V-Disc

V-Disc ("V" for Victory) was a record label that was formed in 1943 to provide records for U.S. military personnel. ^[1]

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Record labels disestablished in 1949
Record labels established in 1941

American Federation of Musicians

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM/AFofM) is a 501(c)(5) labor union representing professional instrumental musicians in the United States and Canada.

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Art Tatum

Arthur Tatum Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever.

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Artists and repertoire (or A&R for short) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and songwriters.

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Billy Eckstine

William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras.

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Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the American division of multinational conglomerate Sony. V-Disc and Columbia Records are jazz record labels.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. V-Disc and Decca Records are jazz record labels.

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Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman (February 21, 1893 – August 5, 1954) was an American stage and screen actor.

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George Robert Vincent

George Robert Vincent (July 17, 1898 - November 13, 1985) was a pioneer in the field of sound recording and archiving.

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Glenn Miller

Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904; disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces.

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International Sweethearts of Rhythm

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was an American jazz ensemble, believed to be the first racially-integrated all-female band in the United States.

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James Petrillo

James Caesar Petrillo (March 16, 1892 – October 23, 1984) was the leader of the American Federation of Musicians, a trade union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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List of ethnic slurs

The following is a list of ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or ethnic epithets that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnic, national, or racial group or to refer to them in a derogatory, pejorative, or otherwise insulting manner.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Provost marshal

Provost marshal is a title given to a person in charge of a group of Military Police (MP).

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RCA Records

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. V-Disc and RCA Records are jazz record labels.

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Record press

A record press is a machine for manufacturing vinyl records.

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Special Services (entertainment)

Special Services was the entertainment branch of the American military.

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The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The V-Discs

The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The V-Discs is a 1994 compilation album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. V-Disc and the Columbia Years 1943–1952: The V-Discs are American Forces Network.

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The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs

The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs is a 2003 compilation album by the American singer Frank Sinatra. V-Disc and the Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs are American Forces Network.

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V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford

V-Disc Recordings is a compilation album by Jo Stafford released in 1998. V-Disc and v-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford are American Forces Network.

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1942–1944 musicians' strike

On August 1, 1942, the American Federation of Musicians, at the instigation of union president James C. Petrillo, began a strike against the major American record companies because of disagreements over royalty payments.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-Disc

Also known as V-Disc Records, V-Discs, VDisc.

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