# Stars for Defense

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**Stars for Defense** is a series of [albums](/source/Album) recorded for the [United States](/source/United_States) [Federal Civil Defense Administration](/source/Federal_Civil_Defense_Administration) from 1956 to 1967. [Radio stations](/source/Radio_broadcasting) were instructed to broadcast the content to help Americans prepare for possible disasters, like a [nuclear attack](/source/Nuclear_warfare). They contained both music and interviews.

The total running time was approximately 15 minutes per side and only on a specific date was it to be played. M.C. [Jay Jackson](/source/Jay_Jackson_(announcer)) would introduces the week's musical guests (one week per side). The background music was supplied by [Ray Bloch](/source/Ray_Bloch) and his [orchestra](/source/Orchestra).

## Discography

- Program No. 1 [Frankie Laine](/source/Frankie_Laine) - (Do Not Play Before Oct 7, 1956)
- Program No. 2 [Eydie Gorme](/source/Eydie_Gorme) - (Do Not Play Before Oct 14, 1956)
- Program No. 3 [Dick Haymes](/source/Dick_Haymes) - (Do Not Play Before Oct 21, 1956)
- Program No. 4 [Dinah Shore](/source/Dinah_Shore) - (Do Not Play Before Oct 28, 1956)
- Program No. 5 [Johnny Mercer](/source/Johnny_Mercer) - (Do Not Play Before Nov 4, 1956)
- Program No. 6 [The Chordettes](/source/The_Chordettes) - (Do Not Play Before Nov 11, 1956)
- Program No. 7 [Al Hibbler](/source/Al_Hibbler) - (Do Not Play Before Nov 18, 1956)
- Program No. 8 [The Four Lads](/source/The_Four_Lads) - (Do Not Play Before Nov 25, 1956)
- Program No. 9 [Don Cherry](/source/Don_Cherry_(singer/golfer)) - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 2, 1956)
- Program No. 10 [Sunny Gale](/source/Sunny_Gale) - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 9, 1956)
- Program No. 11 [Burl Ives](/source/Burl_Ives) - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 16, 1956)
- Program No. 12 [Robert Weede](/source/Robert_Weede) - (Do Not Play Before Dec. 23, 1956)
- Program No. 15 [Martha Wright](/source/Martha_Wright_(actress)) - (Do Not Play Before Jan. 13, 1957)
- Program No. 51 [Lanny Ross](/source/Lanny_Ross) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 22, 1957)
- Program No. 52 [James Melton](/source/James_Melton) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 29, 1957)
- Program No. 59 [Janet Blair](/source/Janet_Blair) 1957
- Program No. 60 [The Chordettes](/source/The_Chordettes) 1957
- Program No. 67 [Abe Burrows](/source/Abe_Burrows) - (Do Not Play Before Jan. 12, 1958)
- Program No. 68 [The Three Suns](/source/The_Three_Suns) & Annette Warren 1958
- Program No. 69 [Roger Williams & The Four Esquires](/source/Roger_Williams_%26_The_Four_Esquires) 1958
- Program No. 70 [Victor Borge](/source/Victor_Borge) 1958
- Program No. 75 [The Ink Spots](/source/The_Ink_Spots)
- Program No. 76 [June Valli](/source/June_Valli)
- Program No. 77 [Les Paul](/source/Les_Paul), [Mary Ford](/source/Mary_Ford)
- Program No. 78 [Jeri Southern](/source/Jeri_Southern)
- Program No. 111 [Roberta Sherwood](/source/Roberta_Sherwood) - (Do Not Play Before Nov. 16, 1958)
- Program No. 112 [Dixieland All Stars](/source/Dixieland_All_Stars) - (Do Not Play Before Nov. 23, 1958)
- Program No. 123 [Rosemary Clooney](/source/Rosemary_Clooney)
- Program No. 124 [Gloria Wood Choir](/source/Gloria_Wood_Choir)
