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Playlist

Blue Champagne
Blue Champagne
Freddy Martin Music In The Martin Manner
07:18
Diga Diga Doo
Diga Diga Doo
Cootie Williams
07:15
Wabash Cannonball
Wabash Cannonball
Roy Acuff
07:12
The Band Played On
The Band Played On
Guy Lombardo & His Orchestra ft Kenny Gardner
07:10
New San Antonio Rose
New San Antonio Rose
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
07:07
I Heard
I Heard
Alex Mendham & His Orchestra
07:05
Shadrack
Shadrack
Ames Brothers
07:03
A Zoot Suit For My Sunday Girl
A Zoot Suit For My Sunday Girl
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra ft Sully Mason
07:00
Hold That Critter Down
Hold That Critter Down
Billy Mills & The Kingsmen
06:58
Move Over Darling
Move Over Darling
Doris Day
06:56

Top Songs

1 Juke Box Saturday Night
Juke Box Saturday Night
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
2 Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
3 When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
Kate Smith
4 What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
5 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
6 Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Louis Armstrong
7 White Christmas
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
8 Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Doris Day
9 I Like Pie, I Like Cake
I Like Pie, I Like Cake
The Four Clefs
10 Club - High Life
Club - High Life
Ray Collins' Hot
11 Shadrack (Single Version)
Shadrack (Single Version)
Louis Armstrong
12 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
13 Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Willie Smith & Harry James and His Orchestra
14 Mein blondes Baby
Mein blondes Baby
Marlene Dietrich
15 Superman
Superman
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
16 I'll Never Smile Again
I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
17 In a Sentimental Mood
In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
18 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
19 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
20 Farewell Blues
Farewell Blues
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
21 Woodchopper's Ball
Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman
22 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?
Louis Jordan
23 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
24 Reet Petite
Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson
25 Fine Brown Frame
Fine Brown Frame
Lou Rawls
26 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
27 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
28 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
29 Tra-La-La-La (feat. Dan Dailey)
Tra-La-La-La (feat. Dan Dailey)
Betty Grable
30 His Rocking Horse Ran Away
His Rocking Horse Ran Away
Betty Hutton
31 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
32 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
33 Don t Try Your Jive On Me
Don t Try Your Jive On Me
Una Mae Carlisle
34 You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
The Delmore Brothers
35 What Is This Thing Called Love
What Is This Thing Called Love
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
36 Take Five
Take Five
Dave Brubeck
37 Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Vera Lynn
38 I Don't Know Enough About You
I Don't Know Enough About You
Peggy Lee
39 The Tennessee Wig-Walk
The Tennessee Wig-Walk
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
40 When Buddha Smiles
When Buddha Smiles
Benny Goodman 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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