Jubilee

Jimmie Lunceford, Lena Horne

English · Music, Radio, Performing Arts

Jubilee was a radio variety program created to showcase Black performers and musical talent. Its broadcasts brought together singers, bandleaders, and other entertainers, offering listeners a lively mix of music and performance.

This recording features bandleader Jimmie Lunceford and singer Lena Horne. Their presence points to the program’s central appeal: hearing prominent artists bring their distinctive styles to a broadcast built around Black music and entertainment.

The result is a musical variety experience shaped by its performers rather than a single dramatic storyline. Listeners can enjoy the contrast of a celebrated bandleader and a poised, expressive vocalist in a program that preserves an important platform for Black artists on wartime radio.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.