Search - (Original Artist re-recordings & vintage live recordings) :: Music of WWII (Limited Edition 4 CD Set)

A special time in the history of popular music was the on-going war efforts in Europe during World War II. Songs were written to support our boys over there and classic tunes from wars gone by were jazzed up by the sounds of the big band / swing orchestras of the day to bring us some of the greatest melodies of all time. No matter where you were on any given day, the radio blasted out the brassy sounds of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman ,the Dorsey Brothers and Harry James with the fabulous songs of the times. Songs that are now a major part of the Great American Songbook like The Very Thought of You , Begin the Beguine , and Body and Soul . Big band classics like Chattanooga Choo Choo , In The Mood , and Moonlight Serenade echoed out of the speakers night after night and special war songs like Anchor s Away and American Patrol reminded us of our boys overseas doing their best to protect our safety and drive out the evil empires that they were fighting against. This special four CD collection contains forty of those special songs, all enclosed in an album type jacket and featuring artwork from the era. All recordings are period radio broadcasts and live recordings , cleaned and enhanced for your listening pleasure.