(17 tracks...bought at Starbucks)
From the Great Depression through World War II and on into the Cold War, Americans hungered for tunes that made hips swivel and hearts soar. Grand singers, songwriters and bandleaders answered the call with classic recordings that defined popular music of the mid-century.
Lover Come Back (Mildred Bailey),
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots),
Don't Fence Me In (Bing Crosby with the Andrews Sisters),
Cow Cow Boogie (Ella Mae Morse with Freddie Slack & his Orchestra),
The Glow Worm (The Mills Brothers & Count Basie),
Rum and Coca-Cola (The Andrews Sisters),
Caldonia (Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five),
They Say (Artie Shaw & his Orchestra with Helen Forrest),
(I Got Spurs That) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (Tex Ritter),
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (The Ink Spots),
I'll Be Seeing You (Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra with Frank Sinatra),
Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Guy Lombardo),
Sentimental Journey (Doris Day with Les Brown & his Orchestra),
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby (Bing Crosby),
It's Love I'm After (Mildred Bailey & her Orchestra),
Conversation While Dancing (Jo Stafford),
We'll Meet Again (Peggy Lee with Benny Goodman).
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