Music
Richard Strauss
There was not much truly spectacular about the course of [Strauss's] life, which was most happily free from the material troubles which bede…
The Roy Rogers Show
In this episode of The Roy Rogers Show, Roy sings "As I Go Singing Down The Road." The cast becomes concerned when they keep heari…
The Seven Lively Arts
“... But, beside those great men, there is a certain number of artists who have a distinct faculty of their own by which they convey to us a…
AFRS-V-Disc-8
The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943. The Army's V-Disc project provided…
Charles Dickens and Music
This is a detailed exploration of the references to music in the novels of Dickens: songs, instrumental pieces, performers, composers, and m…
Jazz Today
Episode #85 of Jazz Today was broadcast on August 19, 1958, on KOMO in Seattle. This episode features a variety of jazz performances and dis…
Jazz Today
Episode #19 of "Jazz Today" is hosted by Bill Coben and aired on KOMO, Seattle on New Year's Eve, 1957. With just an hour or so to…
Selections from The Army and Navy Hymnal
This collection was a joint effort by the chaplains of the US Army and the Navy to meet the needs of divine services conducted in the Army a…
Contemporary American Composers
Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Sealtest Variety Theater
Dorothy Lamour hosts this musical variety show featuring the talented Jack Benny as this week's guest.
Big Band Special
Big Band Special features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra directed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Clare Teal presents this exciting perf…
Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show
In this delightful Thanksgiving episode of the Bing Crosby Rosemary Clooney Show, Rosemary Clooney sings, "It's A Most Unusual Day.&quo…
Kraft Music Hall With Bing Crosby
Join Bing Crosby and a talented ensemble including The Chariotters, John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra, The Kraft Choral Club, Charles Hen…
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of th…
J.S. Bach
Second volume of an analysis of Johann Sebastian Bach's life and musical compositions, and of the artistic, philosophical, and religious wor…
Duke Ellington
Experience the vibrant sounds of Duke Ellington as he takes the stage at The Cotton Club in New York City. This broadcast from March 18, 193…
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…
Physiology of the Opera
Trust Scrici for a tell all, no holds barred exposé of the modern opera . . . well, modern as of . . . er . . . say, 1852. (Summary …
The Bing Crosby Show
In this episode of The Bing Crosby Show, the first song features Peggy Lee and Bing Crosby performing "Little Jack Frost, Get Lost.&quo…
Delmore Brothers
The Delmore Brothers, Alton and Rabon, were country music pioneers and stars of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s. Born into poverty in Elkmon…