Stars for Defense
Stars for Defense is a series of albums recorded for the United States Federal Civil Defense Administration from 1956 to 1967. Radio stations were instructed to broadcast the content to help Americans prepare for possible disasters, like a nuclear attack. They contained both music and interviews.
The total running time was approximately 15 minutes per side and
only on a specific date was it to be played. M.C. Jay Jackson would introduces the week's musical guests. The background music was supplied by Ray Bloch and his orchestra.
Discography
- Program No. 1 Frankie Laine -
- Program No. 2 Eydie Gorme -
- Program No. 3 Dick Haymes -
- Program No. 4 Dinah Shore -
- Program No. 5 Johnny Mercer -
- Program No. 6 The Chordettes -
- Program No. 7 Al Hibbler -
- Program No. 8 The Four Lads -
- Program No. 9 Don Cherry -
- Program No. 10 Sunny Gale -
- Program No. 11 Burl Ives -
- Program No. 12 Robert Weede -
- Program No. 15 Martha Wright -
- Program No. 51 Lanny Ross -
- Program No. 52 James Melton -
- Program No. 59 Janet Blair 1957
- Program No. 60 The Chordettes 1957
- Program No. 67 Abe Burrows -
- Program No. 68 The Three Suns & Annette Warren 1958
- Program No. 69 Roger Williams & The Four Esquires 1958
- Program No. 70 Victor Borge 1958
- Program No. 75 The Ink Spots
- Program No. 76 June Valli
- Program No. 77 Les Paul, Mary Ford
- Program No. 78 Jeri Southern
- Program No. 111 Roberta Sherwood -
- Program No. 112 Dixieland All Stars -
- Program No. 123 Rosemary Clooney
- Program No. 124 Gloria Wood Choir
- Program No. 125 Margaret Whiting 1959
- Program No. 126 Bing Crosby 1959
- Program No. 129 Anna Maria Alberghetti 1959
- Program No. 130 Roger Williams 1959
- Program No. 131 Evelyn Knight 1959
- Program No. 132 Andy Griffith 1959
- Program No. 139 Don Shirley Trio -
- Program No. 140 Dick Haymes -
- Program No. 149 Jimmy Dean -
- Program No. 150 Jane Morgan -
- Program No. 151 Don Cherry -
- Program No. 152 Lu Ann Simms -
- Program No. 153 Alan Dale -
- Program No. 154 Count Basie -
- Program No. 155 Kay Armen -
- Program No. 156 Andy Williams -
- Program No. 175 Roy Hamilton Feb. 7, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "sing you sinners, ebb tide, Kerry dances, you'll never walk alone
- Program No. 176 The Chordettes Feb. 14, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "Alabama jubilee, Don't take your love from me, seventy six trombones, wait till the sun shines Nellie"
- Program No. 179 Johnny Desmond -
- Program No. 180 Diahann Carroll -
- Program No. 185 Johnny Nash -
- Program No. 186 Evelyn Knight -
- Program No. 187 Lou Monte -
- Program No. 188 The Four Lads -
- Program No. 189 Hildegarde -
- Program No. 190 Glenn Miller -
- Program No. 191 Eartha Kitt - "Independent", "Old-Fashioned Girl" and "C'est Si Bon"
- Program No. 192 Somethin' Smith & the Redheads - "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "A Hundred Years From the Day" and "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie".
- Program No. 193 Dorothy Collins - "Several songs part Italian and Melancholy Baby, When I Fall In Love" - Ray Bloch plays "The Best Things in Life Are Free"
- Program No. 194 The Four Aces - "Poor Butterfly", "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" - Ray Bloch plays "How High The Moon"
- Program No. 195 June Valli -
- Program No. 196 Frankie Laine -
- Program No. 197 Helen Forrest -
- Program No. 198 The Crewcuts -
- Program No. 199 Betty Madigan -
- Program No. 200 Don Cherry -
- Program No. 201 Georgia Gibbs -
- Program No. 202 Johnny Mathis -
- Program No. 203 The Dukes Of Dixieland -
- Program No. 204 Kay Armen -
- Program No. 215 Roy Hamilton sing three songs
- Program No. 216 Jack Haskell -
- Program No. 227 Jonah Jones - Sings 3 songs.
- Program No. 228 Eileen Barton - Sings 3 songs.
- Program No. 229 Johnny Nash
- Program No. 230 Jaye P. Morgan
- Program No. 231 The Four Lads
- Program No. 232 Teresa Brewer
- Program No. 241 Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries -
- Program No. 242 Ted Lewis -
- Program No. 253 Sarah Vaughan sings "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Moonlight In Vermont" and "Day In, Day Out".
- Program No. 254 Tommy Leonetti performs "That Old Black Magic", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" and "The Way You Look Tonight".
- Program No. 273 The Merrill Staton Voices
- Program No. 274 Felicia Sanders
- Program No. 289 Betty Johnson
- Program No. 290 The Ames Brothers
- Program No. 293 Carmel Quinn
- Program No. 294 Johnny Desmond
- Program No. 297 Toni Arden
- Program No. 298 Robert Merrill
- Program No. 303 Sally Ann Howes sings "Isn't It Romantic?", "Another Time, Another Place", and "You're Nearer".
- Program No. 304 Cab Calloway sings "Get Happy", "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "Jumpin' Jive".
- Program No. 307 Earl Wrightson sings "They Call the Wind Maria", "If Ever I Would Leave You", and "I Still See Elisa".
- Program No. 308 Don Cherry sings "You Make Me Feel So Young", "I'm Just a Country Boy" and "Too Close For Comfort".
- Program No. 313 The Modernaires
- Program No. 314 Tommy Leonetti
- Program No. 319 Buddy Greco
- Program No. 320 Four Lads
- Program No. 329 Merv Griffin
- Program No. 330 June Valli
- Program No. 333 Connee Boswell
- Program No. 334 Jerry Vale
- Program No. 335 Johnnie Ray sings "I Won't Dance"/"When You're Smiling" medley, "Moon River" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?".
- Program No. 336 Erroll Garner Trio performs "Back in Your Own Backyard", "El Papa Grande", and "Just One of Those Things".
- Program No. 337 Betty Johnson sings "Who Cares?", "How Little We Know", and "My Favorite Things."
- Program No. 338 The Buffalo Bills Quartet sing "Two Blue Pigeons", "Your Eyes Told Me So" and "You Don't Need Her". Mississippi Mudcats perform "Riverboat Shuffle".
- Program No. 343 The Chordettes - sing three songs
- Program No. 344 Peter Duchin – sings three songs
- Program No. 377 Stuart Foster sings 3 songs
- Program No. 378 The Chordettes sing three songs
- Program No. 393 Eddy Arnold
- Program No. 394 Leslie Uggams
- Program No. 407 Ray Charles Singers
- Program No. 408 Kay Armen
- Program No. 415 Arthur Godfrey
- Program No. 416 Vivienne Della Chiesa
- Program No. 417 Joe Williams
- Program No. 419 Jill Corey
- Gogi Grant
- The Kirby Stone Four
- Denise Lor
- Jaye P. Morgan
- Alan Dale
- Kay Armen
- Mel Tormé
- Earl Wrightson & Lois Hunt
- Julie Wilson
- Bert Parks
- Tex Beneke
- Della Reese
- Jill Corey
- Vaughn Munroe
- Stewart Foster
- Chris Connor
- Don Cornell
- José Melis
- Dorothy Sarnoff