- Stars for Defense
Stars for Defense was a series of record albums, recorded for The
Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization /TheFederal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) from 1956 to 1967. Radio stations were instructed to play these in time of emergency 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 andonly on a specific date was it to be played. M.C.Jay Jackson would introduces the week's musical guests (one week per side). The background music was supplied byRay Bloch and hisorchestra .Discography
----
* Program NO. 1Frankie Laine - (Do Not Play Before Oct 7, 1956)
* Program NO. 2Eydie Gorme - (Do Not Play Before Oct 14, 1956)
* Program NO. 3Dick Haymes - (Do Not Play Before Oct 21, 1956)* Program NO. 4
Dinah Shore - (Do Not Play Before Oct 28, 1956)
* Program NO. 9 Don Cherry - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 2, 1956)
* Program NO. 10Sunny Gale - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 9, 1956)
* Program NO. 51Lanny Ross - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 22, 1957)
* Program NO. 52James Melton - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 29, 1957)
* Program NO. 59Janet Blair 1957
* Program NO. 60The Chordettes 1957
* Program NO. 67Abe Burrows - (Do Not Play Before Jan. 12, 1958)
* Program NO. 68The Three Suns & Annette Warren 1958
* Program NO. 69Roger Williams & The Four Esquires 1958
* Program NO. 70Victor Borge 1958
* Program NO. 75The Ink Spots
* Program NO. 76June Valli
* Program NO. 77Les Paul ,Mary Ford
* Program NO. 78Jeri Southern
* Program NO. 123Rosemary Clooney
* Program NO. 124Gloria Wood Choir
* Program NO. 125Margaret Whiting 1959
* Program NO. 126Bing Crosby 1959
* Program NO. 129Anna Maria Alberghetti 1959
* Program NO. 130Roger Williams 1959
* Program NO. 131Evelyn Knight 1959
* Program NO. 132Andy Griffith 1959
* Program NO. 139Don Shirley Trio - (Do Not Play Before May 31,1959)
* Program NO. 140Dick Haymes - (Do Not Play Before June 7, 1959)
* Program NO. 149Jimmy Dean - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 9,1959)
* Program NO. 150Jane Morgan - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 16, 1959)
* Program NO. 151 Don Cherry - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 23,1959)
* Program NO. 152Lu Ann Simms - (Do Not Play Before Aug.30, 1959)
* Program NO. 155Kay Armen - (Do Not Play Before Sept.20, 1959)
* Program NO. 156Andy Williams - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 27, 1959)
* Program NO. 175Roy Hamilton Feb. 7, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "sing you sinners, ebb tide, Kerry dances, you'll never walk alone
* Program NO. 176The 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. 179Johnny Desmond - (Do Not Play Before March 6, 1960)
* Program NO. 180Diahann Carroll - (Do Not Play Before March 13, 1960)
* Program NO. 185Johnny Nash - (Do Not Play Before April 17,1960)
* Program NO. 186Evelyn Knight - (Do Not Play Before April 24, 1960)
* Program NO. 187Lou Monte - (Do Not Play Before May 1, 1960)
* Program NO. 188The Four Lads - (Do Not Play Before May 8, 1960)
* Program NO. 189Hildegarde - (Do Not Play Before May 15, 1960)
* Program NO. 190Glenn Miller - (Do Not Play Before May 22, 1960)
* Program NO. 191Eartha Kitt - (Do Not Play Before May 29, 1960)
* Program NO. 192Somethin' Smith & the Redheads - (Do Not Play Before June 5, 1960)
* Program NO. 193Dorothy Collins - (Do Not Play Before June 12, 1960)
* Program NO. 194The Four Aces - (Do Not Play Before June 19 1960)
* Program NO. 195June Valli - (Do Not Play Before June 26,1960)
* Program NO. 196Frankie Laine - (Do Not Play Before July 3, 1960)
* Program NO. 197Helen Forrest - (Do Not Play Before July 10, 1960)
* Program NO. 198The Crewcuts - (Do Not Play Before July 17, 1960)
* Program NO. 199Betty Madigan - (Do Not Play Before July 24, 1960)
* Program NO. 200 Don Cherry - (Do Not Play Before July 31, 1960)
* Program NO. 201Georgia Gibbs - (Do Not Play Before August 7, 1960)
* Program NO. 202Johnny Mathis - (Do Not Play Before August 14, 1960)
* Program NO. 297Arden Toni
* Program NO. 298Robert Merrill
* Program NO. 333Connee Boswell
* Program NO. 334Jerry Vale
* Gogi Grant
* The Kirby Stone Four
* Sarah Vaughan
* Tommy Leonetti
* Denise Lor
* Jaye P. Morgan
* Alan Dale
* Kay Armen
* Jonah Jones
* Eileen Barton
* Mel Torme
* 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(incomplete listing)
External links
* [http://www.conelrad.com/nuclearfamilies/ Atomic Platters]
* [http://www.atomicplatters.com/more.php?id=30_0_1_0_M/ Conlerad 2]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.