AFRS-V-Disc-7

About this film

The Army was the original source of the V-Disc records, with their first being issued in October of 1943.The Armyâs V-Disc project provided a monthly 'care' package of music especially recorded for troops overseas. Soldiers fighting a far-flung war welcomed these musical snapshots of life back home.The V-Disc project actually began in June 1941,six months before the United States' involvement in World War II, when Captain Howard Bronson was assigned to the Army's Recreation and Welfare Section as a musical advisor. Bronson suggested the troops might appreciate a series of records featuring military band music,inspirational records that could motivate soldiers and improve morale. By 1942, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) sent 16-inch, 33 rpm vinyl transcription discs to the troops from eight sources: special recording sessions, concerts, recitals, radio broadcasts, film sound tracks and commercial records.

Directors & creators

dont1961

Subjects

AFRS;OTR;WWII;Carol Bruce;Red Norvo;Tommy Dorsey;V-Disc;Bing Crosby;Frank Sinatra;Josh White;Charlie Barnet;Jimmie Lunceford;Whittmore & Lowe;Charlie Spivak;Woody Herman;Bobby Hackett;Sidney Bechet;Les Brown;Woody Herman;Clyde Lucas;Tommy Tucker;Toscanini;Harry James;Jack Teagarden;Andy Russell;Artie Shaw;Billie Holiday;Louis Prima;Count Bassie;Light Crust Doughboys;Roy Rogers

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