This a compilation of rare recordings from the 1940’s during one of the darkest periods of the 20th century. The selection here has been taken from the popular repertoire of the most prolific artists of that generation. The unforgettable sounds of the big brass bands showcasing jazz music in a popular swing, ballroom and dancehall forms. Including The Ink Spots, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn and many more.
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1 . The Mills Brothers – You Always Hurt the One You Love
2 . Olive Gilbert and Muriel Barron – We’ll Gather Lilacs
3 . Dick Haymes – It Might As Well Be Spring
4 . The Andrew Sisters – Money Is the Root of All Evil
5 . Perry Como – Till the End of Time
6 . Primo Scala and His Accordion Band – Roll Me Over
7 . Vaughn Monroe and The Norton Sisters – There, I’ve Said It Again
8 . Bing Crosby and Carmen Cavallaro – I Can’t Begin To Tell You
9 . Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra – Opus One
10 . Roberto Inglez And His Orchestra – The Green Cockatoo
11 . The Squadronaires – Five Minutes More
12 . Lew And His Nova Tones – Let It Snow, Let It Snow
13 . Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra – The Old Lamp-Lighter
14 . Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters – South America, Take It Away
15 . Spike Jones and His City Slickers – Glow-Worm
16 . Perry Como – I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
17 . Anne Shelton – Anniversary Song
18 . Bing Crosby – McNamara’s Band
19 . Hoagy Carmichael – Ole Buttermilk Sky
20 . Perry Como – They Say It’s Wonderful (From “Annie Get Your Gun”)
21 . Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – Humoresque
22 . Issy Bonn – Let Bygones Be Bygones
23 . The Ink Spots – To Each His Own
24 . Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra – The Coffee Song
25 . Perry Como – Prisoner of Love
26 . The Squadronaires – Cement Mixer
27 . Doris Day and Buddy Clark – Confess
28 . Vera Lynn – I’ll Make Up For Everything
29 . Johnny Denis and His Ranchers – The Shoemaker’s Serenade
30 . Eddy Arnlod and His Tenessee Plowboys – I’ll Hold You In My Heart
31 . Mantovani Orchestra – Hear My Song, Violetta
32 . The Kingsway Symphony Orchestra – Fiddle-Faddle
33 . Primo Scala and His Accordion Band – My Love Is Only for You
34 . Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – Easter Parade
35 . Scotty McHarg – The Stars Will Remember
36 . Dick Haymes – I Wish I Didn’t Love You So
37 . Bing Crosby & Al Jolson – Alexander’s Ragtime Band
38 . Issy Brown – May I Call You Sweetheart?
39 . Phil Harris – The Darktown Poker Club
40 . Sam Browne and The Squadronaires – The Wishing Wlatz
41 . Mantovani Orchestra – Nature Boy
42 . Sam Browne – A Tree In a Meadow
43 . Victor Young and His Orchestra – Galway Bay
44 . The Russ Case Orchestra – Because
45 . Vera Lynn – Silver Wedding Waltz
46 . Reggie Golf – When You’re In Love
47 . Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra – Manana
48 . Robert Farnon – Jumping Bean
49 . Raymond Legrand – La Vie en Rose
50 . Dinah Shore – Buttons and Bows
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Primo Scala and His Accordion Band – “Roll Me Over” (press play to hear preview)
