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Im Still Crazy For You
Im Still Crazy For You
Betty Grable
01:46
Theres No Business Like Show Buisness
Theres No Business Like Show Buisness
Ethel Merman
01:43
Marian Le Go Me Man
Marian Le Go Me Man
Keskidee Trio
01:40
Jesus Knows How Much We Can Bear
Jesus Knows How Much We Can Bear
Georgia Peach & Her Gospel Singers
01:37
Cruising Down The River
Cruising Down The River
Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
01:35
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Joe Loss & His Orchestra ft Paula Green
01:32
Long Ago & Far Away
Long Ago & Far Away
Helen Forrest
01:28
Look Out Stranger Im A Texas Ranger
Look Out Stranger Im A Texas Ranger
Phil Harris
01:25
Jambalaya
Jambalaya
Jo Stafford
01:22
Margie
Margie
Billy Cotton
01:20

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 Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Doris Day
3 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
4 Club - High Life
Club - High Life
Ray Collins' Hot
5 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
6 Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Willie Smith & Harry James and His Orchestra
7 Mein blondes Baby
Mein blondes Baby
Marlene Dietrich
8 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
9 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
10 When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
Kate Smith
11 What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
12 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
13 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
14 Woodchopper's Ball
Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman
15 Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Louis Armstrong
16 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
17 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
18 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
19 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
20 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
21 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
22 Reet Petite
Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson
23 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
24 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
25 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
26 Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
27 Fine Brown Frame
Fine Brown Frame
Lou Rawls
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 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
33 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
34 White Christmas
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
35 Juke Box Saturday Night
Juke Box Saturday Night
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
36 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
37 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
38 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
39 You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
The Delmore Brothers
40 The Tennessee Wig-Walk
The Tennessee Wig-Walk
Russ Morgan 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.

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