Dec. 2, 1956) - Program No. 10 Sunny Gale - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 9, 1956)
- Program No. 51 Lanny RossLanny RossLanny Ross was an American singer, pianist and songwriter.-Biography:Lancelot Patrick Ross was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Yale University in 1928, where he was a member of Zeta Psi and Skull and Bones. He later studied classical vocal technique at the Juilliard School of...
- (Do Not Play Before Sept. 22, 1957) - Program No. 52 James MeltonJames MeltonJames Melton , a popular singer in the 1920s and early 1930s, later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932-35...
- (Do Not Play Before Sept. 29, 1957) - Program No. 59 Janet Blair 1957
- Program No. 60 The ChordettesThe ChordettesThe Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional popular music. The Chordettes were one of the longest lived vocal groups with beginnings in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s...
1957 - Program No. 67 Abe BurrowsAbe BurrowsAbe Burrows was a Tony and Pulitzer-winning American humorist, author, and director for radio and the stage.-Early years:...
- (Do Not Play Before Jan. 12, 1958) - Program No. 68 The Three Suns & Annette Warren 1958
- Program No. 69 Roger Williams & The Four Esquires 1958
- Program No. 70 Victor BorgeVictor BorgeVictor Borge ,born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark,The Unmelancholy Dane,and The Great Dane.-Early life and career:...
1958 - Program No. 75 The Ink SpotsThe Ink SpotsThe Ink Spots were a popular vocal group in the 1930s and 1940s that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm and blues and rock and roll, and the subgenre doo-wop...
- Program No. 76 June ValliJune ValliJune Valli , the stage name of June Foglia, was an American singer and television personality.Born in the Bronx, Valli was one of the stars of the 1950s television shows Stop the Music and Your Hit Parade. She sang on the show during the show's 1952–1953 season...
- Program No. 77 Les PaulLes PaulLester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...
, Mary FordMary FordMary Ford , born Iris Colleen Summers, was an American vocalist and guitarist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits... - Program No. 78 Jeri SouthernJeri SouthernGenevieve Lillian Hering, known by her stage name Jeri Southern, was an American jazz pianist and singer.-Biography:...
- Program No. 123 Rosemary ClooneyRosemary ClooneyRosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the novelty hit "Come On-a My House" written by William Saroyan and his cousin Ross Bagdasarian , which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me" Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 –...
- Program No. 124 Gloria Wood Choir
- Program No. 125 Margaret WhitingMargaret WhitingMargaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:...
1959 - Program No. 126 Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
1959 - Program No. 129 Anna Maria AlberghettiAnna Maria AlberghettiAnna Maria Alberghetti is an Italian-born operatic singer and actress.Born in Pesaro, Marche, she starred on Broadway and won a Tony Award in 1962 as Best Actress for Carnival! .Alberghetti was a child prodigy. Her father was an opera singer and concert master of the Rome Opera Company...
1959 - Program No. 130 Roger WilliamsRoger Williams (pianist)Roger Williams was an American popular music pianist. As of 2004, he had released 116 albums.-Biography:...
1959 - Program No. 131 Evelyn KnightEvelyn KnightEvelyn Knight was a popular American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, she recorded "A Little Bird Told Me" with The Stardusters, which was #1 for seven weeks and stayed on the charts for five months...
1959 - Program No. 132 Andy GriffithAndy GriffithAndy Samuel Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's epic film A Face in the Crowd before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead...
1959 - Program No. 139 Don Shirley Trio - (Do Not Play Before May 31, 1959)
- Program No. 140 Dick HaymesDick HaymesRichard Benjamin "Dick" Haymes was an Argentine actor and one of the most popular male vocalists of the 1940s and early 1950s. He was the older brother of Bob Haymes, who was an actor, television host, and songwriter....
- (Do Not Play Before June 7, 1959) - Program No. 149 Jimmy DeanJimmy DeanJimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...
- (Do Not Play Before Aug. 9,1959) - Program No. 150 Jane MorganJane MorganJane Morgan is an American popular singer, specializing in traditional pop music. Her first broad fame came in Europe....
- (Do Not Play Before Aug. 16, 1959) - Program No. 151 Don CherryDon Cherry (singer/golfer)Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
- (Do Not Play Before Aug. 23,1959) - Program No. 152 Lu Ann Simms - (Do Not Play Before Aug.30, 1959)
- Program No. 153 Alan DaleAlan DaleAlan Hugh Dale is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player. After retiring from the sport he took on a number of professions to support his family, before deciding to become a professional actor at the age of 27. With work limited in New...
