Playlist British Home Front Radio Service

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Show 5 1931
Shaun Moncaster - Show 5 1931
Message From Mars
Ambrose and His Orchestra - Message From Mars
Medley of Song Successes (Part
Gertrude Lawrence - Medley of Song Successes (Part
When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba 1931
Rudy Vallee - When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba 1931
Rumours Are Flying
The Andrews Sisters - Rumours Are Flying
Margo 1959
Billy Fury - Margo 1959
Glad Rag Doll
Ted Lewis - Glad Rag Doll
You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
Hugo Rignold and His Orchestra with Sidney Gowan - You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby
My Sweetie Went Away 1953
Frankie Vaughan - My Sweetie Went Away 1953
All I Do Is Dream of You
Al Bowlly with Ray Noble and His Orchestra - All I Do Is Dream of You
My Devotion
Vaughn Monroe (Vaughn Monroe, vocal) - My Devotion
1945
Wartime British Dance Bands 1944 - 1945
Terry's Theme (From Limelight)
Ron Goodwin - Terry's Theme (From Limelight)
You Never Knew
Geraldo His Orchestra With Len Camber Vocal - You Never Knew
From Maine to California
Bob Chester and his orchestra 1941 - From Maine to California
College Rhythm
Carrol Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - College Rhythm
Poppa Piccolino 1953
Diana Decker - Poppa Piccolino 1953
I'm beginning to see the light
Geraldo and His Orchestra vocalist Carole Carr - I'm beginning to see the light
On The Good Ship Lollipop
Rudy Vallee (Stewart Sisters, vocal) 1935 - On The Good Ship Lollipop
Swing On The Gait
Carrol Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Swing On The Gait
Charmaine
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians 1927 - Charmaine
Free Wheeling
Artie Shaw - Free Wheeling
Standing On The Corner (1956)
Dean Martin - Standing On The Corner (1956)
Dinks)
Bobby Darin (As The Rinky - Dinks)
Body and Soul 1957
Louis Prima - Body and Soul 1957
Dave Frost And His Café De Paris Band
I'm All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart - Dave Frost And His Café De Paris Band
Song Of India
Tommy Dorsey - Song Of India
Close as Pages in a Book
Bing Crosby - Close as Pages in a Book
Wedding Ring 1957
Russ Hamilton - Wedding Ring 1957
She’s Funny That Way
Gene Austin - She’s Funny That Way
Some Day
Frankie Laine - Some Day
I've Got The World On A String
Louis Prima With Sam Butera And The Witnesses - I've Got The World On A String
What A Nice Lot Of Nazis
Arthur Askey - What A Nice Lot Of Nazis
When They Ask About You
Jimmy Dorsey (Kitty Kallen, vocal) - When They Ask About You
1943
Wartime British Dance Bands 1942 - 1943
Cowpunchers Cantata 1952
Max Bygraves - Cowpunchers Cantata 1952
Anchors Aweigh
The Squadronaires - Anchors Aweigh
Fine And Mellow
Billie Holiday - Fine And Mellow
The Very Thought Of You
Al Bowlly - The Very Thought Of You
It's All Been Done Before 1956
Alma Cogan - It's All Been Done Before 1956
Fifty Million Robins Can't Be Wrong
Billy Cotton and His Band - Fifty Million Robins Can't Be Wrong
Looking On The Bright Side
Gracie Fields - Looking On The Bright Side
Does Your Heart Beat For Me
Russ Morgan (Morgan Trio, vocal) (Decca v) - Does Your Heart Beat For Me
My pick of the 40s Show 198
Guy Roles - My pick of the 40s Show 198
Bach Goes to Town
Benny Goodman - Bach Goes to Town
The Nearness Of You 1940
The Organ, The Dance Band & Me - The Nearness Of You 1940
I'll Always Be With You
Doris Day - I'll Always Be With You
Home Lovin' Man
Georgia Gibbs - Home Lovin' Man
(My Baby Don't Love Me) No More 1955
De John Sisters - (My Baby Don't Love Me) No More 1955
Oh Babe 1950
Kay Starr - Oh Babe 1950
Dave Frost And His Orchestra
Once In A While - Dave Frost And His Orchestra
Lullaby Of The Leaves
George Olsen (with vocal trio) - Lullaby Of The Leaves
An Ev`ning In Caroline
The Boswell Sisters 1931 - An Ev`ning In Caroline
Mama 1955
David Whitfield - Mama 1955
Baby Get Lost
Dinah Washington - Baby Get Lost
Splish Splash 1958
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash 1958
’m Not Worth It
Bertini And The Tower Blackpool Dance Band - ’m Not Worth It
For The First Time (I’ve Fallen In Love)
Dick Haymes (a cappella) - For The First Time (I’ve Fallen In Love)
