Artist	Song	Buy
Kate Smith	God Bless America
from Kate Smith & Other American Favorites (2006)
The Andrews Sisters	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Andrews Sisters (2000)
Kay Kyser	Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!
from Best of the Big Bands (1990)
Bing Crosby	White Christmas
from White Christmas (2010)
Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff	America, the Beautiful
from America, The Beautiful (2006)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra	(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
from 16 Most Requested Songs: The 1940s, Vol. 1 (1989)
Les Brown	Sentimental Journey
from Best of the Big Bands (1990)
Kay Kyser	Bell Bottom Trousers
from Best of the Big Bands (1990)
Irving Berlin	This Is the Army, Mr. Jones
from The World At War (30th Anniversary Edition) [New Recording of the Score from the TV Series] (2004)
Elton Britt	There’s a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
from Ridin' With Elton (2006)
Glenn Miller	American Patrol
from Glenn Miller - Greatest Hits (1996)
Spike Jones	Der Fuehrer's Face
from Greatest Hits (1999)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	G.I. Jive
from Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll - The Anthology 1938-1953 (2008)
Don Allen Orchestra	Remember Pearl Harbor
from Sentimental Journey - WWII Project (2006)
The Song Spinners	Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer
from 4th Of July - Living In America (2009)
Frank Sinatra	I'll Be Seeing You
from The Capitol Years (1990)
Dinah Shore	He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings
from Armed Forces Day (2009)
Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra & Garry Stevens	I Left My Heart At the Stage Door Canteen
from 1940s Journey (2009)
Robert Russell Bennett	Victory At Sea
from Victory At Sea (Music from TV Series) [Remastered] (1992)
Glenn Miller	When Johnny Comes Marching Home
from 1 Hour with Glenn Miller (2007)
The Andrews Sisters	Vic'try Polka
from The Best of Anthology (Re-Recorded Versions) (2006)
The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald	I'm Beginning to See the Light
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Ink Spots (1999)
Vaughn Monroe	When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)
from Classic Years of Vaughn Monroe, Vol. 2 (2007)
Peggy Lee	Waiting for the Train to Come In
from The Best of Miss Peggy Lee (1998)
Frank Sinatra & Axel Stordahl	The House I Live In (That's America to Me) [78 Rpm Version]
from The Columbia Years (1943-1952) - The Complete Recordings (2006)
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Hymie Schertzer, Manny Gershman, Heinie Beau, Paul Mason, Don Lodice, Ziggy Elman, Jimmy Blake, Chuck Peterson, Shorty Sherock, George Arus, Lowell Martin, Walter Mercurio, Joe Bushkin, Clark Yocum, Buddy Rich, Jack Kelleher & Connie Haines	Kiss the Boys Goodbye (From "Kiss the Boys Goodbye")
from The Homefront 1941-1945 (1990)
The Ink Spots	This Is Worth Fighting For
from Street of Dreams (2005)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	(There'll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In)
from Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957 (1993)
Benny Goodman	Bugle Call Rag
from The Essential Benny Goodman (Remastered) (2007)
Glenn Miller & The Army Air Force Band	The Army Air Corps
from Army Air Force Band (2001)
Four Vagabonds	Rosie the Riveter
from Sentimental Journey - WWII Project (2006)
Marlene Dietrich	Lily Marlène
from 39-45 en chanson - Le bal de la libération (2006)
Jimmy Rushing	For the Good of Your Country
from 1938-1945 (2007)
Vera Lynn	There'll Always Be an England
from 1930s Memories (2009)
Joe Reichman Orchestra	Silver Wings In the Moonlight
from Sentimental Journey - WWII Project (2006)
Irving Berlin	Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning
from This Is the Army/Call Me Mister/Winged Victory (2003)
Texas Jim Robertson	The Last Page of Mein Kampf
from Protest! - American Protest Songs 1928-1953 (2007)
Hot Lips Page's Swing Seven	Uncle Sam Blues
from Stompin' at the Savoy: Harlem Nocturne, 1944 - 1947 (2005)