- Program No. 125 [Margaret Whiting](/source/Margaret_Whiting) 1959
- Program No. 126 [Bing Crosby](/source/Bing_Crosby) 1959
- Program No. 129 [Anna Maria Alberghetti](/source/Anna_Maria_Alberghetti) 1959
- Program No. 130 [Roger Williams](/source/Roger_Williams_(pianist)) 1959
- Program No. 131 [Evelyn Knight](/source/Evelyn_Knight) 1959
- Program No. 132 [Andy Griffith](/source/Andy_Griffith) 1959
- Program No. 139 [Don Shirley Trio](/source/Don_Shirley_Trio) - (Do Not Play Before May 31, 1959)
- Program No. 140 [Dick Haymes](/source/Dick_Haymes) - (Do Not Play Before June 7, 1959)
- Program No. 149 [Jimmy Dean](/source/Jimmy_Dean) - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 9,1959)
- Program No. 150 [Jane Morgan](/source/Jane_Morgan) - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 16, 1959)
- Program No. 151 [Don Cherry](/source/Don_Cherry_(singer/golfer)) - (Do Not Play Before Aug. 23,1959)
- Program No. 152 [Lu Ann Simms](/source/Lu_Ann_Simms) - (Do Not Play Before Aug.30, 1959)
- Program No. 153 [Alan Dale](/source/Alan_Dale) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 6, 1959)
- Program No. 154 [Count Basie](/source/Count_Basie) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 13, 1959)
- Program No. 155 [Kay Armen](/source/Kay_Armen) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 20, 1959)
- Program No. 156 [Andy Williams](/source/Andy_Williams) - (Do Not Play Before Sept. 27, 1959)
- Program No. 175 [Roy Hamilton](/source/Roy_Hamilton) Feb. 7, 1960 - 14: 41 minutes - "sing you sinners, ebb tide, Kerry dances, you'll never walk alone
- Program No. 176 [The Chordettes](/source/The_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. 179 [Johnny Desmond](/source/Johnny_Desmond) - (Do Not Play Before March 6, 1960)
- Program No. 180 [Diahann Carroll](/source/Diahann_Carroll) - (Do Not Play Before March 13, 1960)
- Program No. 185 [Johnny Nash](/source/Johnny_Nash) - (Do Not Play Before April 17, 1960)
- Program No. 186 [Evelyn Knight](/source/Evelyn_Knight) - (Do Not Play Before April 24, 1960)
- Program No. 187 [Lou Monte](/source/Lou_Monte) - (Do Not Play Before May 1, 1960)
- Program No. 188 [The Four Lads](/source/The_Four_Lads) - (Do Not Play Before May 8, 1960)
- Program No. 189 [Hildegarde](/source/Hildegarde) - (Do Not Play Before May 15, 1960)
- Program No. 190 [Glenn Miller](/source/Glenn_Miller) - (Do Not Play Before May 22, 1960)
- Program No. 191 [Eartha Kitt](/source/Eartha_Kitt) - (Do Not Play Before May 29, 1960)"Independent", "Old-Fashioned Girl" and "C'est Si Bon"
- Program No. 192 [Somethin' Smith & the Redheads](/source/Somethin'_Smith_%26_the_Redheads) - (Do Not Play Before June 5, 1960)"You Always Hurt the One You Love", "A Hundred Years From the Day" and "It's A Sin To Tell A Lie".
- Program No. 193 [Dorothy Collins](/source/Dorothy_Collins) - (Do Not Play Before June 12, 1960)"Several songs part Italian and Melancholy Baby, When I Fall In Love" - Ray Bloch plays "The Best Things in Life Are Free"
- Program No. 194 [The Four Aces](/source/The_Four_Aces) - (Do Not Play Before June 19, 1960)"Poor Butterfly", "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing" - Ray Bloch plays "How High The Moon"
- Program No. 195 [June Valli](/source/June_Valli) - (Do Not Play Before June 26, 1960)
- Program No. 196 [Frankie Laine](/source/Frankie_Laine) - (Do Not Play Before July 3, 1960)
