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1940s Radio

Reading • Swing, Blues, Jazz
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Playlist

The 1948 Billboard
The 1948 Billboard
Roaring Forties
03:00
Good Morning Blues
Good Morning Blues
Jimmy Rushing
02:58
I Wanna Love Somebody
I Wanna Love Somebody
Cat Lee King & His Cocks
02:55
A Couple of Swells
A Couple of Swells
Judy Garland & Fred Astair
02:53
All Or Nothing At All
All Or Nothing At All
Harry James
02:49
Clarinet Polka
Clarinet Polka
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
02:46
Dexters Cutting Out
Dexters Cutting Out
Dexter Gordon
02:43
South American Joe
South American Joe
Alex Mendham & His Orchestra
02:41
Hors D Oeuvres
Hors D Oeuvres
Ambrose
02:37
Jump For Joy
Jump For Joy
Ivy Anderson
02:34
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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 Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
King Teddy
5 Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dutch Swing College Band
6 These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
7 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
8 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
9 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
10 Time On My Hands
Time On My Hands
Art Tatum
11 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
12 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
13 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
14 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
15 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
16 Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
17 It's Been a Long, Long Time
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James and His Orchestra
18 Buttons and Bows
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
19 Wildwood Flower
Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family
20 Why Don't You Do Right?
Why Don't You Do Right?
Peggy Lee
21 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
22 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
23 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
24 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
25 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
26 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
27 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
28 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
29 Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
30 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Peggy Lee
31 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
32 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
33 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis
34 Stranger In Paradise
Stranger In Paradise
The Ink Spots
35 Little White Lies
Little White Lies
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
36 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Muggsy Spanier
37 Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Dean Martin
38 Midnight In Moscow
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
39 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
40 Begin the Beguine
Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra

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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