Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977
2. Miller, Luther D.
3. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
4. Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994
5. Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
6. Langford, Frances
7. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
8. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985
9. Thomas, William Nathaniel, 1892-1971
10. United States. Armed Forces Radio Service.
11. Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, performer.

Found in

1. Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966.

Description

1. 2 streaming audio files (approximately 30 min.) : digital, mono.

Alternative title

1. AFRS V-J special show
2. Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966.

Subject

1. Live sound recordings
2. Popular music radio programs
3. World War, 1939-1945 > Songs and music
4. Radio programs, Musical > United States
5. Popular music > United States > 1941-1950

Genre/Form

1. Popular music radio programs.
2. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. Opening announcements -- Invocation read by Miller -- America, the beautiful (Shore) -- Reading by Bob Hope -- The house I live in (Sinatra) -- Commentary -- I've been working on the railroad (Shore) -- Don't sit under the apple tree (Langford) -- Gee Mom I want to go home (Orchestra & Chorus) -- Commentary -- We gather together (To ask the Lord's blessing) (Langford) -- Speech (President Truman) -- Commentary ; White Christmas (Crosby) -- Prayer in memory of the fallen written by William Welch (?), read by Welles -- Benediction read by William N. Thomas.

Call number

1. *LK-16 625

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger from label on original disc; credits from audition.
2. Program dedicated to the victory of America over Japan in World War II.
3. Streaming files transferred from 1 original 16 in. 33 1/3 rpm lacquer disc. Each side corresponds to one file.

Access (note)

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Source (note)

1. Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of the Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966, *L (Special) 88-03.

Title

1. Armed Forces Radio Service : radio broadcast, 1945-09-02 : special V-J show.

Production

1. 1945.

Country of producing entity

1. United States.

Type of content

1. performed music

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. online resource

Performer

1. Bing Crosby, host ; Chief of chaplains Luther D. Miller, U.S. Navy chief of chaplains William N. Thomas, President Harry S. Truman, commentators ; Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Dinah Shore, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, performers ; AFRS Orchestra.

Event

1. Broadcast live from Washington (D.C.) 1945 September 2.

Access

1. Access to original items restricted. Patrons can access streaming audio only on site at the NYPL Research Libraries.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of the Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966, *L (Special) 88-03.

Source

1. Gift; Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977, host.
2. Miller, Luther D., commentator.
3. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, performer.
4. Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, commentator.
5. Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994, performer.
6. Hope, Bob, 1903-2003, performer.
7. Langford, Frances, performer.
8. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, commentator.
9. Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, performer.
10. Thomas, William Nathaniel, 1892-1971, commentator.
11. United States. Armed Forces Radio Service.
12. Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, performer.
13. Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004 donor.
14. Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994 donor.

Added title

1. Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966.

Found in:

1. Lawrence and Lee collection of broadcast recordings,1942-1966.

Research call number

1. *LK-16 625