- Program No. 197 [Helen Forrest](/source/Helen_Forrest) - (Do Not Play Before July 10, 1960)
- Program No. 198 [The Crewcuts](/source/The_Crewcuts) - (Do Not Play Before July 17, 1960)
- Program No. 199 [Betty Madigan](/source/Betty_Madigan) - (Do Not Play Before July 24, 1960)
- Program No. 200 [Don Cherry](/source/Don_Cherry_(singer/golfer)) - (Do Not Play Before July 31, 1960)
- Program No. 201 [Georgia Gibbs](/source/Georgia_Gibbs) - (Do Not Play Before August 7, 1960)
- Program No. 202 [Johnny Mathis](/source/Johnny_Mathis) - (Do Not Play Before August 14, 1960)
- Program No. 203 [The Dukes Of Dixieland](/source/The_Dukes_Of_Dixieland) - (Do Not Play Before August 21, 1960)
- Program No. 204 [Kay Armen](/source/Kay_Armen) - (Do Not Play Before August 28, 1960)
- Program No. 215 [Roy Hamilton](/source/Roy_Hamilton) sing three songs (Do Not Play Before November 13, 1960)
- Program No. 216 [Jack Haskell](/source/Jack_Haskell) - (Do Not Play Before November 20, 1960)
- Program No. 227 [Jonah Jones](/source/Jonah_Jones) - (Do Not Play Before January 22, 1961) Sings 3 songs.
- Program No. 228 [Eileen Barton](/source/Eileen_Barton) - (Do Not Play Before January 29, 1961) Sings 3 songs.
- Program No. 229 [Johnny Nash](/source/Johnny_Nash)
- Program No. 230 [Jaye P. Morgan](/source/Jaye_P._Morgan)
- Program No. 231 [The Four Lads](/source/The_Four_Lads) (Do Not Play Before March 16, 1961)
- Program No. 232 [Teresa Brewer](/source/Teresa_Brewer) (Do Not Play Before March 23, 1961)
- Program No. 241 Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries - (Do Not Play Before May 21, 1961)
- Program No. 242 [Ted Lewis](/source/Ted_Lewis_(musician)) - (Do Not Play Before May 28, 1961)
- Program No. 253 [Sarah Vaughan](/source/Sarah_Vaughan) (Do Not Play Before August 13, 1961) sings "The Best Is Yet To Come", "Moonlight In Vermont" and "Day In, Day Out".
- Program No. 254 [Tommy Leonetti](/source/Tommy_Leonetti) (Do Not Play Before August 20, 1961) performs "That Old Black Magic", "The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else" and "The Way You Look Tonight".
- Program No. 273 [The Merrill Staton Voices](/source/The_Merrill_Staton_Voices)
- Program No. 274 [Felicia Sanders](/source/Felicia_Sanders)
- Program No. 289 [Betty Johnson](/source/Betty_Johnson)
- Program No. 290 [The Ames Brothers](/source/The_Ames_Brothers)
- Program No. 293 [Carmel Quinn](/source/Carmel_Quinn)
- Program No. 294 [Johnny Desmond](/source/Johnny_Desmond)
- Program No. 297 [Toni Arden](/source/Toni_Arden)
- Program No. 298 [Robert Merrill](/source/Robert_Merrill)
- Program No. 303 [Sally Ann Howes](/source/Sally_Ann_Howes) (Do Not Play Before July 22, 1962) sings "Isn't It Romantic?", "Another Time, Another Place", and "You're Nearer".
- Program No. 304 [Cab Calloway](/source/Cab_Calloway) (Do Not Play Before July 29, 1962) sings "Get Happy", "It Ain't Necessarily So" and "Jumpin' Jive".
- Program No. 307 [Earl Wrightson](/source/Earl_Wrightson) (Do Not Play Before August 19, 1962) sings "They Call the Wind Maria", "If Ever I Would Leave You", and "I Still See Elisa".
- Program No. 308 [Don Cherry](/source/Don_Cherry) (Do Not Play Before August 26, 1962) sings "You Make Me Feel So Young", "I'm Just a Country Boy" and "Too Close For Comfort".
- Program No. 313 [The Modernaires](/source/The_Modernaires) (Do Not Play Before September 30, 1962)
