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Music from the 1940s

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Martha Tilton - I'll Walk Alone (1944)

Martha Tilton - That's my desire (1947)

Martha Tilton - "Loch Lomond" (1941)

Why Don't You Do Right - Peggy Lee - Benny Goodman Orch 1943

Benny Goodman Orchestra w. Peggy Lee - "You're So Easy to Dance With"

Helen Forrest & Harry James and His Music Makers I Had the Craziest Dream

Harry James Orchestra ft. Helen Ward - Where Or When

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra- At Last

AT LAST ~ Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra (1942)

Vaughn Monroe - Mr. Sandman (audio)

Vaughn Monroe - "Beware My Heart" - 1947

VAUGHN MONROE - WHEN THE LIGHTS GO ON ALL OVER THE WORLD

Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Louis Prima - Oh Marie (High Quality)

INFATUATION~ Ava Gardner~Kenny Sargent~ Glen Gray~Casa Loma Orchestra

Glen Gray Orchestra 1941

Linda ~ Buddy Clark with Ray Noble & His Orchestra (1946)

Frances Langford & Kenny Baker: Who Am I 1940

I've Got No Strings - The Andrews Sisters & the Glenn Miller Orchestra

Begin The Beguine - The Andrews Sisters & Glenn Miller Orchestra

Juke Box Saturday Night Soundie Glenn Miller

Soundies - Got To Be This Or That

Tempo Twisters (Bobby Hackett) - That old gang of mine

Al Jolson Baby Face

About this selection: Music from the 1940s

Orchestras, solo singers and changes within jazz help illustrate the musical variety of the 1940s. Popular song and local traditions continued developing their own repertoires. This selection offers a way to explore sounds associated with that decade.

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