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20260526 Lipstick & Pearls
20260526 Lipstick & Pearls
Sammie J
10:00
Marcel's Mixed Picks 85 The Clown Thing
Marcel's Mixed Picks 85 The Clown Thing
Marcel Maurer
09:01
Its Only A Paper Moon
Its Only A Paper Moon
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
08:57
Good Night Wherever You Are
Good Night Wherever You Are
Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
08:54
Would You Like To Take A Walk
Would You Like To Take A Walk
Art Tatum
08:51
Body & Soul
Body & Soul
Nat King Cole
08:48
Come On Get Happy
Come On Get Happy
Judy Garland
08:45
The Nearness of You
The Nearness of You
Dick Haymes
08:41
After All
After All
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
08:37
Young At Heart
Young At Heart
Frank Sinatra
08:35

Top Songs

1 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
2 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
3 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
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 Celery Stalks at Midnight
Celery Stalks at Midnight
Will Bradley and His Orchestra
8 Frankie Please
Frankie Please
Rodney Crowell
9 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
10 White Christmas
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
11 I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues
I Gotta Right To Sing the Blues
Louis Armstrong
12 My Hero
My Hero
Deanna Durbin
13 Skyliner
Skyliner
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
14 Cherokee
Cherokee
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
15 Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
Minnie the Moocher's Wedding Day
Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
16 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
17 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
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 Buttons and Bows
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
21 Dreaming of a Little Cabin
Dreaming of a Little Cabin
Mac Wiseman
22 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
23 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
24 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
25 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
26 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
27 Little White Lies
Little White Lies
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
28 Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Dean Martin
29 Time On My Hands
Time On My Hands
Art Tatum
30 Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Turnpike
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
31 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
32 Une histoire d'amour
Une histoire d'amour
Mireille Mathieu
33 Begin the Beguine
Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
34 The House of Blue Lights
The House of Blue Lights
Ella Mae Morse
35 Young At Heart
Young At Heart
Frank Sinatra
36 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Single Version)
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Single Version)
Judy Garland
37 One Fine Day
One Fine Day
Deanna Durbin
38 Open the Door, Richard
Open the Door, Richard
The Pied Pipers
39 My Foolish Heart (Live)
My Foolish Heart (Live)
Carmen McRae
40 Flying Home
Flying Home
Lionel Hampton 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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