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A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
11:00
A Shanty In An Old Shanty Town
A Shanty In An Old Shanty Town
Johnny Long
10:59
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket
Roy Milton & His Solid Senders
10:57
Married Man Blues
Married Man Blues
Helen Humes
10:54
Harlem Bound
Harlem Bound
Freddy Johnson
10:51
Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra & Ginny Simms
10:48
On The Sunny Side of The Street
On The Sunny Side of The Street
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
10:44
Suddenly Theres A Valley
Suddenly Theres A Valley
Mills Brothers
10:41
Caldonia
Caldonia
Louis Prima & His Orchestra
10:36
If Youre A Viper
If Youre A Viper
Lorrain Walton
10:30

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 Frankie Please
Frankie Please
Rodney Crowell
3 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
4 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
5 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
6 Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
King Teddy
7 Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dutch Swing College Band
8 These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
9 Celery Stalks at Midnight
Celery Stalks at Midnight
Will Bradley and His Orchestra
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 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
13 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
14 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
15 Time On My Hands
Time On My Hands
Art Tatum
16 Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Turnpike
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
17 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
18 Young At Heart
Young At Heart
Frank Sinatra
19 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
20 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
21 Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
22 It's Been a Long, Long Time
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James and His Orchestra
23 Buttons and Bows
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
24 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
25 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
26 Little White Lies
Little White Lies
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
27 Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Dean Martin
28 Une histoire d'amour
Une histoire d'amour
Mireille Mathieu
29 Begin the Beguine
Begin the Beguine
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
30 The House of Blue Lights
The House of Blue Lights
Ella Mae Morse
31 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Single Version)
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Single Version)
Judy Garland
32 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
33 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
34 Wildwood Flower
Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family
35 Why Don't You Do Right?
Why Don't You Do Right?
Peggy Lee
36 You Are My Sunshine (Single Version)
You Are My Sunshine (Single Version)
Bing Crosby
37 Club - Barefoot
Club - Barefoot
Ray Collins' Hot
38 Flying Home
Flying Home
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
39 What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
40 Never No Lament
Never No Lament
Duke Ellington and His Famous 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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