- Program No. 314 [Tommy Leonetti](/source/Tommy_Leonetti) (Do Not Play Before October 7, 1962)
- Program No. 319 [Buddy Greco](/source/Buddy_Greco) (Do Not Play Before November 11, 1962) [Link to Full Audio of Program #319](https://archive.org/details/StarsForDefense319BuddyGreco11111962)
- Program No. 320 [Four Lads](/source/Four_Lads) (Do Not Play Before November 19, 1962)
- Program No. 329 [Merv Griffin](/source/Merv_Griffin) (Do Not Play Before Jan. 20, 1963)
- Program No. 330 [June Valli](/source/June_Valli) (Do Not Play Before Jan. 27, 1963)
- Program No. 333 [Connee Boswell](/source/Connee_Boswell)
- Program No. 334 [Jerry Vale](/source/Jerry_Vale)
- Program No. 335 [Johnnie Ray](/source/Johnnie_Ray) (Do Not Play Before March 3, 1963) sings "I Won't Dance"/"When You're Smiling" medley, "Moon River" and "[What Kind of Fool Am I?](/source/What_Kind_of_Fool_Am_I%3F)"
- Program No. 336 [Erroll Garner](/source/Erroll_Garner) (Do Not Play Before March 10, 1963) Trio (with Kelly Martin and Al Hall) performs "Back in Your Own Backyard", "El Papa Grande", and "Just One of Those Things".
- Program No. 337 [Betty Johnson](/source/Betty_Johnson) (Do Not Play Before March 17, 1963) sings "Who Cares?", "How Little We Know", and "My Favorite Things."
- Program No. 338 [The Buffalo Bills](/source/The_Buffalo_Bills) (Do Not Play Before March 24, 1963) Quartet (Vern Reed, Al Shea, Scotty Ward, Jim Jones) sing "Two Blue Pigeons", "Your Eyes Told Me So" and "You Don't Need Her". Mississippi Mudcats perform "Riverboat Shuffle".
- Program No. 343 [The Chordettes](/source/The_Chordettes)(1963) - sing three songs
- Program No. 344 [Peter Duchin](/source/Peter_Duchin) (1963) – sings three songs
- Program No. 377 [Stuart Foster](/source/Stuart_Foster) (Do Not Play Before January 21, February 4, 1962) sings 3 songs
- Program No. 378 [The Chordettes](/source/The_Chordettes) (Do Not Play Before January 28, 1962) sing three songs
- Program No. 393 [Eddy Arnold](/source/Eddy_Arnold)
- Program No. 394 [Leslie Uggams](/source/Leslie_Uggams)
- Program No. 407 [Ray Charles Singers](/source/Ray_Charles_Singers) (Do not play before July 19, 1964)
- Program No. 408 [Kay Armen](/source/Kay_Armen) (Do not play before July 26, 1964)
- Program No. 415 [Arthur Godfrey](/source/Arthur_Godfrey) (Do not play before September 13, 1964)
- Program No. 416 [Vivienne Della Chiesa](/source/Vivienne_Della_Chiesa) (Do not play before September 20, 1964)
- Program No. 417 [Joe Williams](/source/Joe_Williams_(jazz_singer)) (Do not play before September 27, 1964)
- Program No. 419 [Jill Corey](/source/Jill_Corey) (Do not play before October 4, 1964)
- Program No. 519 [Lesley Gore](/source/Lesley_Gore) (1966)
- Program No. 543 [Patricia Marand](/source/Patricia_Marand) (Do not play before March 5, 1967)
- Gogi Grant
- The Kirby Stone Four
- Denise Lor
- [Jaye P. Morgan](/source/Jaye_P._Morgan)
- Alan Dale
- Kay Armen
- Mel Tormé
- [Earl Wrightson](/source/Earl_Wrightson) & [Lois Hunt](/source/Lois_Hunt)
- Julie Wilson
- Bert Parks
- Tex Beneke
- Della Reese
- Jill Corey
- Vaughn Munroe
- Stewart Foster
- Chris Connor
- Don Cornell
- José Melis
- [Dorothy Sarnoff](/source/Dorothy_Sarnoff)

(incomplete listing)

## External links

- [Atomic Platters](http://www.conelrad.com/nuclearfamilies/)
- [Conlerad 2](http://www.atomicplatters.com/more.php?id=30_0_1_0_M/)

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