- (Do Not Play Before Sept. 6, 1959) - Program No. 154 Count BasieCount BasieWilliam "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
- (Do Not Play Before Sept. 13, 1959) - Program No. 155 Kay Armen - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 20, 1959)
- Program No. 156 Andy WilliamsAndy WilliamsHoward Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
- (Do Not Play Before Sept. 27, 1959) - Program No. 175 Roy HamiltonRoy HamiltonRoy Hamilton was an American singer, who achieved major success in the US R&B and pop charts in the 1950s...
Feb. 7, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "sing you sinners, ebb tide, Kerry dances, you'll never walk alone - Program No. 176 The ChordettesThe ChordettesThe Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional popular music. The Chordettes were one of the longest lived vocal groups with beginnings in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s...
Feb. 14, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "Alabama jubilee, Don't take your love from me, seventy six trombones, wait till the sun shines Nellie" - Program No. 179 Johnny DesmondJohnny DesmondJohnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
- (Do Not Play Before March 6, 1960) - Program No. 180 Diahann Carroll - (Do Not Play Before March 13, 1960)
- Program No. 185 Johnny NashJohnny NashJohn Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". He was also the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.-Life and career:...
- (Do Not Play Before April 17, 1960) - Program No. 186 Evelyn KnightEvelyn KnightEvelyn Knight was a popular American singer of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1948, she recorded "A Little Bird Told Me" with The Stardusters, which was #1 for seven weeks and stayed on the charts for five months...
- (Do Not Play Before April 24, 1960) - Program No. 187 Lou MonteLou MonteLou Monte born Louis Scaglione, was an Italian American singer best known for a number of best-selling, Italian-themed novelty records which he recorded for both RCA Records and Reprise Records in the late 1950s and early 1960s...
- (Do Not Play Before May 1, 1960) - Program No. 188 The Four LadsThe Four LadsThe Four Lads is a popular Canadian male singing quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group earned many gold singles and albums. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember," "Standin' on the Corner," "No, Not Much," "Who Needs You," and "Istanbul."The Four Lads makes...
- (Do Not Play Before May 8, 1960) - Program No. 189 Hildegarde - (Do Not Play Before May 15, 1960)
- Program No. 190 Glenn MillerGlenn MillerAlton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
- (Do Not Play Before May 22, 1960) - Program No. 191 Eartha KittEartha KittEartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...
- (Do Not Play Before May 29, 1960)“Independent”, “Old-Fashioned Girl” and “C’est Si Bon” - Program No. 192 Somethin' Smith & the Redheads - (Do Not Play Before June 5, 1960)“You Always Hurt the One You Love”, “A Hundred Years From the Day” and “It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie”.
- Program No. 193 Dorothy CollinsDorothy CollinsDorothy Collins was a Canadian/American singer, actress, and recording artist. She was born Marjorie Chandler in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and adopted her stage name in her mid-teens.-Radio and TV:...
- (Do Not Play Before June 12, 1960)"Several songs part Italian and Melancholy Baby, When I Fall In Love" - Ray Bloch plays "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - Program No. 194 The Four AcesThe Four AcesThe Four Aces is an American male traditional pop music quartet, popular since the 1950s. Over the last half-century, the group amassed many gold records. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing", "Three Coins in the Fountain", "Stranger in Paradise", "Tell Me...
- (Do Not Play Before June 19, 1960)"Big Fat Butterfly/Poor Butterfly Mrdely, Three Coins in the Fountain, Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" - Program No. 195 June ValliJune ValliJune Valli , the stage name of June Foglia, was an American singer and television personality.Born in the Bronx, Valli was one of the stars of the 1950s television shows Stop the Music and Your Hit Parade. She sang on the show during the show's 1952–1953 season...
- (Do Not Play Before June 26, 1960) - Program No. 196 Frankie LaineFrankie LaineFrankie Laine, born Francesco Paolo LoVecchio , was a successful American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spanned 75 years, from his first concerts in 1930 with a marathon dance company to his final performance of "That's My Desire" in 2005...
- (Do Not Play Before July 3, 1960) - Program No. 197 Helen ForrestHelen ForrestHelen Forrest was one of the most popular female jazz vocalists during America's Big Band era. She was born Helen Fogel to a Jewish family in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917...
- (Do Not Play Before July 10, 1960) - Program No. 198 The Crewcuts - (Do Not Play Before July 17, 1960)
- Program No. 199 Betty MadiganBetty MadiganBetty Madigan is an American traditional popular singer and actress.In 1954, she was rated "the newer female vocalist [with] the greatest chance to become one of the top female vocalist names" in a poll of disc jockeys conducted by Billboard...
- (Do Not Play Before July 24, 1960) - Program No. 200 Don CherryDon Cherry (singer/golfer)Donald Ross Cherry is an American singer of traditional pop music, best known for his 1955 hit, "Band of Gold"; and a former amateur and professional golfer.-Biography:...
