Atomic Age Cocktail Party
Series produced by WILL

Weekly series featuring music from the "Golden Age of the Hi-Fi." Hosted by Jason Croft and produced by Illinois Public Media.
The music itself goes by a lot of names: Lounge, Space Age Bachelor Pad Music, Rat Pack, easy listening, orchestrated pop, cocktail music, exotica, and many others. It’s basically popular American musical from the middle part of the 20th century.The show covers roughly the years from 1955 to 1965; after the end of the Big Band Era and before the dominance of Rock and Roll. Each hour-long show will be a mix of vocal and instrumental music and is focused around a theme. Some of themes we've covered are: Traveling • Spies and Private Eyes • Music for Nightcaps • Cole Porter • Bossa Nova Heat • Johnny Mercer • Over the Moon • Music for Your Tiki Bar • Movie Stars Sing! • Big Band Hi Fi • Henry Mancini • Grooving Guitars • TV Time • Tropical Treasures • Ladies of Lounge • Mambo Mania •... Show full description
Additional Files
- :30 Atomic Age Cocktail Party Generic Promo (with music) (30_second_Atomic_Age_Cocktail_Party_Generic_Promo_with_music.wav)
- :30 Atomic Age Cocktail Party Generic Promo (dry) (30_second_Atomic_Age_Cocktail_Party_Generic_Promo_Dry.wav)
- Atomic Age Cocktail Party info for stations (AACP_PRX_Station_Info.pdf)
25 Pieces
- Added: Mar 24, 2023
- Length: 59:30
Bought by KBBI Alaska and KRPS
- Added: Mar 17, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Mar 10, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
Bought by KBBI Alaska and KRPS
- Added: Mar 04, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KMXT, KRPS, and KBBI Alaska
- Added: Feb 27, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 3
Bought by KBBI Alaska, KMXT, and KRPS
- Added: Feb 20, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Feb 10, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KBBI Alaska, KMXT, and KRPS
- Added: Feb 06, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 3
- Added: Jan 30, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jan 23, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Jan 12, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jan 11, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Jan 03, 2023
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Dec 21, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 3
Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, KMXT, and KRPS
- Added: Dec 21, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 3
Bought by Wyoming Public Radio and KMXT
- Added: Dec 13, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Dec 06, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Nov 29, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 2
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Nov 22, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1
Bought by KRPS
- Added: Nov 14, 2022
- Length: 59:30
- Purchases: 1