Other Mixes By RetroJoe
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Music Makers of 1941
| Artist | Song | |
| Duke Ellington |
Take the 'A' Train (8/2 #13) (Instrumental) 
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| Dick Jurgens | Elmer's Tune (11/29 #8) (Instrumental) | |
| Glenn Miller and Tex Beneke | Chattanooga Choo Choo (11/29 #1) | |
| Freddy Martin | The Hut-Sut Song (A Swedish Serenade) (6/28 #2) | |
| Glenn Miller | Song Of The Volga Boatmen (3/15 #1) (Instrumental) | |
| Tommy Dorsey | Yes, Indeed! (Featuring Jo Stafford & Sly Oliver) (8/9 #4) | |
| Harry James | Music Makers (4/12 #9) (Instrumental) | |
| Jimmy Dorsey v. Helen O'connell | Amapola (3/29 #1) | |
| Benny Goodman | There'll Be Some Changes Made (4/26 #6) | |
| Andrews Sisters | Scrub Me Mama With A Boogie Beat (2/15 #18) | |
| Glenn Miller | Five O'Clock Whistle (1/11 #6) | |
| Gene Krupa w. Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge | Let Me Off Uptown (9/6 #10) | |
| Andrews Sisters | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (5/3 #15) | |
| Sammy Kaye | Daddy (6/21 #1) | |
| Artie Shaw | Blues in the Night (11/29 #10) | |
| Guy Lombardo & Kenny Gardner | The Band Played on (5/24 #6) | |
| Xavier Cugat | Green Eyes (9/20 #17) | |
| Hal Kemp v.Bob Allen | It All Comes Back To Me Now (3/15 #5) | |
| The Ink Spots | Do I Worry? (5/24 #14) | |
| Dinah Shore | I Hear a Rhapsody (3/15 #9) | |
| Freddy Martin | Intermezzo (7/5 #7) | |
| Xavier Cugat | Perfidia (3/22 #3) (Instrumental) | |
| Ink Spots | I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire (11/1 #4) | |
| Bing Crosby | You Are My Sunshine (8/30 #20) | |
| Harry James | You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) (12/6 #5) (Instrumental) | |
| Glenn Miller | Adios (11/15 #17) (Instrumental) | |
Comment:
Looking at a period that was 13 years after the birth of my father and 13 years before I was conceived. And all of these songs peaked (the month and day are given for that date just before the chart number) before we entered World War II. The picture is of the Army's 4th Infantry Band, Anchorage, 1941. The mix is available for download (just over 90meg in size) by clicking the link situated on the first song title (the link is good for 25 downloads or 7 days; whichever comes first).
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Thanks Joe. This is fabulous. I would say more but I'm too busy enjoying. You rascal you.
FUN as can be. MUCH thanks for this!
Incredible! glad you include the songs' peak chart position. it's interesting to see obscure songs that were #1 hits (how many of us can hum Amapola?), whereas songs that have (sort-of) stuck around, like Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy peaked at only #15. that stuff fascinates me. and why is it that instrumental songs rarely make the charts nowadays? anyway, this is great stuff - thanks.
Phenomenal. I love these snapshots of bygone eras.
Excellent R.J. Swing was at its peak around then and there is lots on this I love.
1941 - what a year. Make sure joey de vivre sees this one. And totally well annotated, in best Retro Joe style. Nice.
Hey, didn't Pearl Harbour & the Explosions have a big hit that year?
I'm taking a trip in your time machine right now, RJ, & it's a swinging smooth ride!
I'm taking a trip in your time machine right now, RJ, & it's a swinging smooth ride!
A very fine collection you have here. My stepdad used to drum with some of these cats and this download will be making its way onto disc and presented to him with pleasure. Thanks!