Camel Caravan / Camel Hot Club 1936 - 1939

The Camel Caravan was a musical variety radio program, sponsored by Camel cigarettes, that aired on NBC Radio and CBS Radio from 1933 to 1954. Several shows were hosted by Benny Goodman and his swing band, they also featured the BG trio, quartet, and sextet, as well as several popular vocalists of the time.

The shows are readily available for listening on the internet but there is no central source for the lists of songs and performers on the shows. Below is our attempt at providing a detailed list of what appears on each of the Benny Goodman shows that are available. We will be updating the listings as more details are discovered. Enjoy!

Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_Caravan

Listen:
https://archive.org/details/Camel_Comedy_Caravan

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1937

Aug 10, 1937
Let's Dance
Remember
Me, Myself, and I (Benny Goodman)
A Sailboat in the Moonlight (Trio)
Mother Goose Marches On
Shine (Quartet)
[Banter: Eve Sully & Jesse Block]
Swing Benny, Swing! (Eve Sully & Jesse Block)
Sing, Sing, Sing! Pt 2 (Gene Krupa)
Goodbye

Aug 17, 1937
Let's Dance
Naughty Waltz
Satan Takes a Holiday
So Rare (Trio)
[Banter: Swing School]
Let's Have Another Cigarette
Liza (Quartet)
[Russian Comedy Song](Opera Tenor: Marek Windheim)
Chloe
Caravan
Goodbye

Aug 24, 1937 [Pat O'Maley / Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
Sometimes I'm Happy
Minnie the Moocher (wedding day)
Cabin of Dream (Trio)
Bye-Bye, Pretty Baby!
Stompin' at the Savoy (Quartet)
All the People Want Swing (Pat O'Maley)
A Sailboat in the Moonlight (Martha Tilton)
Roll 'Em
Goodbye

Aug 31, 1937 [Pat O'Maley / Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
The Camel Hop
la Cucaracha
Whispers in the Dark (Trio - T. Wilson, G Krupa)
The Blue Danube (Pat O'Maley with Chorus)
Vibraphone Blues (Quartet - Hampton (Vibes, Vcl), Wilson, Krupa)
Benny Goodman and His Band (Pat O'Maley)
Rhythm of the Dixieland Band (Martha Tilton)
House Hop
Goodbye

Nov 16, 1937 [Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
Stardust
If It's the Last Thing I Do (Martha Tilton)
After You've Gone (Trio - Wilson, Krupa)
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart (Martha Tilton)
Laughing at Life
Nagasaki (Quartet - Goodman, Hampton, Wilson, Krupa)
Mama, That Moon is Here Again (Martha Tilton)
Big John's Special
Goodbye

1938

Aug 30, 1938 [Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
March of the Swing Parade (Martha Tilton)
I Used to be Color Blind (Martha Tilton)
At Sundown
Liza - 5 Saxophone Feature (Noni Bernardi, Dave Matthews, Arthur Rollini, Bud Freeman, Benny Goodman)
Russian Lullaby
Fiddle Faddle - Quartet
When I Go a Dreaming (Martha Tilton)
The Yam
Goodbye

Sep 6, 1938 [Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
Chicago
I've Got a Date with a Dream (Martha Tilton)
Margie
In a Mist (Jess Stacy (P))
The Land of (Fog?) (Martha Tilton)
Shine - Quartet (B. Goodman, T. Wilson, L. Hampton, Dave Tough)
You Go to My Head (Martha Tilton)
(???)
Goodbye

Sep 13, 1938 [Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
Beautiful Changes
Yellow Basket (Martha Tilton)
You're Drivin' Me Crazy
I Surrender Dear - Trio (B. Goodman, T. Wilson, L. Hampton (Dr))
[Fletcher Henderson - How to Arrange]
Blue Skies
Some of These Days - Quartet (B. Goodman, T. Wilson, L. Hampton, D. Tough)
I Used To Be Color Blind (Martha Tilton)
Big John's Special
Goodbye

Sep 20, 1938
Let's Dance
Russian Lullaby
I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams
Don't Let That Moon Get Away - Trio (???)
Molten Swing
Lady Be Good (Benny Heller (Guit))
(March??)
Stardust
Chinatown (Jess Stacy (P), Lionel Hampton - Two Finger Solo (P) )
Bumble Bee Stomp
Goodbye

Sep 27, 1938
Let's Dance
Rose of the Rio Grande
Lullaby in Rhythm
The Yam
[INCOMPLETE]

Goodbye

1939

Jan 3, 1939
Let’s Dance (BB)
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (BB) *
Hurry Home (BB + Vox - Martha Tilton) *
Johnny Mercer Medley (Goody Goody, I’m an Old Cowhand, You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby) *
Honky Tonk Train Blues (Piano Solo – Meade Lux Lewis)
Cuckoo in the Clock (BB + Vox – Johnny Mercer) *
Roll ‘Em (BB + 2 Pianos)
Goodbye (BB) *

Jan 10, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercy]
Let’s Dance
Sweet Sue
Could Be (Martha Tilton/Johnny Mercy)
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (BG Trio)
Ciribiribin (WALTZ – Trumpet Feature, Harry James)
I Have Eyes (Martha Tilton)
Umbrella Man (Sextet - Lionel Hampton (V), Teddy Wilson (P), Buddy Schutz (D), Al Hall (B) Leonard Ware (G))
I Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (Johnny Mercer)
Goodbye

Feb 7, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercy]
Let's Dance
Swinging Down the Lane
Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye (Martha Tilton)
I Found a New Baby (Quartet - Goodman, Hampton, Wilson, Schutz)
Esolita (??)
Cuckoo in the Clock (Martha Tilton)
Old Folks, Old Jokes (Johnny Mercer)
Hartford Stomp
Goodbye

