Big Band Serenade Presents B A Rolfe and His Orchestra Radio Show

Published: April 14, 2012, 5 a.m.

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This B A Rolfe radio show is from 6/29/1934\\xa0 In 1935-36, Rolfe was the leader of The Goodrich Silvertown Orchestra. His radio broadcasts ran until the late 1930s during which time he and his orchestra played music with the sponsorship of Believe It or Not! on NBC. Rolfe also narrated the shows, providing an on-air description of a Robert Ripley tale of wonder. With the onset of World War II, Rolfe organized an all-female orchestra to perform patriotic songs.

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