April in the 1940s
The month of April during the 1940s produced - in Britain - some of the most memorable hit songs and tunes of the mid-20th Century which David features on the show.
The month of April during the 1940s produced - in Britain - some of the most memorable hit songs and tunes of the mid-20th Century, such as "Oh! What a Beautiful Morning", "When You Wish Upon a Star", "There'll Be Bluebirds Over the White Cliffs of Dover" and "The Last Time I Saw Paris" among many others. David Lowe will be featuring all four of those titles plus fifteen others. Among the recording stars taking part in the 1940s April Hits theme are Vera Lynn, Mantovani, Vic Damone, Judy Garland, Kathryn Grayson and Frank Sinatra, plus Benny Goodman, Vaughn Monroe and Glenn Miller and their respective American Big Bands.
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Music Played
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Acker Bilk
Only You
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Michael Holliday
Moonlight Cocktail
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Victor Silvester Ballroom Orchestra
No-One But You
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Ted Heath & His Music
Mother Nature And Father Time
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Joe Loss and His Band
In The Mood
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Judy Garland
On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
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Bing Crosby
Going My Way
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
A String Of Pearls
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Vic Damone
I Got It Bad
- And That Ain't Good.
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Judy Garland
Do I Love You, Do I?
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George Melachrino Orchestra
Legend Of The Glass Mountain
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Lee Lawrence
How Can You Buy Kilarney
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Squadronaires
Reflections On The Water
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David Brooks & Marion Bell
The Heather On The Hill
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David Brooks & Marion Bell
Almost Like Being In Love
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Kathryn Grayson
This Is My Lovely Day
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Bing & Trudy Erwin
Oh! What A Beautiful Morning
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Dick Haymes-Helen Forrest
Oh What It Seemed To Be
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Frank Sinatra
I Dream Of You
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Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
My Guy's Come Back
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Vaughn Monroe Orchestra
Tangerine
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
When You Wish Upon A Star
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Deanna Durbin
Beneath The Lights Of Home
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Richard Tauber
Dearly Beloved
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Mantovani & Orchestra
Holiday For Strings
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Lew Stone & His Band
White Cliffs Of Dover
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Ambrose and His Orchestra
You Made Me Care
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Turner Layton
The Last Time I Saw Paris
Broadcasts
- Sun 20 Apr 2014 20:00麻豆社 Radio Jersey, 麻豆社 Radio Guernsey, 麻豆社 Radio Devon & 麻豆社 Radio Cornwall
- Sun 20 Apr 2014 22:00麻豆社 Radio Somerset, 麻豆社 Radio Bristol, 麻豆社 Radio Gloucestershire & 麻豆社 Radio Wiltshire