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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War Stories
Saving and sharing the memories of our past before they're lost and gone forever
- Sep 26, 2014
- 1 min
Frilly Fashion is Gone with the Wind
In 1939, Gone with the Wind premiered, and women began to wear fuller skirted and more romantic feeling clothing. Nylon stockings were...
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- Aug 8, 2014
- 2 min
War Halts Television Production!
When World War II began, television sets were just emerging onto the scene. Manufacturers were busy figuring out how to make the...
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- Jun 19, 2014
- 1 min
The Dead Walk at Night - True Radio Entertainment
In the 1940s, radio was entertainment! I asked my grandfather, James Barry, about his favorite radio shows growing up. One of the first...
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- May 30, 2014
- 1 min
General George B. McClellan
Do you know who once called President Abraham Lincoln a “well meaning baboon?" The answer is George B. McClellan, the Civil War General...
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- May 22, 2014
- 2 min
We Can Do It!
Have you ever wondered just what exactly “Rosie the Riveter” did for the war effort? This fictional wartime heroine based on hundreds of...
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- May 15, 2014
- 1 min
Love and War
While World War II produced innumerable soldiers, tanks, and warships, it also produced something else – marriages! With the...
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- May 10, 2014
- 1 min
There are Big Opportunities in the Big City!
When Jason and I talked to older adults at the Fair on the Square a few weeks ago, they all had the same thing to say about Anniston, AL...
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- May 5, 2014
- 1 min
Memories of War Time
Here is another clip form the amazing Mrs. Elsie Wheeler. In this piece, she tells us about meeting her husband after WWII and the time...
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- May 1, 2014
- 1 min
I Won’t Have to Cross Jordan Alone
I have said before that Songbird is a musical in words. The book is full of popular big band music from the 1940s, which I absolutely...
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- Apr 24, 2014
- 1 min
A Piece of History
I will be in Jacksonville, AL this weekend for the city’s Fair on the Square Living Museum. At my table, I am excited to have my...
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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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