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Reading • Swing, Blues, Jazz
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Playlist

The Shim Sham Club With Harley 009
The Shim Sham Club With Harley 009
Harley Labeau
10:01
20260603 Sentimental Stylings
20260603 Sentimental Stylings
Nikki Salt
09:00
Tuxedo Junction
Tuxedo Junction
Erskine Hawkins
08:57
Today
Today
The Velvet Candles
08:55
Roll on Mississippi
Roll on Mississippi
Doc Evans & His Dixieland Band
08:52
Go Down Moses
Go Down Moses
Louis Armstrong
08:49
Coming In On A Wing & A Prayer
Coming In On A Wing & A Prayer
Eddie Cantor
08:46
Mr Jones Are You Coming To Bed
Mr Jones Are You Coming To Bed
Evelyn Dall
08:42
Miss Otis Regrets
Miss Otis Regrets
Mills Brothers
08:39
Murderistic
Murderistic
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
08:33
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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 Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
5 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
6 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
7 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
8 Whistle Stop
Whistle Stop
Louis Prima
9 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
10 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
11 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
12 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
13 Let Me Off Uptown (feat. Anita O'Day)
Let Me Off Uptown (feat. Anita O'Day)
Roy Eldrige & Gene Krupa & His Orchestra featuring Anita O'Day
14 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
15 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
16 Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Willie Smith & Harry James and His Orchestra
17 Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Doris Day
18 Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
19 It's Been a Long, Long Time
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James and His Orchestra
20 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
21 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
22 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
23 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
24 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
25 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
26 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
27 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
28 Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
29 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Peggy Lee
30 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
31 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
32 Mein blondes Baby
Mein blondes Baby
Marlene Dietrich
33 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
34 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
35 Superman
Superman
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
36 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis
37 Stranger In Paradise
Stranger In Paradise
The Ink Spots
38 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
39 Club - High Life
Club - High Life
Ray Collins' Hot
40 Shadrack (Single Version)
Shadrack (Single Version)
Louis Armstrong

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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