Russian Rose
Wartime British Dance Bands 1941 - Russian Rose
Slap That Bass
Harry Roy and His Orchestra - Slap That Bass
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Billie Holliday - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
That's my weakness now 1928
Billy Cotton - That's my weakness now 1928
Stairway Of Love 1959
Michael Holliday - Stairway Of Love 1959
In Room 504
Carrol Gibbons with The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - In Room 504
Caravan
Ambrose and His Orchestra - Caravan
I Told My Baby With The Ukelele
George Formby - I Told My Baby With The Ukelele
Cherry
Harry James (instrumental) (recorded in 1942) - Cherry
Lynda Moncaster
Lynda Moncaster - Lynda Moncaster
1940s Britain Show 5
Music and News Hour - 1940s Britain Show 5
Perfidia (aka “Tonight”)
Xavier Cugat (instrumental) - Perfidia (aka “Tonight”)
Three Little Fishies
Kay Kyser (Harry Ginny Sully & Ish, vocals) - Three Little Fishies
Goodnight And God Bless You
Vera Lynn - Goodnight And God Bless You
Confucius Say
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Confucius Say
Zing Zing Zoom Zoom (1951)
Perry Como - Zing Zing Zoom Zoom (1951)
So Rare 1957
Jimmy Dorsey - So Rare 1957
Love Walked In Medley
Charlie Kunz - Love Walked In Medley
Back In The Saddle Again
Gene Autry (his original version) - Back In The Saddle Again
Farewell, My Love
Benny Goodman, V. Martha Tilto - Farewell, My Love
Put a Ring On Her Finger 1958
Tommy Steel - Put a Ring On Her Finger 1958
Everybody Stomp October 14,1925.
Abe Lyman - Everybody Stomp October 14,1925.
If You Lived In Thew Mountains
Hal Kemp - If You Lived In Thew Mountains
Route 66 (1950)
Nat King Cole - Route 66 (1950)
October Twilight
Geraldo and His Orchestra - October Twilight
Till Then
Mills Brothers (their original version) - Till Then
1942
Wartime British Dance Bands 1941 - 1942
London Pride
Carrol Gibbons - London Pride
Rumors Are Flying 1946
Andrews Sisters & Les Paul - Rumors Are Flying 1946
Down Sunnyside Lane
Jack Payne and His BBC Dance Orchestra 1931 - Down Sunnyside Lane
Someone To Watch Over Me
Dakota Staton - Someone To Watch Over Me
Just Kidding Around
Artie Shaw - Just Kidding Around
I'm In The Market For You (7th May 1930)
Billy Cotton Vocal By Sam Browne - I'm In The Market For You (7th May 1930)
Thank You Mister Bach (1936)
The BBC Dance Orchestra Directed By Henry Hall - Thank You Mister Bach (1936)
Believe It, Beloved
Fats Waller 1935 - Believe It, Beloved
From The Top Of Your Head
Carroll Gibbons - From The Top Of Your Head
Knock Me A Kiss
Gene Krupa - Knock Me A Kiss
Swingin` Shepherd Blues 1958
Ted Heath And His Music - Swingin` Shepherd Blues 1958
Oh! Look at Me Now
Lee Wiley - Oh! Look at Me Now
Oh Babe!
Louis Prima & Keely Smith - Oh Babe!
Amy (1930)
Debroy Somers Band - Amy (1930)
My Ideal 1931
Maurice Chevalier - My Ideal 1931
You Can Have Him
Ella Fitzgerald - You Can Have Him
Real Love 1958
Ruby Murray - Real Love 1958
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Nick Lucas - Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Hop
Art Mooney (with vocal ensemble) - Hop
Skin Deep 1954
Duke Ellington - Skin Deep 1954
Mountain Greenery
Joe Loss - Mountain Greenery
Riffette
Freddie Slack (instrumental) - Riffette
1944
Wartime British Dance Bands 1943 - 1944
Venus 1959
Dickie Valentine - Venus 1959
Roll 'em
Benny Goodman - Roll 'em
Rock And Roll
Harry Roy And His Band - Rock And Roll
Sleepy Lagoon
Dinah Shore - Sleepy Lagoon
Storms of Troubled Times
Beryl Davis - Storms of Troubled Times
The Lady Is A Square 1958
Frankie Vaughan - The Lady Is A Square 1958
Goopy Gear (He Plays Piano & He Plays By Ear)
Carrol Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Goopy Gear (He Plays Piano & He Plays By Ear)
When we're alone
Carrol Gibbons and The Savoy Hotel Orpheans - When we're alone
Auld Lang Syne
Guy Lombardo (instrumental) - Auld Lang Syne
The Bridge Of Sighs
Anne Shelton - The Bridge Of Sighs
Sleepy Serenade
The Andrews Sisters - Sleepy Serenade
You Too Can Be a Dreamer 1955
Patti Page - You Too Can Be a Dreamer 1955
Mister Five By Five 1959
Jimmy Rushing - Mister Five By Five 1959
I Wanna Be Loved By You 1959
Marilyn Monroe - I Wanna Be Loved By You 1959
Clarinet Marmalade
