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Music from the 1940's.

1940's Music

Like a bit of Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, or Frank Sinatra. You like to swing, or love the big band. Post and share your favorites here.

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Sammy Kaye - Daddy

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2024/04/20
02:35 UTC

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Criss Cross (1949) Robert Sjodmak

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2024/04/17
12:25 UTC

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Fats Domino - The Fat Man

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2024/03/20
13:29 UTC

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Glenn Miller - Song Of The Volga Boatmen

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2024/03/20
13:24 UTC

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1945 HITS ARCHIVE: There Goes That Song Again - Kay Kyser (Georgia Carroll, vocal)

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2024/03/17
08:57 UTC

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Bing Crosby - Who Threw The Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder?

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2024/03/12
22:47 UTC

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Favorite from these songs?

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2024/02/10
23:15 UTC

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Billie Holiday - Gloomy Sunday

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2024/02/01
10:08 UTC

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Yank Rachell - Up North Blues {1941}

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2024/01/24
05:19 UTC

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Esco Hankins - Streamlined Cannonball (1947)

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2024/01/19
04:22 UTC

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The Lady From Twentynine Palms

I know this might be fascinating to myself, but the history is really interesting of how music, radio flowed out tracks 80/90 years ago. I guess back in the day when a track was a big hit on the Hit Parade, many artists flocked to record the same track. So I’ve noticed Tony Pastor recorded it, which I think is my current favorite rendition so far, but the Andrew Sisters also did it. Freddy Martin, Dorris Day even did a live countdown on a radio show of what was in the top 10 in the country.

Another track that comes to mind is “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” with Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark being my favorite of that track, but dozens of artists recorded that one. From my understanding all of these versions hit the top 10, so the formula worked back in that time. Kinda cool having a particular choice of artist for the same track. I don’t think you called this a covered song since they all released it at the same time period.

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2024/01/11
13:13 UTC

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The Andrews Sisters - Straighten Up and Fly Right

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2024/01/03
21:52 UTC

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Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) (1947)

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2023/12/20
17:03 UTC

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John Lee Hooker - "Crawlin Kingsnake"

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2023/12/13
05:18 UTC

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Arthur Crudup - That's All Right

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2023/11/09
09:55 UTC

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Loaded Pistol, Loaded Dice (1947) - Phil Harris

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2023/11/01
06:22 UTC

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Django Reinhardt - Minor Swing

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2023/10/30
08:17 UTC

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Fats Domino - Hide Away Blues

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2023/10/21
15:34 UTC

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Keep 'em Smiling - Rudy Vallee and The Sportsmen Quartet

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2023/10/21
15:33 UTC

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The Jubalaires - Noah

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2023/10/18
16:35 UTC

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Wynonie Harris - Good Rockin' Tonight

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2023/10/05
21:26 UTC

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Vera Lynn - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

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2023/09/13
12:21 UTC

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Nobody's Fault But Mine

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2023/09/13
09:31 UTC

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Swing a wing to this playlist of 1940’s big band & crooner classics:

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2023/08/05
12:40 UTC

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Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You

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2023/07/25
20:49 UTC

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Cindy Walker - Seven Beers With The Wrong Man (1940)

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2023/07/24
10:41 UTC

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Bing Crosby and Les Paul - It's Been A Long, Long Time

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2023/07/23
16:24 UTC

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