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The Swing Era 2958 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The Swing Era 2958 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Bud Pearson
09:01
1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
1940s Radio Donation Request Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The UK 1940s Radio Station
09:00
B'Wanga Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
B'Wanga Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Ambrose and His Orchestra
08:59
Big rock candy mountain Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Big rock candy mountain Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Burl Ives
08:56
I'll Walk Alone Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
I'll Walk Alone Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Dinah Shore (a cappella) (her original #1 version)
08:53
Rt.Hon A.V. Alexander
Rt.Hon A.V. Alexander
Savings Bonds
08:49
Have You Forgotten So Soon
Have You Forgotten So Soon
Mildred Bailey (Red Norvo & Orchestra)
08:47
Every Little Moment Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Every Little Moment Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
08:43
Maybe It's Because Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Maybe It's Because Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
Dick Haymes
08:40
When The Organ Played, O Promise Me 1938 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
When The Organ Played, O Promise Me 1938 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive 40s 50s
The Organ, The Dance Band & Me
08:37

Top Songs

1 When I Met Connie In the Cornfield
When I Met Connie In the Cornfield
The Arcadians Dance Orchestra
2 There's Yes Yes in Your Eyes
There's Yes Yes in Your Eyes
Sylvester Ahola & Frank Edward & His Orchestra
3 Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night In the Week)
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night In the Week)
Frank Sinatra
4 Swingin' at the Sugar Bowl
Swingin' at the Sugar Bowl
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
5 Superman
Superman
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
6 I Don't Want To Walk Without You
I Don't Want To Walk Without You
The Harry James Orchestra
7 My Way
My Way
Frank Sinatra
8 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
9 I'll Never Smile Again
I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
10 It's Funny to Everyone But Me (feat. Frank Sinatra)
It's Funny to Everyone But Me (feat. Frank Sinatra)
Harry James and His Orchestra
11 When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
Vaughn Monroe
12 I've Got a Date with a Dream (Take 1)
I've Got a Date with a Dream (Take 1)
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
13 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
Russ Columbo
14 When I Take My Sugar To Tea
When I Take My Sugar To Tea
The Boswell Sisters
15 I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (Single Version)
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (Single Version)
The Ink Spots
16 Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Whiskey Do Your Stuff
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
17 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
Duke Ellington
18 I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance
Cozy Cole, Bing Crosby, Ned Washington & Victor Young
19 Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You (Single Version)
Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You (Single Version)
Judy Garland
20 Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Ella Fitzgerald
21 Portofino #1
Portofino #1
Raymond Scott
22 It's a Great Day For the Irish (Single Version)
It's a Great Day For the Irish (Single Version)
Judy Garland
23 On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (feat. John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra)
On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe (feat. John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra)
Bing Crosby
24 Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
25 Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me
Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me
Ruth Etting
26 Me and Jane In a Plane
Me and Jane In a Plane
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
27 I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (The Blue Pajama Song)
I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan (The Blue Pajama Song)
Rudy Vallée
28 Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five)
Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (feat. Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five)
Ella Fitzgerald
29 I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
30 The Last Time I Saw Paris / Arm In Arm / I'll Be with You In Apple Blossom Time
The Last Time I Saw Paris / Arm In Arm / I'll Be with You In Apple Blossom Time
Vera Lynn
31 Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Ella Fitzgerald
32 Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye
Gracie Fields
33 It's Funny to Everyone But Me
It's Funny to Everyone But Me
Harry Roy and His Orchestra
34 The Touch of Your Lips
The Touch of Your Lips
Ray Noble and His Orchestra
35 Everybody Dance
Everybody Dance
Jack Harris and His Orchestra
36 Headin' for Home
Headin' for Home
Bert Ralton & His Havana Band
37 The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Mason, Johnny Mince, Hymie Shertzer, Fred Stulce, Don Lodice, Bunny Berigan, Jimmy Blake, Ray Linn, Clyde Hurley, George Arus, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin, Clark Yocum, Joe Bushkin, Sid Weiss & Buddy Rich
38 I Took My Harp to a Party
I Took My Harp to a Party
Billy Cotton and His Band
39 Ray McKinley Band - Five O'Clock Whistle (Remastered)
Ray McKinley Band - Five O'Clock Whistle (Remastered)
Will Bradley

About the Radio Station

City
Sheffield
Language
English

The UK 1940s Radio Station plays original music recorded and released during the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, alongside historical news broadcasts from the UK and USA. Launched in 2010, it was the first UK-based internet radio station dedicated to this era. The station is run by volunteers and also operates The British Home Front Radio Service.

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