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1940s Radio

Reading • Swing, Blues, Jazz
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Playlist

Baby Workout
Baby Workout
Jackie Wilson
03:44
Little Joe From Chicago
Little Joe From Chicago
Andy Kirk & His 12 Clouds of Joy
03:41
I Bring You A Song
I Bring You A Song
Dennis Day
03:39
My Little Suede Shoes
My Little Suede Shoes
Charlie Parker & His Orchestra
03:36
By The Light of The Silvery Moon
By The Light of The Silvery Moon
Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
03:32
Bugle Call Rag
Bugle Call Rag
Billy May
03:29
Ruby Canera
Ruby Canera
The Caresser
03:26
The Way You Look Tonight
The Way You Look Tonight
Tony Martin
03:23
From One Love To Another
From One Love To Another
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
03:21
Making Whoopee
Making Whoopee
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
03:18
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Top Songs

1 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
2 Juke Box Saturday Night
Juke Box Saturday Night
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
3 Dream a Little Dream of Me
Dream a Little Dream of Me
Doris Day
4 When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
Kate Smith
5 What a Wonderful World
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
6 Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
7 White Christmas
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
8 Club - High Life
Club - High Life
Ray Collins' Hot
9 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
10 Shadrack (Single Version)
Shadrack (Single Version)
Louis Armstrong
11 Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
Go Down Moses (feat. Sy Oliver Choir & The All Stars)
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 Like Pie, I Like Cake
I Like Pie, I Like Cake
The Four Clefs
17 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
18 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
19 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
20 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
21 Woodchopper's Ball
Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman
22 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
23 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
24 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
25 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
26 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
27 Reet Petite
Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson
28 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
29 Fine Brown Frame
Fine Brown Frame
Lou Rawls
30 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
31 Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Why Don't You Do Right (feat. Peggy Lee)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
32 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did
Peggy Lee
33 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
34 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
35 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
36 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis
37 Stranger In Paradise
Stranger In Paradise
The Ink Spots
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.

Contacts

Phone
07484 778018
Email
shaun@1940sukradio.co.uk
Website
https://1940sradio.com/
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