Fred Elizalde Band - Clarinet Marmalade
Vieni Vieni
Rudy Vallee - Vieni Vieni
You Think Of Everything
Woody Herman and His Orchestra 1940 - You Think Of Everything
Let's Have A Ding
Winifred Atwell - Let's Have A Ding
I Think Of What You Used To Think Of Me
Abe Lyman Orchestra and Frank Sylvano vocal 1928 - I Think Of What You Used To Think Of Me
Always
Lewis James 1926 - Always
The Way You Look Tonight 1957
Ray Conniff and His Orchestra - The Way You Look Tonight 1957
A String Of Pearls
Glenn Miller (his original #1 version) - A String Of Pearls
Windback Wireless 013
Ben Bruce - Windback Wireless 013
Racing With The Moon
Vaughn Monroe (original 1941 version) - Racing With The Moon
1941
Wartime British Dance Bands 1940 - 1941
My Love And Devotion 1952
Doris Day - My Love And Devotion 1952
I Took My Harp To A Party
Billy Cotton and His Band - I Took My Harp To A Party
his original version)
Jan August (piano instrumental - his original version)
Darling How You Lied
Wayne King and Buddy Clark 1941 - Darling How You Lied
Footloose and Fancy Free
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra; Pat O'Malley - Footloose and Fancy Free
Poppa Piccolino 1953
Diana Decker - Poppa Piccolino 1953
Free
Flanagan and Allen - Free
Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
Joe Loss and His Orchestra - Put Your Arms Around Me Honey
Take My Heart
Eddy Duchin (Jerry Cooper, vocal) - Take My Heart
It's the talk of the town 1933
Henry Hall BBC Orchestra with Phyllis Robins - It's the talk of the town 1933
In the valley
Judy Garland - In the valley
Blue Moon
Julie London - Blue Moon
Lazy River (1959)
Louis Prima - Lazy River (1959)
Staccato's Theme 1959
Elmer Bernstein - Staccato's Theme 1959
Jack Padbury's Cosmo Club Six
My Kinda Love - Jack Padbury's Cosmo Club Six
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Tommy Dorsey (1935 single version) - I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Brahms' Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Bing Crosby - Brahms' Lullaby (Cradle Song)
Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (Sitting Pretty) 1959
Michael Holliday - Did You Ever See A Dream Walking (Sitting Pretty) 1959
Hullabaloo 1927
Abe Lyman California Ambassador Hotel Orchestra - Hullabaloo 1927
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Cab Calloway 1931 - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Half A Photograph 1953
Kay Starr - Half A Photograph 1953
Good Morning
Jack Hylton and His Orchestra - Good Morning
Skyliner
Charlie Barnet (instrumental) - Skyliner
1930s Hour 5
Shaun Moncaster - 1930s Hour 5
I Got Rhythm
Benny Goodman - I Got Rhythm
I Dream Of You
Tommy Dorsey (Freddie Stewart, vocal) - I Dream Of You
1943
Wartime British Dance Bands 1942 - 1943
Cannibal Pot 1957
Tommy Steele - Cannibal Pot 1957
You Can't Keep A Growing Lad Down
George Formby - You Can't Keep A Growing Lad Down
and Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Anita O'day 1944 - and Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Radio Times
Henry Hall - Radio Times
On The Street Where You Live 1
David Whitfield - On The Street Where You Live 1
I'm Going to Get Lit Up (When the Lights Go up in London)
Billy Cotton & Band - I'm Going to Get Lit Up (When the Lights Go up in London)
Medley According to the Way I Love YouA Fountain in Havana
Ray Noble - Medley According to the Way I Love YouA Fountain in Havana
The Man From The South
Ted Weems (Art Jarrett, Parker Gibbs, & chorus, vocal) 1930 - The Man From The South
Some Other Time 1945
Ambrose and His Orchestra with Anne Shelton - Some Other Time 1945
Widdicombe Fair
Burl Ives - Widdicombe Fair
Be My Life's Companion 1952
Mills Brothers - Be My Life's Companion 1952
Can I Steal A Little Love 1957
Frank Sinatra - Can I Steal A Little Love 1957
Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1953
Patti Page with Jack Rael's Orchestra - Don't Get Around Much Anymore 1953
A Star Fell Out Of Heaven Medl
Charlie Kunz - A Star Fell Out Of Heaven Medl
Love For Sale 1931
Libby Holman - Love For Sale 1931
Do You Love Me
Harry James and His Music Makers - Do You Love Me
Suzanna 1926
Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra - Suzanna 1926
United States
United States