Original Air Date: July 16th, 2018
Show 28, “Top Hits of 1943,” tracks every #1 best-selling hit record of 1943 plus a few other important songs from that year. Performers include Helen Forrest, Glenn Miller, Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers, Benny Goodman, Kay Kyser, and a special guest from the 21st century: vocalist Sophie Milman.
Track List
String of Pearls | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |
White Christmas | Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter Orchestra |
There Are Such Things | Tommy Dorsey, Pied Pipers, Frank Sinatra |
I had the Craziest Dream | Harry James and his Orchestra and Helen Forrest |
I’ve Heard That Song Before | Harry James and his Orchestra and Helen Forrest |
That Old Black Magic | Glenn Miller’s Orchestra, Skip Nelson and The Modernaires |
Taking a Chance on Love | Benny Goodman’s Orchestra and Helen Forrest |
Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer | The Song Spinners |
You’ll Never Know | Dick Haymes and the Song Spinners |
In the Blue of Evening | Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra |
Sunday Monday or Always | Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Singers |
Pistol Packin’ Mama | Al Dexter and His Troopers |
Paper Doll | The Mills Brothers |
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition | Kay Kyser and his Orchestra |
Let’s Get Lost | Vaughn Monroe and the Four Lee Sisters |
People Will Say We’re in Love | Bing Crosby and Trudy Erwin |
People Will Say We’re in Love | Sophie Milman |
String of Pearls | The Glenn Miller Orchestra |