Music from the 1940s
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▶ ListenPeggy Lee - Manana (is soon enough for me)
▶ ListenKay Kyser - Jingle Jangle Jingle
▶ ListenI've heard that song before - Helen Forrest & Harry James
▶ ListenI'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN ~ Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (1940)
▶ ListenI've got a Gal in Kalamazoo
▶ ListenHeartaches - Ted Weems And His Orchestra 1947 Emulated Stereo
▶ ListenArtie Shaw - Frenesi
▶ ListenChattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra
▶ ListenDinah Shore Buttons Bows Dinah Shore Buttons Bows
▶ ListenAmapola 1941 / ORIGINAL / Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly w/The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
▶ ListenA LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME ~ Evelyn Knight & The Stardusters (1948)
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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