Vera Lynn	We'll Meet Again
from The Very Best Of (2009)
The Sons of the Pioneers	Old Man Atom
from RCA Country Legends: Sons of the Pioneers (2004)
Tony Martin	The Last Time I Saw Paris
from Lounge Classics, Vol. 3 (2006)
The Harry James Orchestra	It's Been a Long, Long Time
from The Harry James Orchestra: The Best of the War Years (2006)
Martha Tilton	My Sister And I
from The Complete Standard Transcriptions: Martha Tilton (2006)
Ernest Tubb	Soldier's Last Letter
from Ernest Tubb: The Definitive Collection (2006)
Jimmy Dorsey & Kitty Kallen	They're Either Too Young or Too Old
from The Arthur Schwartz Songbook (2009)
Novelty Aces	Stars and Stripes On Iwo Jima
from Sentimental Journey - WWII Project (2006)
Rosemary Clooney	A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
from Sings Ballads (2006)
John McCormack	Keep the Home Fires Burning
from Oh! It's a Lovely War (Vol. 1) (Re-mastered) (2001)
Kate Smith	Stars And Stripes Forever
from Kate Smith & Other American Favorites (2006)
Robert Merrill	We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again
from Songs That Won the War (2001)
Betty Hutton	I'm Doing It for Defence
from Legendary Ladies: Songs of Classic Cinema (2008)
Bob Hope	Thanks for the Memory
from Songs That Won the War (2001)
The Andrews Sisters	Any Bonds Today?
from The Best of Anthology (Re-Recorded Versions) (2006)
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five	Ration Blues
from Louis Jordan: Let the Good Times Roll - The Anthology 1938-1953 (2008)
Louis Prima & His Orchestra	I'll Walk Alone
from The Best of the War Years and More (2006)
Noel Coward	London Pride
from The Master's Choice (2000)
Alan Breeze & Billy Cotton & His Band	The Fleet's In Port Again
from Top Hits of the 1930s (2008)
Sonny Boy Williamson	Win the War Blues
from Broadcasting the Blues: Black Blues In the Segregation Era (2006)
Cpl. James Stump Cross	What the Well Dressed Man in Harlem Will Wear
from This Is the Army/Call Me Mister/Winged Victory (2003)
Gracie Fields	Wish Me Luck (As You Wave Me Goodbye)
from Dad's Army: Music from the Television Series (2006)
Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
from Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957 (1993)
Golden Gate Quartet	Atom and Evil
from Gospel Masters: Atom and Evil (2005)
Spike Jones	Sailor With the Navy Blue Eyes
from Flag Waver - 21 Red, White & Blue Favorites (2006)
Dinning Sisters	The Rhythm Is Red, White and Blue
from Sentimental Journey - WWII Project (2006)
The Andrews Sisters	I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Andrews Sisters (2000)
Glenn Miller	A Fellow On a Furlough
from The Glenn Miller Story Vol. 17-18 (2005)
Glenn Miller	Shhh, It's a Military Secret
from The Essential Glenn Miller (2007)
Vera Lynn	When They Sound The Last "All Clear"
from The Very Best Of (2009)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra	My Guy's Come Back
from Body & Soul (2006)
Gene Autry	Old Soldiers Never Die, They Just Fade Away
from The Essential Gene Autry (2005)
Peter La Farge	The Ballad of Ira Hayes
from The Best of Broadside (1962-1988) (2000)
The Andrews Sisters	Here Comes the Navy (Beer Barrel Polka) [Re-Recorded]
from The Best of Anthology (Re-Recorded Versions) (2006)
Deanna Durbin	Beneath The Lights Of Home
from Deanna Durbin (2009)

Comment:

Before there was TV, there was the radio and the living room piano, and for Americans during the years of World War II music was more than just entertainment - it was a thread that helped weave together the fabric of America itself. Our [i]Songs of World War II[/i] Essentials brings together the best of the wartime tunes that saw the U.S. through - songs like "I'll Be Seeing You" by Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra or Peggy Lee's "Waiting for the Train to Come In," which reminded the men overseas that a special someone was keeping the home fires burning. At home, citizens listened to Dick Hyman & Ruby Braff's reverent "America, the Beautiful" to fire up patriotic spirits. Even a Friday night dance came complete with all-American tunes, like Benny Goodman's "Bugle Call Rag."

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