1941–1945 · Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
A different band, a different camp, six nights a week
The idea was simple and enormously expensive: take the country's most bookable orchestra, put it on a train to a camp or a bomber plant, and broadcast the dance to everyone else. Six nights a week for four years. It made Coca-Cola the most heard sponsor in America and it left behind a run of location recordings with a quality nothing in a studio has — several thousand servicemen in a hangar, reacting in real time to In the Mood.
60 broadcasts · 6 years held · Army camps and war plants
Surviving broadcasts of the Coca-Cola sponsored series, indexed by band and first song. Recordings held by the Internet Archive.
22 November
No. 60
1941
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
29 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
5 December
No. 59
1941
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
6 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
20 December
No. 58
1941
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
29 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
17 January
No. 57
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
31 January
No. 56
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
29 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
28 February
No. 55
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
29 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
7 October
No. 54
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
13 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
14 October
No. 53
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
12 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
21 October
No. 52
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
18 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
28 October
No. 51
1942
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
11 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
1 June
No. 50
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
10 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
30 June
No. 49
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
6 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
30 June
No. 48
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
10 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
20 July
No. 47
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
13 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
21 July
No. 46
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
22 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
24 July
No. 45
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
20 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
26 July
No. 44
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
22 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
31 July
No. 43
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
12 August
No. 42
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
25 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
17 August
No. 41
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
24 September
No. 40
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
25 September
No. 39
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
28 September
No. 38
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
29 September
No. 37
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
24 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
28 October
No. 36
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
18 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
4 November
No. 35
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
22 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
5 November
No. 34
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
8 November
No. 33
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
25 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
9 November
No. 32
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
9 November
No. 31
1943
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
2 January
No. 30
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
21 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
6 January
No. 29
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
9 January
No. 28
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
13 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
9 January
No. 27
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
25 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
10 January
No. 26
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
21 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
11 January
No. 25
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
12 January
No. 24
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
13 January
No. 23
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
24 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
15 January
No. 22
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
22 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
16 January
No. 21
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
23 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
6 August
No. 20
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
13 August
No. 19
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
29 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
17 August
No. 18
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
7 September
No. 17
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
12 September
No. 16
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
26 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
19 September
No. 15
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
25 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
26 September
No. 14
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
25 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
3 October
No. 13
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
24 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
10 October
No. 12
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
26 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
15 October
No. 11
1945
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
21 May
No. 10
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
28 May
No. 9
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
4 June
No. 8
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
25 July
No. 7
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
3 August
No. 6
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
10 August
No. 5
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
17 August
No. 4
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
24 October
No. 3
1947
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
15 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Undated
No. 2
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
Undated
No. 1
Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC
14 min
Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mutual, then Blue Network / ABC. Recording held by the Internet Archive;