- (Do Not Play Before July 31, 1960) - Program No. 201 Georgia GibbsGeorgia GibbsGeorgia Gibbs was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs first achieved acclaim in the mid-1950s interpreting songs originating with the black rhythm and blues community and later as a featured vocalist on a long list of...
- (Do Not Play Before August 7, 1960) - Program No. 202 Johnny MathisJohnny MathisJohn Royce "Johnny" Mathis is an American singer of popular music. Starting his career with singles of standards, he became highly popular as an album artist, with several dozen of his albums achieving gold or platinum status, and 73 making the Billboard charts...
- (Do Not Play Before August 14, 1960) - Program No. 203 The Dukes Of Dixieland - (Do Not Play Before August 21, 1960)
- Program No. 204 Kay Armen - (Do Not Play Before August 28, 1960)
- Program No. 215 Roy HamiltonRoy HamiltonRoy Hamilton was an American singer, who achieved major success in the US R&B and pop charts in the 1950s...
sing three songs (Do Not Play Before November 13, 1960) - Program No. 216 Jack Haskell - (Do Not Play Before November 20, 1960)
- Program No. 227 Jonah JonesJonah JonesJonah Jones was a jazz trumpeter who is perhaps best known for creating concise versions of jazz and swing standards that appealed to a mass audience. In jazz, he might be best appreciated for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II," a reference to Louis Armstrong...
- (Do Not Play Before January 22, 1961) Sings 3 songs. - Program No. 228 Eileen Barton - (Do Not Play Before January 29, 1961) Sings 3 songs.
- Program No. 229 Johnny NashJohnny NashJohn Lester "Johnny" Nash, Jr. is an American pop singer-songwriter, best known in the US for his 1972 hit, "I Can See Clearly Now". He was also the first non-Jamaican to record reggae music in Kingston, Jamaica.-Life and career:...
- Program No. 230 Jaye P. MorganJaye P. MorganMary Margaret Morgan , known professionally as Jaye P. Morgan, is a retired popular music American singer, actress and game show panelist.-Early life:...
- Program No. 231 The Four LadsThe Four LadsThe Four Lads is a popular Canadian male singing quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group earned many gold singles and albums. Its million-selling signature tunes include "Moments to Remember," "Standin' on the Corner," "No, Not Much," "Who Needs You," and "Istanbul."The Four Lads makes...
(Do Not Play Before March 16, 1961) - Program No. 232 Teresa BrewerTeresa BrewerTeresa Brewer was an American pop singer whose style incorporated elements of country, jazz, R&B, musicals and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of the 1950s, recording nearly 600 songs. Born Theresa Breuer in Toledo, Ohio, Brewer died of a neuromuscular...
(Do Not Play Before March 23, 1961) - Program No. 241 Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries - (Do Not Play Before May 21, 1961)
- Program No. 242 Ted LewisTed LewisTed Lewis may refer to:*Ted Lewis , Edward Morgan Lewis*Ted Lewis , US bandleader, musician, entertainer, singer*Ted Lewis , English crime novelist...
- (Do Not Play Before May 28, 1961) - Program No. 253 Sarah VaughanSarah VaughanSarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
(Do Not Play Before August 13, 1961) sings “The Best Is Yet To Come”, “Moonlight In Vermont” and “Day In, Day Out”. - Program No. 254 Tommy LeonettiTommy LeonettiTommy Leonetti was an American pop singer-songwriter and actor of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. In Australia his most famous song was "My City of Sydney" and was used by the Australian TV channel ATN7 in Sydney for station identification into the 1980s...
(Do Not Play Before August 20, 1961) performs “That Old Black Magic”, “The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else” and “The Way You Look Tonight”. - Program No. 273 The Merrill Staton Voices
- Program No. 274 Felicia SandersFelicia SandersFelicia Sanders was a singer of traditional pop music.Born Felice Schwartz in Mount Vernon, New York. She sang in the 1940s, with big bands and on the radio, based in Los Angeles....
- Program No. 289 Betty JohnsonBetty JohnsonBetty Johnson is an American traditional pop and cabaret singer.-Biography:Johnson was born in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her professional debut was in a family group, The Johnson Family Singers, including her parents and three brothers, singing a repertoire primarily of religious material...
- Program No. 290 The Ames Brothers
- Program No. 293 Carmel QuinnCarmel QuinnCarmel Quinn is an Irish entertainer who has appeared on Broadway, television and radio since coming to America in 1954.-Biography:...
- Program No. 294 Johnny DesmondJohnny DesmondJohnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
- Program No. 297 Toni ArdenToni ArdenToni Arden is an American traditional pop music singer.-Biography:Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields...