Feb 14, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercy]
Let's Dance
Undecided Now
Home in the Clouds (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "Trees" (Johny Mercer/Martha Tilton)
Sweet Little Headache (Martha Tilton)
Deep Purple Dream (Quartet - Goodman, Hampton, Wilson, Schutz)
Hold Tight
Could Be (Martha Tilton/Johnny Mercer/Benny Goodman)
I sent for You Yesterday (Johnny Mercer)
Goodbye

Mar 7, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercer]
Let's Dance
Lulu's Back in Town
I Get Along Without You Very Well (Martha Tilton)
Indiana (Benny Goodman/Johnny Mercer)
Exactly Like You (Trio - Goodman, Hampton, Jess Stacy (P))
Anything Can Swing - (Johnny Mercer/Martha Tilton)
Gotta Get Some Shuteye (Martha Tilton)
One O'Clock Jump
Goodbye

Mar 14, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercer]
Let's Dance
Lady Be Good
Cuckoo in the Clock (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "Naughty Waltz" (Johny Mercer/Martha Tilton)
Pagan Love Song (Quartet - Goodman, Hampton, Jess Stacy (P), Buddy Schutz (D))
Begin the Beguine
You Ought To Be In [Pictures] Pittsburgh (Johnny Mercer)
You Turned the Tables on Me (Martha Tilton)
I Sent for You Yesterday (Johnny Mercer)
Goodbye

Apr 4, 1939 [Martha Tilton / Johnny Mercer]
Let's Dance
Louise
That Sly Old Gentleman (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" (Martha Tilton)
Opus 3/4 (Quartet - NO LIST)
The Kingdom of Swing
Hold Tight
Shadrack (Johnny Mercer/The Quintones)
I Found a New Baby
Goodbye

Apr 11, 1939 [Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Johnny Mercer, Martha Tilton]
Let's Dance
Honeysuckle Rose
Here's from My Inkwell (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "" (Johny Mercer/Martha Tilton)
Pine Top Strut (Johnny Mercer, Albert Ammons (P), Meade Lux Lewis (P))
Don't Worry About Me (Martha Tilton)
Sing, Sing, Sing! (Lionel Hampton (Tom-Tom))
Goodbye

May 2, 1939 [Martha Tilton /Johnny Mercer ]
Let's Dance
Jumpin' at the Woodside
The Lady's in Love (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "Chloe" (Johny Mercer)
When Yuba Played His Tuba Down in Cuba (Johny Mercer)
Melancholy Baby
Chicago (Quartet - NO LIST)
And the Angels Sing (Martha Tilton, Ziggy Elman (Tpt))
Clarinet Marmalade
Goodbye

May 9, 1939 [Martha Tilton /Johnny Mercer ]
Let's Dance
Trees
Home in the Clouds (Martha Tilton)
Anything Can Swing - "" (Johnny Mercer)
Lady Be Good (Quartet - Goodman, Hampton (Suitcase), Artie Bernstein (B), George Rose (G))
The St. Louis Blues (Johnny Mercer)
Old Fashioned Love (Quintet - Goodman, Hampton, Jess Stacy (P), Artie Bernstein (B), George Rose (G))
Pick A Rib
Goodbye

Sep 2, 1939 [Louise Tobin]
Let's Dance
If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight
Day In, Day Out (Louise Tobin)
Stardust (Sextet - C. Christian Solo)
[Lionel Hamptop Explains Jive]
Jumpin' Jive (Louise Tobin)
Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (Fletcher Henderson (P), Toots Mondello (S), Ziggy Elman (Tpt))
Boy Meets Horn (Chris Griffen (Tpt))
I've Been There Before (Louise Tobin)
Pick A Rib (Jimmy Maxwell (Tpt), Toots Mondello (S))
Goodbye

Sep 9, 1939 [Louise Tobin]
Let's Dance
Spring Song
Over the Rainbow (Louise Tobin)
Jumpin' at the Woodside
Moonlight Serenade (Fletcher Henderson (Argr) Ziggy Elman (Tpt), Toots Mondello (Sax))
Flying Home(Sextet - Hampton (Vib), Fletcher Henderson (Pno), Arthur Bernstein (Bs), Nick Fatool (Dr), Charlie Christian (Gtr))
Put That Down in Writing (Louise Tobin)
Mozart Matriculates (Alec Templeton (Composer))
Steelin' Apples (Fletcher Henderson (Argr), Chris Griffin (Tpt))
Goodbye

Oct 14, 1939 [Louis Armstrong]
Let's Dance
Pick A Rib
I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Martha Tilson)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Satchmo)
Moonlight Serenade
AC/DC Current (Sextet)
The Land of Babylon (Satchmo)
King Porter Stomp
Goodbye

Oct 28, 1939 [Mildred Bailey]
Let's Dance
Back Home In Old Indiana
Blue Orchid
My Last Goodbye
Cherokee
Rose Room (Sextet)
Sometimes I'm Happy
Lover, Come Back To Me
Jumpin' At The Woodside
Goodbye

Nov 4, 1939 [Mildred Bailey]
Let's Dance
Down By The Old Mill Stream
What's New
I Didn't Know What Time It Was (Mildred Bailey)
Bolero (Fletcher Henderson Arrangement)
Shivers (Sextet)
Love Never Went To College
Scatterbrain (Mildred Bailey)
Rollin'
Goodbye

Nov 18, 1939 [Mildred Bailey]
Let's Dance
Scatterbrain (instrumental)
Lilacs in the Rain
In The Mood (Fletcher Henderson Arrangement)
South of the Border (Sextet)
Swingin' the Dream
Boy Meets Horn (Ziggy Elman - Trumpet)
Oh, Johnny, Oh
Sing, Sing, Sing (Lionel Hampton - Drums)
Goodbye