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Playlist

Wiffenpoof Song
Wiffenpoof Song
Dennis Day
02:07
Dont Carry Tales Out of School
Dont Carry Tales Out of School
Betty Grable
02:04
Honk My Horn
Honk My Horn
Ray Collins Hot Club
02:01
Lullaby of The Leaves
Lullaby of The Leaves
Alex Mendham & His Orchestra
01:57
My Cousin In Milwaukee
My Cousin In Milwaukee
Ella Fitzgerald
01:54
Tomorrow May Be Different
Tomorrow May Be Different
Jim Eanes & The Shenandoah Val
01:52
Fabulous Swing Kids
Fabulous Swing Kids
Tape Five
01:49
When You Were Sixteen
When You Were Sixteen
Mills Brothers
01:45
Its Foolish But Its Fun
Its Foolish But Its Fun
Deanna Durbin
01:40
Im In Heaven
Im In Heaven
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
01:34

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 Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Club - Yeah Yeah Baby You’re Right
Ray Collins' Hot
4 The Woodpecker Song
The Woodpecker Song
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
5 Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
Buzz Buzz Buzz and Tweedlee Dee
King Teddy
6 Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dixieland Boogie (feat. Bob Kaper)
Dutch Swing College Band
7 These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things
Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
8 Celery Stalks at Midnight
Celery Stalks at Midnight
Will Bradley and His Orchestra
9 I Must Know
I Must Know
Peggy Lee
10 I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
11 Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Body And Soul (Live At Philharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles/1944)
Nat "King" Cole
12 Time On My Hands
Time On My Hands
Art Tatum
13 Pompton Turnpike
Pompton Turnpike
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
14 In the Mood
In the Mood
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
15 House Hop (Take 2)
House Hop (Take 2)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
16 Club - Long Ago
Club - Long Ago
Ray Collins' Hot
17 A String of Pearls
A String of Pearls
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
18 Rumpus In Richmond
Rumpus In Richmond
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
19 Fever
Fever
Peggy Lee
20 It's Been a Long, Long Time
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Harry James and His Orchestra
21 Buttons and Bows
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
22 Wildwood Flower
Wildwood Flower
The Carter Family
23 Why Don't You Do Right?
Why Don't You Do Right?
Peggy Lee
24 You Are My Sunshine (Single Version)
You Are My Sunshine (Single Version)
Bing Crosby
25 Club - Barefoot
Club - Barefoot
Ray Collins' Hot
26 Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Single Version)
The Sons of the Pioneers
27 Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Club - Right Eye's Jumping
Ray Collins' Hot
28 The Deadwood Stage
The Deadwood Stage
Doris Day
29 I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
I'm a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers
30 Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)
Nat "King" Cole
31 Goldfinger
Goldfinger
Count Basie
32 Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes
Chuck Willis
33 Little White Lies
Little White Lies
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
34 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
Muggsy Spanier
35 Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu)
Dean Martin
36 Midnight In Moscow
Midnight In Moscow
Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
37 Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues
Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues
Glen Gray
38 Une histoire d'amour
Une histoire d'amour
Mireille Mathieu
39 Day By Day
Day By Day
Jo Stafford
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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