A Week to Remember – From Pearl Harbor to 9/11
This week in the month of September is a week of remembering. It is a week to remember the 2,977 people who died during the horrific...
War Stories
Saving and sharing the memories of our past before they're lost and gone forever
- Aug 21, 2020
- 2 min
A Fun Find for Savings Bonds
A co-worker recently suggested that I do a search on my computer for “U.S. Treasury” and “Guest Star.” Those two things did not seem to...
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 1 min
A Song that Soothes in Uncertain Times
Music is powerful. It can excite, proclaim, lament, soothe, and even heal the heart. During times of uncertainty, music can help sustain...
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- Oct 4, 2019
- 1 min
The Song that Makes us Love It Over and Over Again!
Do you know which famous song was first published in 1913 and recorded by such musical greats as Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland,...
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- Feb 4, 2019
- 1 min
A Love Song that will make you Smile!
Love songs from the 1940s could be dreamy, sentimental, emotionally moving, and, sometimes, comical. Some of them were just downright...
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- Jul 16, 2018
- 1 min
It’s Not Just a Train Song!
Here’s a summer treat – one of my all-time favorite songs of the 1940s. I give you “Choo Choo Ch’Boogie” recorded by Louis Jordan and His...
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- Feb 11, 2018
- 1 min
Happy Valentine’s Day from 1947!
Valentine’s Day after World War II was wonderful for some and terrible for others. For some, they were reunited with their lovers coming...
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- Dec 19, 2017
- 1 min
It’s a Dixieland Band from Santa Claus Land!
One of the best things about Christmas is the music. "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "White Christmas" – we hear them countless times...
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- May 6, 2016
- 1 min
A Sentimental Journey
Have you ever been away from home for a long time? Remember how you felt when you finally returned? This popular big band song captured...
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- Dec 17, 2015
- 1 min
"The Merriest"
For Christmas, I would like to give you the gift of music. The Merriest was recorded by June Christy in 1961 on her holiday album. The...
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- Oct 30, 2015
- 1 min
I Had the Craziest Dream
Big band singers of the 1940s had such pure, vibrant voices, and Helen Forrest was one of the best. She was a female lead vocalist for...
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- May 13, 2015
- 1 min
He’s 1-A in the Army, and He’s A-1 in My Heart
“He’s 1-A in the Army, and he’s A-1 in my heart. He’s gone to help the country that helped to get him a start.” Those are the words to a...
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- Feb 6, 2015
- 1 min
A Little 1940’s Romance | I Had The Craziest Dream
For Valentine’s Day, I give you a little 1940’s romance! The song is “I Had the Craziest Dream.” It was first performed in 1942 by the...
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- Dec 12, 2014
- 1 min
Santa Claus Comes in the Spring...
Here is my Christmas present to you, a wonderful 1940's Christmas song by Benny Goodman and his orchestra! I hope you enjoy it. It is one...
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- Oct 17, 2014
- 3 min
Some Laughable Lyrics from a World at War
Many popular big band songs are featured in Songbird, but others just didn’t quite make the list. During World War II, songwriters used...
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- Jul 20, 2014
- 1 min
The Jersey Bounce
Oh, how fun it would be to go back in time to a 1940's dance party! Forget a DJ; give me swing dancing and a live orchestra. One of the...
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- Mar 14, 2014
- 2 min
“Who Wouldn't Love You”
As I mentioned in one of my first posts, Songbird is a musical in words. I love the big band music of the 1940's era! Here is another one...
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- Jan 19, 2014
- 1 min
It's Been A Long, Long Time
Songbird is a musical in words, celebrating big band and gospel music from the 1940s. My favorite song in the book is “It’s Been a Long,...
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