Much pleasure and comfort was to be had from listening to the songs
and the singers of WW2.
There were many, from those names still familiar today like Vera Lynn, Anne Shelton,
Dorothy Carless, Julie Dawn, Al Bowlly, Bing Crosby, The Andrew Sisters, The Ink
Spots, Gracie Fields to those less well known, such as Betty Driver who entertained
with E.N.S.A. and sang with Henry Hall's band. (Just in case you are wondering
about Betty Driver YES she IS the one who plays in Coronation Street.)
You can appreciate the fact that I cannot name them all but each and everyone of them
gave their finest performance every time because none of us knew what was to come.
One such case was Al Bowlly.
Partnered by Jimmy Messini, Bowlly also branched out onto the London stage during the
arly '40s with an act called Radio Stars with Two Guitars. It was his last venture before
his death in 1941, the victim of a German bomb which exploded outside his apartment.
Bowlly was asleep in bed when the bomb struck its target.
The entertainers of that era were a big part of our lives. We did not have much to keep
up our morale with rationing and the blackout plus the threat of invasion and worrying
about loved ones who were overseas.
It was understandable why music played a big part of our lives.
If you click on the songs underlined, you can read the lyrics.
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square As Time Goes By Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer Deep In The Heart of Texas Don't Get Around Much Anymore I Can't Begin To Tell You I Know Why and So Do You I've Heard That Song Before I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen I'll Be Seeing You I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time I'll Buy That Dream I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) I'll Never Smile Again I'll Walk Alone I'm Making Believe It Might As Well Be Spring It's Been A Long Long Time Lili Marlene Long Ago and Far Away Moonlight Becomes You |
Mr. Five By Five My Devotion Ole Buttermilk Sky On The Atchison,Topeka,and Santa Fe One Dozen Roses Paper Doll Roll Out The Barrel Sentimental Journey Sleepy Lagoon Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year Stardust Sunrise Serenade Take The "A" Train Temptation The Very Thought Of You There I've Said It Again Till Then We'll Meet Again When The Lights Go On Again All Over The World White Christmas (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover You Always Hurt The One You Love You Belong To My Heart You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To You'll Never Know Yours |