GI Jive
Alexander's Ragtime Band
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GI Jive was a radio program created for American service members during World War II, bringing popular music and an upbeat presentation to listeners in uniform. Its broadcasts featured music from the era alongside the informal, lively style of a radio disc jockey.
This entry is identified with “Alexander's Ragtime Band,” a song title that evokes the program’s musical focus. The listening experience centers on period popular music and the friendly atmosphere of a wartime radio broadcast, rather than a dramatic story.
With its blend of music and conversational presentation, GI Jive offers a glimpse of the entertainment made for service members far from home and the songs that helped connect them with familiar sounds of American popular culture.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.