▁Billboard ▁magazine ▁ ▁in ▁April , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 4 4 ▁mus icians ' ▁strike ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Federation ▁of ▁Mus icians ▁( AF M ) ▁recording ▁ban ), ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁new ▁records ▁with ▁full ▁orch est ral ▁backing ▁for ▁his ▁program ▁by ▁having ▁friends ▁in ▁England ▁send ▁him ▁UK ▁record ings , ▁as ▁the ▁ban ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁only . ▁ ▁When ▁S pi ke ▁Jones ▁and ▁his ▁City ▁S lick ers ▁returned ▁from ▁entertain ing ▁the ▁troops ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁hotel ▁room ▁short age ▁meant ▁the ▁mus icians ▁had ▁now here ▁to ▁sleep . ▁ ▁Jones ▁tele phon ed ▁Martin ▁Block , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁with ▁the ▁news . ▁ ▁W NEW ▁was ▁flo oded ▁with ▁listener ▁calls ▁offering ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Jones ▁and ▁his ▁band . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁Block ▁h ired ▁a ▁young ▁record ▁collect or , ▁Joe ▁Franklin , ▁as ▁his ▁" record ▁pick er ." ▁Franklin ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁host ▁his ▁own ▁radio ▁and ▁television ▁programs ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁market ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁daily ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Make ▁Bel ieve ▁Ball room : ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁morning ▁and ▁another ▁around ▁dinner ▁time . ▁The ▁ill usion ▁was ▁sh atter ed ▁by