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After World War II, the big band sounds of the earlier part of the decade had been gradually replaced by crooners and vocal groups. Technology played a large part. While singers such as Al Jolson had recorded songs by yelling into a Victrola horn, the new electronic equipment allowed for a softer, more intimate style of singing.
Bing Crosby was the leading figure of the crooner sound as well as its most iconic, defining artist, whilst Sinatra's vast appeal to the "bobby soxers" revealed a whole new audience for popular music, making him the first teen idol. Swing bands could also be found in most major cities during the 1930s-1940s, the most popular and famous were the bands of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw, which had national followings and sold huge numbers. This comprehensive 2CD set brings together the very best of the artists and music styles that dominated the 1940s.
Title: Top Hits Of The 40's
Format: CD
Release Date: 05 Oct 2018
Artist: Various
Sku: 2404599
Catalogue No: NOT2CD700
Category: Compilation
DISC 1
Swanee - Al Jolson
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Riders in the Sky - Vaughn Monroe & His Orchest
Rum and Coca Cola - the Andrews Sisters
Route - Nat King Cole Trio
Pistol Packin' Mama - Bing Crosby
All of Me - Frank Sinatra
Confess - Doris Day & Buddy Clark
Dancing in the Dark - Artie Shaw
Now or Never - Billie Holiday
After You're Gone - Benny Goodman
It's Only a Paper Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
Dry Bones - Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians
I Can't Give You Anything but Love - Peggy Lee
Bless You (For Being an Angel) - the Ink Spots
Alexander's Ragtime Band - Bing Crosby & Al Jol
If I Loved You - Perry Como
The Trolley Song - Judy Garland
Caldonia - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Slipping Around - Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wake
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller
Paper Doll - the Mills Brothers
Opus One - Tommy Dorsey
Sentimental Journey - Doris Day & Les Brown
Doris Day & Les Brown - Sentimental Journey
DISC 2
On the Sunny Side of the Street - Peggy Lee & Be
Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby
Stardust - Artie Shaw
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ella Fitzg
Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore
Is You is or is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jorda
American Patrol - Glenn Miller
Come to Baby, Do! - Doris Day & Les Brown
How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
Tweedle-o-twill - Gene Autry
Stormy Weather - Frank Sinatra
You Can't Lose a Broken Heart - Billie Holiday
You Always Hurt the One You Love - the Mills Br
Moppin' and Boppin' - Fats Waller
There, I've Said It Again - Vaughn Monroe & the
California Here I Come - Al Jolson
Hold Me - Peggy Lee
Love Somebody - Buddy Clark & Doris Day
Prisoner of Love - Perry Como
The Wedding Samba - Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra
Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive - Bing Crosby & a
Nature Boy - Sarah Vaughan
Tuxedo Junction - Glenn Miller
Blueberry Hill - Louis Armstrong
'a' You're Adorable - Perry Como & the Fontaine
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