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AFRS Magic Carpet
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1920–1945

AFRS Magic Carpet

35 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and public domain; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Source collection: magic-carpet-45xxxx-0009-guest-carlos-molino-1st-song-brazil

The surviving run

Transmission

24 January

No. 1

1920

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0124 Elliot Lawrence AHO, 1st Song - Bell Bottom Trousers {AFRS#124} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

25 January

No. 2

1920

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0125 Amel Vandens AHO from the Edgewater Beach Hotel, 1st Song - Medley {AFRS#125} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

21 September

No. 3

1939

AFRS Magic Carpet

Guest - Mary Turner

Running time

11 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 4

AFRS Magic Carpet

#190 AFRS

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 5

AFRS Magic Carpet

#191 AFRS

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 6

AFRS Magic Carpet

45xxxx 0003 Guest - Xavier Cugat, 1st Song - Ali Baba (256-44) OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 7

AFRS Magic Carpet

45xxxx 0004 Guest - Charlie Barnett, 1st Song - Washington Whirligig (256-44) OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 8

AFRS Magic Carpet

45xxxx 0008 Guest - Louis Armstrong, 1st Song - Always (256-44) OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 9

AFRS Magic Carpet

45xxxx 0009 Guest - Carlos Molino, 1st Song - Brazil (256-44) OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 10

AFRS Magic Carpet

45xxxx 0183 Guest - Stan Kenton, 1st Song - Artistry Jumps (Test Pressing) (256-44) OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 11

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0022 Joe Sanders AHO From Blackhawk Rest, 1st Song - Honeysuckle Rose {AFRS#022} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 12

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0023 Jack Teagarden AHO from the Trianon, 1st Song - Shine {AFRS#023} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 13

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0154 Buddy Johnson AHO, Savory Ballroom, 1st Song - Exactly Like You' {AFRS#154} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 14

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0159 Bob Moore AHO, Hollywood Palladium, 1st Song - I Didn't Know About You {AFRS#159} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 15

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0160 Tiny Bradshaw AHO, Savoy Ballroom, 1st Song - Sweet Georgia Brown {AFRS#160} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 16

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0241 Bobby Ramos AHO, Trocadero Ballroom, 1st Song - Rhumba Medley {AFRS#241} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 17

AFRS Magic Carpet

4xxxxx 0242 Bob Crosby AHO, Hollywood Palladium, 1st Song - Perdido {AFRS#242} OTRRPG

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 18

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Ali Baba (Xavier Cugat)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 19

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Washington Whirligig (Charlie Barnet)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 20

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Always (Louis Armstrong)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 21

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Brazil (Carlos Molina)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 22

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Honeysuckle Rose (Joe Sanders)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 23

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Shine (Jack Teagarden)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 24

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Bell Bottom Trousers (Elliot Lawrence)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 25

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Medley (Arnel Vandens)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 26

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Exactly Like You (Buddy Johnson)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 27

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - I Didn't Know About You (Bob Moore)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 28

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Sweet Georgia Brown (Tiny Bradshaw)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 29

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Artistry Jumps (Stan Kenton)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 30

AFRS Magic Carpet

Guest Benny Goodman

Running time

14 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 31

AFRS Magic Carpet

Guest - Les Brown

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 32

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Rhumba Medley (Bobby Ramos)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 33

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Perdido (Bob Crosby)

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 34

AFRS Magic Carpet

Over the Rainbow

Running time

15 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.

Transmission

1945 · year only

No. 35

AFRS Magic Carpet

First Song - Along With Me (Joe Reichman)

Running time

14 min

Magic Carpet was an Armed Forces Radio Service transcription series of light and Latin American dance music, built around guest orchestras such as Carlos Molina's and distributed on numbered discs to military outlets worldwide. Government-produced and; digitised by the Internet Archive.