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20260609 Lipstick & Pearls
20260609 Lipstick & Pearls
Sammie J
16:00
Mother McCree
Mother McCree
Dennis Day
15:58
Watermellon Man
Watermellon Man
King Curtis
15:56
Dance With A Dolly
Dance With A Dolly
Louis Prima & His Orchestra
15:52
Red Top
Red Top
Gene Ammons & His Sextet
15:49
Artistry In Rhythm
Artistry In Rhythm
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra
15:46
Dexter Rides Again
Dexter Rides Again
Dexter Gordon
15:43
Why Should It End This Way
Why Should It End This Way
The Blue Sky Boys
15:37
My Mammy
My Mammy
Al Jolson
15:34
Minnie The Moocher
Minnie The Moocher
Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
15:31

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 Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Taking a Chance On Love (78rpm Version)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
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 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 Sugar Blues
Sugar Blues
Johnny Mercer
17 Faith Can Move Mountains
Faith Can Move Mountains
Nat "King" Cole
18 Woodchopper's Ball
Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman
19 Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Bless Yore Beautiful Hide
Howard Keel
20 Muskrat Ramble
Muskrat Ramble
Phil Harris
21 Straighten Up and Fly Right
Straighten Up and Fly Right
Nat "King" Cole
22 Reet Petite
Reet Petite
Jackie Wilson
23 Haunted Heart
Haunted Heart
Jo Stafford
24 Fine Brown Frame
Fine Brown Frame
Lou Rawls
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 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
28 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
29 Passionette
Passionette
Teddy Hill and His Orchestra
30 Stranger In Paradise
Stranger In Paradise
The Ink Spots
31 I'll Never Smile Again
I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
32 In a Sentimental Mood
In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
33 His Rocking Horse Ran Away
His Rocking Horse Ran Away
Betty Hutton
34 Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)
Doris Day
35 Don t Try Your Jive On Me
Don t Try Your Jive On Me
Una Mae Carlisle
36 You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
You Can’t Do Wrong and Get By
The Delmore Brothers
37 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
38 Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Vera Lynn
39 The Tennessee Wig-Walk
The Tennessee Wig-Walk
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
40 Farewell Blues
Farewell Blues
Glenn Miller 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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