Big Band Remote Broadcasts

Jerry Arlen and Peggy Healy with Paul Whiteman

English · Music, Radio

This recording is identified as a remote broadcast featuring Jerry Arlen and Peggy Healy with Paul Whiteman. It offers a glimpse of a big-band radio performance from December 7, 1933, with the singers appearing alongside Whiteman’s orchestra.

Remote broadcasts brought music to listeners from outside the studio, giving the program the feel of a live performance. The focus here is the combination of vocal features and big-band accompaniment, presented in the direct, performance-centered style of early radio entertainment.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.