Remembering the 40s

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Tracklist

1▼Cassette: 1940 / 1941 – 1942
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1In the Quarter Master’s Stores
recording of:
In the Quartermaster's Stores (1930s song)
writer:
Desmond Cox and Elton Box
Al Harvey & Bob Harvey3:20
A2Bless ’em All
recording of:
Bless ’em All (1917 song)
writer:
Fred Godfrey (early 20th century songwriter)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 8402)
Bertha Wilmott3:08
A3When You Wish Upon a Star
vocal:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist)
conductor:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
cover recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Ray Eberle & The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:53
A4San Antonio Rose
alto saxophone:
Matty Matlock (on 1940-12-16) and Arthur Rando (on 1940-12-16)
clarinet:
Hank D'Amico (on 1940-12-16)
cornet:
Muggsy Spanier (on 1940-12-16)
double bass:
Bob Haggart (on 1940-12-16)
drums (drum set):
Ray Bauduc (on 1940-12-16)
guitar:
Nappy Lamare (on 1940-12-16)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1940-12-16)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie Miller (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-12-16) and Gil Rodin (on 1940-12-16)
trombone:
Elmer Smithers (on 1940-12-16)
trumpet:
Max Herman (on 1940-12-16) and Al King (Big Band-era trumpeter) (on 1940-12-16)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
conductor:
Bob Crosby (on 1940-12-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
San Antonio Rose (on 1940-12-16)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Wills (Texan Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (from 1940-06-05 to present) and Irving Berlin Inc. (on 1940-06-05)
Bing Crosby & Bob Crosby and His Orchestra3:17
A5Run Rabbit Run
recording of:
Run Rabbit Run
lyricist:
Ralph Butler and Noel Gay
composer:
Noel Gay
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Noel Gay Music Co. Ltd.
Flanagan and Allen2:46
A6Frenesi
cover recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:08
A7There’s a Boy Coming Home on Leave
recording of:
There's a Boy Coming Home on Leave
writer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter) (in 1940)
Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon2:47
A8We’re Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
recording of:
We’re Going to Hang out the Washing on the Siegfried Line
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
publisher:
Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
Flanagan and Allen2:44
A9Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:21
A10It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
recording of:
It’s a Lovely Day Tomorrow
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music Company
Jack Payne & His Orchestra3:12
A11I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Frank Sinatra, The Pied Pipers & Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:13
A12Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
Ray McKinley & Will Bradley and His Orchestra52:35
A13Trade Winds
recording of:
Trade Winds (1940s song)
writer:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Bing Crosby & Dick McIntire & His Harmony Hawaiians3:17
A14A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
cover recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Elsie Carlisle3:08
A15Roll Out the Barrel
cover recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (Wladimir Timm) (in 1939)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25648)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (Wasted Love, see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Rex Massed Bands And Chorus2:43
A16We’ll Meet Again
recording of:
We’ll Meet Again
lyricist:
Hugh Charles
composer:
Hugh Charles and Ross Parker
publisher:
Dash Music Co. Ltd., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), World Music Co. and World Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Vera Lynn3:26
B1American Patrol
conductor:
Billy May
recorded at:
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-04-17)
live recording of:
American Patrol (swing version) (in 1954-04)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:37
B2A Pair of Silver Wings
recording of:
A Pair of Silver Wings (1942 song)
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
Michael Carr (songwriter)
Anne Shelton3:10
B3The Hut‐Sut Song
recording of:
The Hut-Sut Song (1941 song)
writer:
Leo Killion (songwriter), Ted McMichael (songwriter, actor) and Jack Owens (singer/songwriter "The Cruising Crooner")
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra2:45
B4Do I Worry?
recording of:
Do I Worry? (1940s song)
writer:
Stanley Cowan (composer, songwriter) and Bobby Worth (American songwriter)
publisher:
Melody Lane Publications Inc.
The Ink Spots2:40
B5When They Sound the Last All‐Clear
recording of:
When They Sound the Last “All Clear”
lyricist:
Harold Elton Box and Desmond Cox
composer:
Hugh Charles
Donald Peers2:50
B6Silent Night
choir vocals:
Max Terr’s Mixed Chorus (on 1942-06-08)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1942-06-08)
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra (on 1942-06-08)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1942-06-08)
recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation) (on 1942-06-08)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Bing Crosby, The Max Terr Choir & John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra52:41
B7The White Cliffs of Dover
lead vocals:
Vera Lynn (on 1942-03-20)
vocals:
Vera Lynn
orchestra:
Jay Wilbur and His Band (on 1942-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1942)
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (on 1942-03-20)
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
Vera Lynn3:17
B8Yours
recording of:
Yours (1931 version of "Quiéreme mucho")
lyricist and translator:
Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr
composer:
Gonzalo Roig
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
is based on:
Quiéreme mucho
Helen O’Connell, Bob Eberly & Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:18
B9Lili Marlene
recording of:
Lili Marlene (English lyrics by Tommie Connor)
lyricist:
Hans Leip (from 1915-04-03 until 1937)
composer:
Norbert Schultze (in 1937)
translator:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
translated version of:
Lili Marleen (Lied eines jungen Wachtpostens, original German version)
Lale Andersen2:52
B10Chatanooga Choo‐Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, The Modernaires & The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:31
B11Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
recording of:
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
Kay Kyser & His Orchestra2:36
B12Down Forget‐Me‐Not Lane
recording of:
Down Forget-Me-Not Lane (1940s song)
writer and composer:
Charlie Chester (British comedian and TV/radio presenter), Reg Morgan (songwriter) and Horatio Nicholls (nom de guerre of Lawrence Wright)
Flanagan and Allen2:42
B13Rose O’Day
orchestra:
Jack Miller & His Orchestra
recording of:
Rose O'Day (1941 song)
writer:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Kate Smith2:59
B14Paper Doll
vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1942-02-18), Harry Mills (on 1942-02-18), Herbert Mills (on 1942-02-18) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1942-02-18)
recording of:
Paper Doll (on 1942-02-18)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny S. Black (in 1915)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
The Mills Brothers2:39
B15I, Yi Yi Yi Yi (I Like You Very Much)
recording of:
I, yi, yi, yi, yi
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp.
part of:
That Night in Rio (musical film, 1941)
Carmen Miranda2:16
B16Room Five Hundred and Four
instrumental recording of:
Room Five Hundred and Four
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
composer:
George Posford (English Composer)
Billy Mayerl2:43
2▶Cassette: 1943 – 1944 / 1944 – 1945
3▶Cassette: 1946 / 1947
4▶Cassette: 1948 / 1949