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1940s UK Radio Station, vintage radio network. 1940s Radio Broadcasts Big Band, Swing, Jazz, Jive and Old Time Radio Shows 24/7 Old Music Radio Stations. 1940s UK Radio Station that plays 40's music on two fantastic channels.

1940s UK Radio Station playing original music from 1930s, 1940s and early 50s. Cherished musical memories featuring all your favourite tunes and artists mixed in with vintage comedy, variety shows, crime, suspense, historical news items and vintage ad breaks.

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1940s UK radio

1940s UK radio

1940s UK radio

1940s UK radio
Tommy Dorsey

The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing – Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey, byname of Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr., (born November 27, 1905, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died…
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andrew sisters 1940s radio, 1940s music

1940s Billboard number-one singles chart

Before the  chart was established in August 1958, which was based on a formula combining sales data of commercially available…
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WW2 in 50 Bullet Points

10 Jul 1940: Luftwaffe launches Battle of Britain 07 Sep 1940: London blitzed by German bombers 15 Sep 1940: Victory…
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Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942

Hollywood at War – 1940s Movies

Movies in the 1940s, like everything else at the time, were dominated by the war. However, instead of facing shortages…
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BBC Home Service

The BBC Home Service was a British national radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced…
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Bandleader Billy Cotton

Billy Cotton – A Very British Bandleader

One of Britain's longest serving bandleaders, Billy Cotton (born William Edward Cotton in London on 6 May 1899) was the host of The…
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Well Git It - Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra 1943 feat. Buddy Rich

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Dorsey’s big band played music that ranged from smooth dance tunes to hot swing; Dorsey had a small group, the Clambake Seven, for more intense jazz. Noted sidemen who played for Dorsey ...
included trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Ziggy Elman, saxophonists Bud Freeman and Johnny Mince, guitarist Al Viola, pianist Joe Bushkin, and drummer Buddy Rich. The band’s outstanding arrangers included Paul Weston, Bill Finegan, and Sy Oliver. Among their hit recordings were “Boogie Woogie,” “The Dipsy Doodle,” “Marie,” “Song of India,” “Opus One,” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street.” With its versatility and excellence, Tommy’s was one of the most consistently popular bands of the swing era.[+] Show More
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