USAF SERENADE IN BLUE "Cherokee"

 The United States Air Force "Men who wear the Air Force blue" bring you A Serenade in Blue. To encourage civilians to join the Air Force and slip into their Air Force blues, the US Air Force created this well-done musical program. This episode from around 1963 was produced at the Radio Recording Unit of the USAF Band at Bolling Air Force Base (Headquarters Command) Washington D.C.

The public service radio program Serenade in Blue was written, produced, and performed by men in blue. It featured three top-notch Air Force bands: The Air Force Strings, Symphony in Blue, and the big band sound of Airmen of Note (which was originally started by Glenn Miller during WWII). This episode is from the summer of 1963. Recorded and produced by the Air Force Band radio recording unit at Bolling AFB home of the USAF Band, Col. George S. Howard commander. Singing Sergeants, Robert L. Landers director. Singing Sergeant airman Robert Alan Campbell announcer-producer. Distributed on transcriptions to all USA radio stations.

WAMU-FM USAF BAND "Watergate Concert"

 

In the summer of 1962 ( June 29) WAMU-FM, Washington DC, presented live coverage of The United States Air Force Band and Symphony Orchestra concerts from the Watergate Amphitheater to the radio stations of The Educational Radio Network. (ERN was pre-National Public Radio). This audio, featuring only excerpts, was captured on cassette in the main control room at WAMU-FM on the campus of American University. For WAMU-FM, George Geesey Station Manager. Nathan Arnold Shaw, Program Director and R. Alan Campbell, announcer. For USAF BAND, Col George S. Howard commander, Captain John F. Yesulitus , conductor and Staff Sergeant Harry Gleeson, Band announcer.

SERENADE IN BLUE USAF

 

"Men who wear the Air Force blue bring you A Serenade in Blue. To encourage civilians to join the Air Force. The US Air Force created this well-done musical program. Each Serenade in Blue program was written, produced, performed by men in blue. It featured three top-notch Air Force bands: The Air Force Strings, Symphony in Blue, and the big band sound of Airmen of Note (which was originally started by Glenn Miller during WWII). Earlier 1950s - 1960s programs include The Air Force Symphony Orchestra and The Singing Sergeants. This program was recorded around 1963 at the USAF Band radio recording unit at Bolling Air Force Base where wild tracks were recorded featuring components of the USAF Band. Wild tracks of music, production themes and announcer voice track were loaded on individual AMPEX 350 tape decks and mixed down to create a fifteen minute audio recording which was sent to USAF recruiting in New York City for duplication on 12 inch vinyl record transcriptions which were mailed to practically every radio station in the country. --- Notes by R A Campbell, this blog editor and former USAF Band radio unit producer/announcer.