Episode 83: #1 Hits of The 40s Decade (Episode #1) - Swinging On A Star
Danny Lane's Music Museum
English - March 28, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMusic band jazz swing jukebox albumoriented oldies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You’ll hear:
1) Swinging On A Star [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1944 and was the #1 song for the year 1944] by Bing Crosby (with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra and The Williams Brothers Quartet, backing vocals)
2) Rum And Coca-Cola [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1945 and was the #1 song for the year 1945] by The Andrews Sisters
3) I'm Beginning To See The Light [Pkd@#1 in Apr 1945] by Harry James & His Orchestra (with Kitty Kallen, vocal)
4) (Give Me) Five Minutes More [Pkd@#1 in Sep 1946] by Frank Sinatra (with Axel Stordahl Orchestra)
5) My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time [Pkd@#1 in Apr 1945] by Les Brown & His Band Of Renown (with Doris Day, vocal)
6) That Lucky Old Sun [Pkd@#1 in Oct 1949] by Frankie Laine (with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires, backing vocals)
7) Cruising Down the River [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1949] by Russ Morgan & His Orchestra (with The Skylarks)
8) You Call Everybody Darlin' [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1948] by Al Trace & His New Orchestra (with Bob Vincent, vocal)
9) Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1948] by Peggy Lee
10) On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe [Pkd@#1 in July 1945] by Johnny Mercer And The Pied Pipers
11) Elmer's Tune [Pkd@#1 in Dec 1941] by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (with Ray Eberle & The Modernaires)
12) To Each His Own [Pkd@#1 in Sep 1946] by The Ink Spots
13) The G.I. Jive [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1944] by Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (with Louis Jordan, vocal)
14) Chickery Chick [Pkd@#1 in Nov 1945] by Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (with Nancy Norman & Billy Williams, and The Kaye Choir, vocals)
15) Green Eyes [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1941] by Jimmy Dorsey (with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell, vocals)
16) Managua, Nicaragua [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1947] by Freddy Martin & His Orchestra and Chorus (with Stuart Wade, vocal)
17) Make Believe Island [Pkd@#1 in Aug 1940] by Mitchell "Mitch" Ayres & His Fashions In Music (with Mary Ann Mercer, vocal)
18) Blues In The Night [Pkd@#1 in Feb 1942] by Woody Herman Orchestra (with Woody Herman, vocal)
19) The Anniversary Song [Pkd@#1 in Mar 1947] by Dinah Shore (with The Morris Stoloff Orchestra)
20) There! I've Said It Again [Pkd@#1 in May 1945] by Vaughn Monroe (with The Norton Sisters, vocals)
21) Frenesi [Pk@#1 in Dec '40] by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra