Show 39, “Prologue to the 1940s,” presents 16 popular songs from 1937, 1938, and 1939 that reveal musical threads and performers that paved the way for the 1940s. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Guy Lombardo, Judy Garland, The Ink Spots, Gene Autry, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bing Crosby.
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| Show 39 | Prologue to the 1940s | ||
| Playlist | |||
| 1 | Sweet Leilani | Bing Crosby | |
| 2 | It’s DeLovely | Eddy Duchin | |
| 3 | Indian Love Call | Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy | |
| 4 | Boo Hoo | Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians | |
| 5 | Wabash Cannonball | Roy Acuff | |
| 6 | A Tisket A Tasket | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 7 | Change Partners | Fred Astaire | |
| 8 | The Umbrella Man | Kay Kyser | |
| 9 | If I Didn’t Care | The Ink Spots | |
| 10 | Heaven Can Wait | Glen Gray | |
| 11 | Cherokee | BBC Big Band Orchestra | |
| 12 | South of the Border | Gene Autry | |
| 13 | Deep Purple | Larry Clinton and Bea Wain | |
| 14 | Little Brown Jug | Genn Miller and his Orchestra | |
| 15 | It’s Funny to Everyone But Me | Harry James and Frank Sinatra | |
| 16 | Over the Rainbow | Judy Garland | |
