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Website. www .siriusxm .com /channels /40s-junction. '40s Junction is a commercial-free music channel on the Sirius XM Radio platform, broadcasting on channel 71; as well as Dish Network channel 6071. The channel mainly airs big band, swing, and hit parade music from 1936 to 1949, with occasional songs from the early-1950s.
Radio Bible Class (1940–1961) Radio Bible Hour (1935–present) Radio City Music Hall (1932–1942) Radio Daze (1996–1998) The Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly; The Radio Guild (1929–1940) Rambling with Gambling (1925–2000) The Ranch Boys (1934–1956) Ray Perkins (1930–1941) Raymond Gram Swing (1936–1951) The Red Foley Show (1951 ...
The Adventures of Nero Wolfe. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The Adventures of Philip Marlowe. The Adventures of Sam Spade. The Adventures of the Thin Man. The Affairs of Ann Scotland. The Affairs of Peter Salem. Against the Storm (radio program) The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen.
ISBN 1-904041-96-5. The swing era (also frequently referred to as the big band era) was the period (1933–1947) when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States, especially for teenagers. Though this was its most popular period, the music had actually been around since the late 1920s and early 1930s, being played by ...
In October 1940, Glenn Miller engaged them to record It's Make Believe Ballroom Time, a sequel to the original Make Believe Ballroom, which they had recorded earlier for Martin Block's big band show of the same name, on WNEW New York. In January 1941, Miller made The Modernaires an important part of one of the most popular big bands of all time.
Starting in 1929, Guy Lombardo begin a series of annual New Year's Eve remote broadcasts of his "sweet" big-band music from several venues in New York City. Featuring his Royal Canadians Orchestra, Lombardo's performances continued for nearly half a century. From 1929 to 1959, his earliest broadcasts originated live on both the CBS and NBC ...
In the post World War 2 period, KGO produced many live music programs, including that of Western Swing bandleader Bob Wills, whose music was a staple of the time. KGO was instrumental in bringing the first exercise show to broadcasting, hosted by Jack LaLanne , a fitness instructor and gym operator in nearby Oakland.
Western swing. Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. The name derived from its emphasis on the off-beat, or nominally weaker beat.