Great program

Pick for to-day "You'll never know" Dick Haymes

Nice memories as air corp. cadet in Florida

For you young-uns the rest of that line was "how much I love you"

papa Art

Hi from Lux.

That's an amazing idea I like the music from the 40's too I have 5 or 6 cd's with music from that time and fom time to time I listen to it.

My favorite are the Andrews sister with Rum and coca cola .

I wish you all a happy new year 2005 .

Martin

I too like the Andrews sisters. What great harmonies. Ahhh! Well, when I go to France and meet mes cousins, then we will have to meet for some 40's music avec rum et coca-cola.

Glad you are enjoying the new feature. I've already heard back from several of the vets and they're in seventh heaven.

I now find myself going through the house and store humming and singing music from the 40's.

Thanks for the memory...

Happy New Year,

Marion

I've just had an evening of nostalgia. What takes me back 60 odd years is the voice of Captain Glen Miller introducing the AAF band. My parents used to listen to the AFN. My dad was a Royal Marine bandmaster during WW2 and led a military dance band playing that kind of music.

Colin.

Oh good. Glad I could bring back some good memories for you. Glenn Miller gets me going too.

Ah your dad was a bandmaster. How interesting. Do you have any copies of tunes he did? Any recordings?

I'm afraid I have'nt any recordings and and have been unable to discover any. I know he made recordings for the BBC, of programmes like "Workers Playtime" and have a photo of him fronting the dance band at Ford's Dagenham plant in 1944. I have contacted the BBC archives and the National Sound Archives but assume from their answers that nothing was kept.

Colin.

That's too bad. Don't give up though, maybe someone or several someones have copies, even if the BBC doesn't. Who knows, maybe someone will read this post and say, "By George, don't we have those old tunes?" Stranger things have happened, Colin.

I take it you've seen all this stuff right?

Search for Royal Marine Band

  Hi from Lux.

My favorite are the Andrews sister with Rum and coca cola   .

 

Martin

I remember the Andrews sisters from when I was a kid. You couldn't go anywhere that they weren't singing on the radio. Drove me batty, though, trying to figure out which one was which. To this day, I couldn't tell you.

Another song from WWII - Deep In The Heart of Texas! Though born in Texas, I was living in California. Everyone was singing it, especially when I walked in the door. Lord! did I ever get tired of that! It was a catchy tune, tho. - Marilyn

Added new tunes from WWII today thanks to my friend Misha from Yugoslavia. He sent me a great CD with all kinds of World War II music and I just started compiling and uploading today. I added about 10 tunes from Glenn Miller and Harry James and will be adding more this week.

WWII Tunes

So check it out and I hope you enjoy the tunes as much as yours truly. Let's swing.

I can help you with the Andrews sisters if you wish.

There is list from my old cassete(LP is lost somewhere)

1.Elmer's tune

2.Daddy

3.Wake up and live

4.Joseph,Joseph

5.Tipi -tin

6.Well,all riht

7.Hold tight

8.South American Way

9.Sha-sha

10. Ciribiribin

11.Sing,sing

12.In the mood

13.Bei mir bist du schon

14.Don't be that way

15.Don,t sit under the apple tree

16.Boogie woogie bugle boy from co. b

17.Woody woodpecker song

18.House of blue lights

19.Straighteen up& fly right

20.Down by the Ohio

Marion,I can do it in the same way like last time.

Sorry on my english, i mean.. as last time! Deck-PC-CD mp3!O.K.?

That would be wonderful Misha. I put up about 10 more songs tonight. Thanks a billion again. You have made a wonderful contribution to our site. I know the vets really appreciate it too. I get many letters from them saying so.

Today I added a great medley mix of the Andrew Sisters that Misha sent me. I didn't even realize it was on he CD he mailed to me until today. Was driving down state to get groceries for the store and the medley started up. 13 minutes of great swing.