| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Count Basie Orchestra v/ Jimmy Rushing |
For the Good of Your Country |
1938-1945 |
|
tribute to men and women in uniform on Veteran's Day weekend |
| Fats Waller |
That's What the Well-Dressed Man in Harlem |
Band Stand Heroes |
Direct Source |
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| Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Band |
Jeep Jockey Jump |
Inspirational Swing |
|
inst. |
| Alvino Ray |
The Army Air Corps |
Wartime Anthems |
Direct Source |
|
| Anne Shelton |
Coming In on a Wing and a Prayer |
Big Hits & Highlights of 1942 |
|
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| Dick Powell |
Song of the Marines |
The Singing Troubador |
Golden Hits of the Movies |
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| The Andrews Sisters |
Here Comes the Navy |
Wartime Anthems |
Direct Source |
|
| Camel Caravan |
Camel Salutes the Navy |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
public service announcement |
| Chick Henderson |
The Navy's Here |
Wartime Memories |
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| Vaughn Monroe |
Sound Off |
Jukebox Classics |
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| Tony Pastor |
$21 a Day, Once a Month |
Songs from WWII |
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| Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Band |
American Patrol |
The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 |
RCA |
inst. |
| Martha Tilton |
Private Jones |
Command Performance |
otr-cat.com |
Armed Forces radio program for servicemen, this episode was hosted by actor William Powell |
| Ethel Merman |
Why Do They Call a Private a Private? |
The Entertainers of WWII |
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| Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
He's 1-A in the Army and A-1 In My Heart |
The Complete Helen Forrest |
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| Bing Crosby |
What Do You Do in the Infantry? |
The Entertainers of WWII |
|
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| Bing Crosby |
Infantry Day Message |
PSA |
|
public service announcement |
| Louis Jordan |
Infantry Blues |
Jubilee |
otr-cat.com |
Armes forces radio program for servicemen hosted by Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, Jubilee was more jazz and Command Performance was more "pop" |
| Duke Ellington |
Hayfoot Strawfoot |
Jubilee |
otr-cat.com |
this song was based on a Civil War story about teaching illiterate farm boys to march |
|
| Benny Goodman Sextet |
Flying Home |
Charlie Christian the Original Guitar Hero |
|
inst. from V-Disc |
| Peggy Lee |
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair |
Capitol Collector's Series |
Capitol |
great request! |
| The Andrews Sisters |
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy |
Big Band Patrol |
Direct Source |
and another great request! Thanks for calling! |
| unknown |
Barn Dance for Fighting Men |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
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| Ambrose & His Orchestra v/ Anne Shelton |
Johnny Zero |
Wartime Memories |
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| George Formby |
Imagine Me in the Maginot Line |
Till Then |
History Channel |
|
| Johnny Mercer |
G.I. Jive |
Wartime Anthems |
Direct Source |
|
| Nat King Cole Trio |
Gone with the Draft |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
|
| Gene Krupa Orchestra |
Keep Em Flying |
Band Stand Heroes |
Direct Source |
|
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| Glenn Miller |
Tuxedo Junction |
In the Mood |
RCA |
inst. |
| Glenn Miller Army Air Corps Band |
Going Home |
Glenn Miller Greatest Hits |
|
great request! Glenn Miller is perfect for a program celebrating servicemen & women |
| Sammy Kaye |
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye |
RCA |
|
| Hoagy Carmichael |
No More Toujours L'Amour |
The Entertainers of WWII |
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|
| unknown |
WAC and Air WAC |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
public service announcement |
| Bing Crosby |
Women of the WAC |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
public service announcement |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra |
Join the WAC |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
public service announcement |
| Betty Hutton |
Join the Navy |
The Betty Hutton Collection |
|
from the movie Here Come the Waves |
| Art Tatum |
Body and Soul |
The Entertainers of WWII |
|
inst. from V-Disc |
| Peggy Lee |
Waitin' For the Train to Come In |
Till Then |
History Channel |
|
| unknown |
Is This Trip Really Necessary? |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
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| Frank Sinatra |
There'll Be a Hot Time in the Town of Berlin |
V-Discs |
Columbia |
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| Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera Lynn & Rosemary Clooney |
Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the Army |
White Christmas OST |
|
perfect request! |
| Tony Pastor |
Bell Bottom Trousers |
Kiss the Boys Goodbye |
RCA |
|
| unknown |
America's Fighting Men Need Meat |
PSA |
otr-cat.com |
public service announcement |
| Glenn Miller Orchestra v/ Tex Benecke |
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree |
The Road to Victory |
RCA |
hope this gets close enough to your request! |
| Vaughn Monroe |
When the Lights Go On Again |
Wartime Heart-Throbs |
ASV Living Era |
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| Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band |
Stardust |
The Entertainers of WWII |
|
inst. from V-Disc |
| Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters |
Victory Polka |
Band Stand Heroes |
Direct Source |
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