- Program No. 298 Robert MerrillRobert MerrillRobert Merrill was an American operatic baritone.-Early life:Merrill was born Moishe Miller, later known as Morris Miller, in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, to tailor Abraham Miller, originally Milstein, and his wife Lillian, née Balaban, immigrants from Warsaw, Poland.His mother...
- Program No. 329 Merv GriffinMerv GriffinMervyn Edward "Merv" Griffin, Jr. was an American television host, musician, actor, and media mogul. He began his career as a radio and big band singer who went on to appear in movies and on Broadway. From 1965 to 1986 Griffin hosted his own talk show, The Merv Griffin Show on Group W Broadcasting...
(Do Not Play Before Jan. 20, 1963) - Program No. 330 June ValliJune ValliJune Valli , the stage name of June Foglia, was an American singer and television personality.Born in the Bronx, Valli was one of the stars of the 1950s television shows Stop the Music and Your Hit Parade. She sang on the show during the show's 1952–1953 season...
(Do Not Play Before Jan. 27, 1963) - Program No. 333 Connee BoswellConnee BoswellConstance Foore "Connee" Boswell was an American female vocalist born in Kansas City but raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. With her sisters, Martha and Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, she performed in the 1930s as The Boswell Sisters and became a highly influential singing group during this period via...
- Program No. 334 Jerry ValeJerry ValeJerry Vale is an American singer.-Career:In high school, in order to make some money, he took a job shining shoes in a barbershop in New York City. He sang while he shined shoes, and his boss liked the sound so well that he paid for music lessons for the boy...
- Program No. 343 The ChordettesThe ChordettesThe Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional popular music. The Chordettes were one of the longest lived vocal groups with beginnings in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s...
(1963) - sing three songs - Program No. 344 Peter DuchinPeter Duchin-Life and career:Duchin was born in New York City, the son of pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. His mother was Marjorie Oelrichs, a Newport, Rhode Island and New York City socialite who died unexpectedly when he was just five days old. He was raised by close family friends, statesman W...
(1963) – sings three songs - Program No. 377 Stuart Foster (Do Not Play Before January 21, February 4, 1962) sings 3 songs
- Program No. 378 The ChordettesThe ChordettesThe Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional popular music. The Chordettes were one of the longest lived vocal groups with beginnings in the mainstream pop and vocal harmonies of the 1940s and early 1950s...
(Do Not Play Before January 28, 1962) sing three songs - Program No. 393 Eddy ArnoldEddy ArnoldRichard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
- Program No. 394 Leslie UggamsLeslie UggamsLeslie Uggams is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her work in Hallelujah, Baby! She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.-Singing:...
- Program No. 407 Ray Charles Singers (Do not play before July 19, 1964)
- Program No. 408 Kay Armen (Do not play before July 26, 1964)
- Program No. 415 Arthur GodfreyArthur GodfreyArthur Morton Godfrey was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname, The Old Redhead...
(Do not play before September 13, 1964) - Program No. 416 Vivienne Della Chiesa (Do not play before September 20, 1964)
- Program No. 417 Joe WilliamsJoe WilliamsJoe Williams may refer to:* Cyclone Joe Williams , Negro Leagues baseball pitcher, a.k.a. "Smokey Joe" Williams* Joe Williams , achieved prominence in the late 1950s* Big Joe Williams , delta blues singer...
(Do not play before September 27, 1964) - Program No. 419 Jill CoreyJill CoreyJill Corey is a retired American traditional pop singer.Nee Norma Jean Speranza in Avonmore, Pennsylvania, about forty miles east of Pittsburgh, a coal mining community, Corey was the youngest of five children...
(Do not play before October 4, 1964)
- Gogi Grant
- The Kirby Stone Four
- Denise Lor
- Jaye P. MorganJaye P. MorganMary Margaret Morgan , known professionally as Jaye P. Morgan, is a retired popular music American singer, actress and game show panelist.-Early life:...
- Alan Dale
- Kay Armen
- Mel Torme
- Earl WrightsonEarl WrightsonEarl Wrightson was an American singer and actor best known for musical theatre, concerts and television performances. His regular singing partner was the soprano Lois Hunt.-Early life and career:...
& Lois HuntLois HuntLois Hunt was an American lyric soprano who had spent some of her earlier career performing at New York City's Metropolitan Opera and later spent four decades performing and recording classical music and musical theater numbers nationwide together with baritone Earl Wrightson.-Early life and... - Julie Wilson
- Bert Parks
- Tex Beneke
- Della Reese
- Jill Corey
- Vaughn Munroe
- Stewart Foster
- Chris Connor
- Don Cornell
- José Melis
- Dorothy SarnoffDorothy SarnoffDorothy Sarnoff was an American operatic soprano, musical theatre actress, and self-help guru. She had an active performing career from the late 1930s through the 1950s, during which time she sang in several operas with the New York City Opera and created several roles on Broadway, most notably...
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