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Im Still Crazy For You
Im Still Crazy For You
Betty Grable
12:46
Theres No Business Like Show Buisness
Theres No Business Like Show Buisness
Ethel Merman
12:43
Marian Le Go Me Man
Marian Le Go Me Man
Keskidee Trio
12:40
Jesus Knows How Much We Can Bear
Jesus Knows How Much We Can Bear
Georgia Peach & Her Gospel Singers
12:37
Cruising Down The River
Cruising Down The River
Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
12:34
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga
Joe Loss & His Orchestra ft Paula Green
12:31
Long Ago & Far Away
Long Ago & Far Away
Helen Forrest
12:28
Look Out Stranger Im A Texas Ranger
Look Out Stranger Im A Texas Ranger
Phil Harris
12:25
Jambalaya
Jambalaya
Jo Stafford
12:22
Margie
Margie
Billy Cotton
12:20

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 Club - High Life
Club - High Life
Ray Collins' Hot
4 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
5 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
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 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
8 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
9 Who's Sorry Now?
Who's Sorry Now?
Willie Smith & Harry James and His Orchestra
10 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
11 Mein blondes Baby
Mein blondes Baby
Marlene Dietrich
12 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
13 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
14 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
15 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
16 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
17 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
18 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
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 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
23 Fine Brown Frame
Fine Brown Frame
Lou Rawls
24 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
25 Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
26 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Peggy Lee
27 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
28 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
29 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
30 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
31 Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Louis Armstrong
32 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
33 When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
Kate Smith
34 What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
35 Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
36 You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
The Delmore Brothers
37 White Christmas
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
38 Juke Box Saturday Night
Juke Box Saturday Night
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
39 The Tennessee Wig-Walk
The Tennessee Wig-Walk
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
40 Woodchopper's Ball
Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman

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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