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1940s Pop Countdown Show 041 June 1942 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
1940s Pop Countdown Show 041 June 1942 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Rickshaw
22:01
Concerto For Clarinet (Parts 1 & 2) 1941 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Concerto For Clarinet (Parts 1 & 2) 1941 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Artie Shaw (instrumental)
21:59
The Swing Era 3056 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
The Swing Era 3056 Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Bud Pearson
21:01
Sandman Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Sandman Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Benny Goodman
20:59
GoodNight Sweetheart Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
GoodNight Sweetheart Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Henry Hall and His Gleneagles Band 1932
20:56
Blue Skies Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Blue Skies Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra
20:52
Salvage Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Salvage Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Annies Salvge Book (1939)
20:51
My Flame Is Just A Match For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
My Flame Is Just A Match For Me Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Debroy Somers Band
20:48
Sarah, Sarah Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Sarah, Sarah Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Arthur Askey
20:45
One Dozen Roses Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
One Dozen Roses Big Band Swing Jazz Jive30s,40s
Dinah Shore
20:43
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Top Songs

1 You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
You'd Be so Nice to Come Home To
Dinah Shore
2 When I Met Connie In the Cornfield
When I Met Connie In the Cornfield
The Arcadians Dance 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 Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
7 I'll Never Smile Again
I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
8 When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
Vaughn Monroe
9 You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
Russ Columbo
10 If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) [78rpm Version]
If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) [78rpm Version]
Doris Day
11 You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
You're Getting to Be a Habit With Me
Bing Crosby
12 Over the Rainbow
Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
13 (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
14 Was That the Human Thing to Do
Was That the Human Thing to Do
The Boswell Sisters
15 The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
Ella Fitzgerald
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'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Tommy Dorsey Version)
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (Tommy Dorsey Version)
Big Band Sounds
19 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
20 Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You (Single Version)
Dear Mr. Gable: You Made Me Love You (Single Version)
Judy Garland
21 Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue
Ella Fitzgerald
22 Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
Ella Fitzgerald
23 Little Girl Blue
Little Girl Blue
Ella Fitzgerald
24 Portofino #1
Portofino #1
Raymond Scott
25 Tell Me More-More-Then Some
Tell Me More-More-Then Some
Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra
26 Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) [1993 Box Set Version]
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) [1993 Box Set Version]
Bing Crosby
27 Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise (Artie Shaw Version)
Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise (Artie Shaw Version)
Big Band Sounds
28 How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You?
How Many Times Do I Have to Tell You?
Dick Haymes
29 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
30 Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)
Guy Lombardo
31 I'm Building Up to an Awful Let Down
I'm Building Up to an Awful Let Down
Fred Astaire
32 All or Nothing At All (with Harry James and His Orchestra)
All or Nothing At All (with Harry James and His Orchestra)
Frank Sinatra
33 Love Me or Leave Me
Love Me or Leave Me
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
34 I've Got a Feelin You're Foolin (with The Sentimental Pops Orchestra)
I've Got a Feelin You're Foolin (with The Sentimental Pops Orchestra)
Doris Day
35 Life Begins at Oxford Circus
Life Begins at Oxford Circus
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
36 I'm Tired of Waiting for You (feat. Ray McKinley & Lynn Gardner)
I'm Tired of Waiting for You (feat. Ray McKinley & Lynn Gardner)
Will Bradley and His Orchestra
37 Love Me or Leave Me (feat. The Oscar Peterson Quartet)
Love Me or Leave Me (feat. The Oscar Peterson Quartet)
Anita O'Day
38 Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) [with The Dorsey Brothers]
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) [with The Dorsey Brothers]
Bing Crosby
39 You're as Pretty as a Picture
You're as Pretty as a Picture
Al Bowlly
40 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

About the Radio Station

City
London
Language
English

Playing original music and news as heard in Great Britain during the second world war years.

Contacts

Phone
01427 874631
Email
shaun@1940sukradio.co.uk
Website
http://www.1940sukradio.co.uk/BHFR/
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