Information on Searching Artists
This section is an alphabetical list of every person who received air credit (or should have received air credit) on every program in the archive. Alphabetizing a list of names would be easy if everyone had a first and a last name. But they don't and one has to start making decisions. Alphabetized by first or last name? The "program names" are alphabetized by the actual name of the program, not a person. "The Jack Benny Show" is therefore listed under "Jack" and not "Benny." I ignore "The," "A" and "An" for greater clarity. In the "people" section, I've had to deal with those with three (or more names) like "Adam Clayton Powell," those who usually use only initials ("H.V. Kaltenborn") or a combination (like "J. David Goldin") and other variations. "Benny Goodman and His Orchestra" is filed under "Goodman," as is his trio, his quartet, etc. Caution: many names look like they are spelled incorrectly, but they may not be (then again, some of them probably are). This apparent error may in fact be a reference to someone you never heard of who spells his name differently. Steven Allen is not the same person as Steve Allen, the comedian/ musician/author. John Kennedy was both a NBC announcer in the mid-30s and a president. They were not the same guy.
I've tried to eliminate all titles. Therefore, unless I didn't know the first name, you'll see no "Generals," "Doctors," "Governors," "Bishops" or other honorifics. Hyphenated names, those that end with "Jr." and those with lineage descriptors (John Jones III) were invented just to make life difficult. I couldn't bring myself to list the king of England as "Windsor, George." You will probably agree with some of my decisions and disagree with others. At least I tried to be consistent.
AAF Orchestra and Chorus, The (1)
ABC Dramatic Orchestra, The (2)
ABC Symphony Orchestra, The (25)
ABC Variety Orchestra, The (2)
Abravenel and His Orchestra, Maurice (1)
Abyssinian Baptist Church Philharmonic Glee Club, The (1)
Acapella Choir From Cleveland Heights High School, The (1)
Accordion, Michael and His (1)
Ackers and His Orchestra, Andrew (35)
Acuff and The Cumberland Valley Boys, Roy (1)
Acuff and The Smoky Mountain Boys, Roy (66)
Adlam and His Orchestra, Basil (126)
Adlam and The Hollywood Music Hall Orchestra, Basil (1)
Adlerikans, Charlie Kent and His (3)
Aeden, The Choir Of The Church Of St. (2)
AEF, Glenn Miller's American Band Of The (1)
AEF, The Canadian Band Of The (1)
AFRS Jubilee Orchestra, The (1)
AFRS Orchestra Latina, The (1)
AFRS String Orchestra, The (3)
AFRS Stringwood Orchestra, The (1)
Agay and His Orchestra, Denes (18)
Agnew and His Orchestra, Charles (1)
Agnew and His Orchestra, Charlie (3)
Ainsworth, William Harrison (2)
Air Force Concert Orchestra, The (4)
Air Force Symphony Orchestra, The (130)
Alexander and His Orchestra and Chorus, Jeff (1)
Alexander and His Orchestra and His Orchestra and Chorus, Jeff (3)
Alexander and His Orchestra, Jeff (271)
Alexander and His Orchestra, Van (4)
Alexander Chorus, The Jeff (84)
Alexander, Grover Cleveland (2)
Alfredo's Marimba Orchestra, Don (1)
All American Jazz Band, The (1)
All-Americans, The Transco (10)
All-Stars, Benny Goodman and His V-Disc (1)
All-Stars, Charlie Parker and The (1)
All-Stars, Coleman Hawkins and His (1)
All-Stars, Dodo Marmarosa and His (1)
All-Stars, Henry Coker and The (1)
