On October 27, 1943 [2] George Robert Vincent convinced Petrillo to allow the union's musicians to make records for the military as long as the discs were not sold and the masters were disposed of.

A group consisting of Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and Art Tatum recorded concerts that were released as V-Discs.

The banter between Whitman and guests sometimes ventured into risque and racial humor, including the use of the ethnic slur "ofay" to refer to whites.

In addition to a window into black entertainment styles, the Jubilee series chronicled the development of swing music on the cusp of bebop.

An employee at a Los Angeles record company served a prison sentence for the illegal possession of over 2,500 V-Discs.