| Catalogue Number |
4885 |
|---|---|
| Program Number |
8 |
| Date |
April 25, 1944 |
| Title |
"Dorie Got A Medal" |
| Description |
A really GREAT jazz-and jive opera about a colored mess boy in the Navy who becomes a hero at Pearl Harbor. Based on a true story; "a boogie-woogie biographical ballad." The week previously, Leadbelly was announced as being on the program, but is not heard. |
| Artists |
Langston Hughes (additional music and lyrics), Laura Duncan, Ken Reynard, Jim Backus, Rosetta Linoir, Earl Himan, Norman Corwin (writer, producer, director), Josh White, Canada Lee, Mary Lou Williams, The Golden Gate Quartet, Jeff Alexander and His Orchestra (composer, conductor) |
| Source |
CBS net |
| Sponsor |
Sustaining |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Complete |
Complete |
| Duration |
29:43 |