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1940s Radio

Reading • Swing, Blues, Jazz
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Playlist

20210531
20210531
Don McDermott
07:00
Pretty Little Busybody
Pretty Little Busybody
The Dinning Sisters
06:57
Ill Buy That Dream
Ill Buy That Dream
Harry James & His Orchestra ft Kitty Kallen
06:54
Texas & Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Louis Prima & His Orchestra
06:51
I Get A Kick Out of You
I Get A Kick Out of You
Benny Carter
06:48
If I Had A Wishing Ring
If I Had A Wishing Ring
Connie Boswell
06:45
Hot Club Special
Hot Club Special
Ray Collins Hot Club
06:43
The Old Ship of Zion
The Old Ship of Zion
Roberta Martin Singers
06:40
Sweet Georgia Brown
Sweet Georgia Brown
Take 6
06:34
Maria Elena
Maria Elena
Joe Loss & His Orchestra
06:31
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Top Songs

1 On the Sunny Side of the Street (From "Is Everybody Happy?")
On the Sunny Side of the Street (From "Is Everybody Happy?")
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
2 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
3 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
4 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
5 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
6 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
7 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
8 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
9 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
10 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
11 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
12 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
13 Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
14 It's Been a Long, Long Time
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James and His Orchestra
15 Buttons and Bows
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
16 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
17 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
18 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
19 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
20 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
21 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
22 The Peanut Vendor (feat. June Christy & The Four Freshmen) [Live At Purdue University/1959]
The Peanut Vendor (feat. June Christy & The Four Freshmen) [Live At Purdue University/1959]
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
23 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
24 Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
25 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Peggy Lee
26 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
27 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
28 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
29 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
30 Superman
Superman
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
31 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis
32 Stranger In Paradise
Stranger In Paradise
The Ink Spots
33 Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
34 Little White Lies
Little White Lies
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
35 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Muggsy Spanier
36 Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Dean Martin
37 Midnight In Moscow
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
38 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
39 Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Doris Day
40 Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop
Louis Prima

About the Radio Station

City
Reading
Language
English

The UK 1940s Radio Station plays original music recorded and released during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, focusing on big band swing, jazz and blues. The station features a lineup of volunteer presenters from the UK and USA and also operates the British Home Front Radio Service.

Contacts

Phone
07484 778018
Email
shaun@1940sukradio.co.uk
Website
https://1940sradio.com/
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