All-Stars, Howard Rumsey and His Lighthouse (1)
All-Stars, Jazz At The Philharmonic (2)
All-Stars, The Black and White Recording (1)
All-Stars, The Lionel Hampton (1)
Allegheny Ludlum Concert Orchestra, The (1)
Allen and His Orchestra, Don (1)
Allen and His Orchestra, Richard (1)
Allen and His Orchestra, Steve (1)
Allison Sextette, The Jack (4)
Allouette Quartet Of Montreal, The (1)
Aloma and His Orchestra, Hal (1)
Amalgamated Dance Orchestra, The (1)
American Band Of The AEF, The (4)
American Folk Singers Of Boston (1)
American Melody Hour Orchestra, The (1)
American Melody Orchestra, The (10)
American People's Chorus, The (1)
American Youth Orchestra, The (2)
Americans, Virginio Marucci and His South (1)
Ames and His Orchestra, Wilson (3)
Amsterdam Kliegfeld, Chana (2)
Anderson and His Orchestra, Leroy (2)
Anderson and His Pops Orchestra, Leroy (6)
Anderson, Frederick Irving (1)
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman (1)
Andrini and His Argentines, Frank (1)
Angeles, The Grand Opera Chorus and Orchestra Of Los (1)
Angeles, The Standard Symphony Orchestra Of Los (9)
Anthony and His Orchestra and Chorus, Ray (1)
Anthony and His Orchestra, Al (1)
Anthony and His Orchestra, Ray (37)
Anthony and His Orchestra, Thomas (1)
Antonini and His Orchestra, Alfredo (34)
Antonini Ensemble, Alfredo (8)
Apta and The Tap Time Orchestra, Frank (1)
Archbishop Of Canterbury, The (1)
Arden and His Orchestra, Victor (43)
Arden, Victor and His Orchesta (1)
Arden, Victor and His Orchestra (1)
Arkie, The Arkansas Woodchopper (1)
Arky The Arkansas Woodchopper (1)
Arlen and His Coral Bay Choraliers, Jerry (1)
Arlen and His Orchestra, Jerry (2)
Armbruster and His Orchestra, Robert (169)
Armbruster and His Radio City Orchestra, Robert (1)
Armed Forces Radio Orchestra, The (5)
Armed Forces Radio Service Orchestra, The (169)
Armed Forces Radio String Quartet, The (3)
Armed Forces Radio Swing Band, The (4)
Armen and The Honeydreamers, Kay (1)
Armstrong and His All-Stars, Louis (12)
Armstrong and His Orchestra, Bernie (20)
Armstrong and His Orchestra, Bob (2)
Armstrong and His Orchestra, Louis (19)
Armstrong and The Duquesne Orchestra, Bernie (2)
Army Air Forces Orchestra, The (19)
Army Ground Forces Symphonic Band, The (1)
Army Of Stars Orchestra, The (10)
Arnaud and His Orchestra, Leo (1)
Arnaz and His Orchestra, Desi (16)
Arnell and His Orchestra, Artie (1)
Arnheim and His Orchestra, Gus (19)
Arno and His Orchestra, Victor (1)
Arnold and His Orchestra, Murray (2)
Arnold and The Wranglers, Eddy (1)
Arnold Quintet, The Horace (1)
Arnow and His Orchestra, Leo (1)
Art, The Orchestra of The McKuen School Of Music and (1)
Artists, Vick Meyers' Atlanta Melody (1)
Artz and His Baker's Chocolate Orchestra, Billy (2)
Artzt and His Orchestra, Bill (1)
Artzt and His Orchestra, William (4)
Association, The Chorus Of The San Francisco Youth (1)
Association, The Colonial Black (1)
Atlantic Dance Orchestra, The (1)
Atwater Kent Orchestra, The (1)
Augmented BBC Variety Orchestra, The (1)
Augustine and His Orchestra, Johnny (1)
Auld and His Orchestra, Georgie (6)
Aurandt and His Orchestra, Richard (5)
Australian Jazz Quartet, The (1)
Ayers and His Orchestra, Mitchell (18)
Ayers, and His Orchestra, Mitchell (1)
Ayers, Mitchell and His Orchestra (1)
Ayers, Mitchell and His Orchestra (1)
Ayres and His Orchestra, Mitchell (79)
Ayres, Mitchell and His Orchestra (2)