Nicholas Brothers on Ralph Cooper's Jumpin' Jive show Nicholas Brothers performer Bailey, Bill performer Radio 1942-11-03 Nicholas Brothers appear on Ralph Cooper's show when it moves from WINS (where it was first broadcast on June 1, 1942) to WMCA, New York where the latter station has a better wave length coverage. Ralph Cooper's Jumpin' Jive Show "New York listeners and those in eastern states that have heard this all-colored show definitely like it because it has been lifted out of the class of 'just ordinary broadcast' to one that is entertaining and presents the colored performer as an 'artist' and not just a red hot song and dance man, or another swing band that is going to town. This show, which was an immediate success, was subsequently approved by the Office of War Information and short-waved to servicemen all over the world. Bill Bailey was among the dozens of musical artists who performed on this series." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Sampson, Henry T.: Swingin' On the Etherwaves: A Chronological History of African Americans in Radio and Television Broadcasting, 1925-1955. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press (2005). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Bill Bailey (biography) loc.music.tdabio.18 Nicholas Brothers (biography) loc.music.tdabio.144 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1400