GLENN MILLER AAF ORCHESTRA
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SSRH 784
June 7, 2025
ON THE CONTINENT – PART 4
Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
Directed by Capt. Glenn Miller
MUSIC FROM AMERICA
Office of War Information
Program 16
(17-1768)
Recorded May 19, 1944
NBC Studio 6-A
Radio City
New York
Maj. Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra
Directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray and T/Sgt. Ray McKinley
BBC SLO-71954
The American Band of the AEF
Army Air Forces Orchestra (Special) directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Recorded Monday, April 9, 1945
3:20-3:55 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
First Broadcast Tuesday, May 1, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
(AEFP)
WO Paul Dudley, host
BBC SLO-71261
The American Band of the AEF
Army Air Forces Orchestra (Special) directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Recorded Monday, April 9, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
First Broadcast Friday, May 4, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
(AEFP)
WO Paul Dudley, host
BBC SLO-71510
The Swing Shift
The American Dance Band directed by T/Sgt. Ray McKinley
Recorded Tuesday, April 10, 1945
3:20-3:55 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Saturday, May 5, 1945
5:01 -5:30 pm
(AEFP)
Cpl. Paul Dubov, announcer
T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, host
BBC SLO-71956
The Swing Shift
The American Dance Band directed by T/Sgt. Ray McKinley
Recorded Wednesday, April 11, 1945
10:20-10:55 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Wednesday, May 2, 1945
9:15 -9:45 am
(AEFP)
Cpl. Paul Dubov, announcer
T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, host
BBC SLO-72387
The American Band of the AEF
Army Air Forces Orchestra (Special) directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Recorded Monday, April 16, 1945
3:20-3:55 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Tuesday, May 15, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
(AEFP)
WO Paul Dudley, announcer
BBC SLO 71881
Major Glenn Miller’s American Band of the AEF
Army Air Forces Band (Special) directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Recorded Monday, April 16, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Friday, May 18, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
(AEFP)
WO Paul Dudley, announcer
BBC SLO-72005
The Swing Shift
The American Dance Band directed by T/Sgt. Ray McKinley
Recorded Friday, April 20, 1945
10:30-11:00 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Wednesday, May 19, 1945
5:01 -5:30 pm
(AEFP)
Cpl. Paul Dubov, announcer
T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, host
BBC SLO 73128
Major Glenn Miller’s American Band of the AEF
Army Air Forces Band (Special) directed by T/Sgt. Jerry Gray
Recorded Monday, May 7, 1945
8:45-9:15 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Tuesday, June 5, 1945
8:30-9:00 pm
(AEFP)
Sgt. Broderick Crawford, announcer
BBC SLO-74256
The Swing Shift
The American Dance Band directed by T/Sgt. Ray McKinley
Recorded Thursday, May 10, 1945
10:30-11:00 pm
Olympia Theatre
Paris, France
Broadcast Saturday, June 16, 1945
5:01 -5:30 pm
(AEFP)
Sgt. Broderick Crawford, announcer
T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, host
Playlist
(19May44) (17-1768) I Sustain the Wings (theme), Bubble Bath (9Apr45-1) Moonlight Serenade (opening theme, Here We Go Again, My Prayer (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley and the Ensemble, vocal); Medley: Schubert’s Serenade (old), Some Other Time (new) (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Little Brown Jug (borrowed from Glenn Miller), Under a Blanket of Blue (blue); No Compris, With My Head in the Clouds (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, the Crew Chiefs and the Ensemble, vocal), Moonlight Serenade (closing theme) (9Apr45-2-Probable) Candy (Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal) (10Apr45 SS) Chattanooga Choo Choo (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley and the Crew Chiefs, vocal), Drums Away (the Big Beat), Song and Dance (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, vocal) (closing theme; partial) (11Apr45 SS) Breakin’ in a New Pair of Shoes, How Blue the Night (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Flying Home, AEFP program close, AEFP Station Identification and Frequency ID (16Apr45-1) Measure for Measure (probable) (16Apr45-2) Oranges and Lemons (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, Cpl. Artie Malvin and the Crew Chiefs, vocal) (20Apr45-SS) Song and Dance (opening theme) (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, vocal), Tail End Charlie, Bubble Bath, Embraceable You (Sgt. Johnny Desmond, vocal), Waitin’ for the Evening Mail (Sittin’ on the Inside Lookin’ at the Outside) (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, vocal), Drums Away (the Big Beat), Song and Dance (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal) (closing theme) (7May45) Moonlight Serenade (opening theme), American Patrol, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; unidentified tune fragment from an unknown date (10May45 SS) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (partial), One O’Clock Jump (partial), Anchors Aweigh, Song and Dance (T/Sgt. Ray McKinley, Sgt. Johnny Desmond and the Crew Chiefs, vocal) (closing theme), AEFP program close, AEFP station Identification and Frequency ID
(19May44) (17-1768) Everybody Loves My Baby, I Sustain the Wings (theme)
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