A Salute to the Golden Age of American Popular Music

We salute the music from Broadway, Hollywood, New Orleans, Tin Pan Alley and the "melody makers;" i.e. the bands and singers that brought the music to us via the radio, recordings and live events in the period from the 1920's to the 1960's. This is the golden period of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Larry Hart, Oscar Hammerstein, Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Van Heusen, Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, etc.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Glenn Miller's 'String of Pearls' number one hit on this date



GLENN MILLER

The number one recording on February 15, 1942 was Glenn Miller and his Orchestra's instrumental version of "String Of Pearls." Music composed by Jerry Gray ( born Generoso Graziano) there are lyrics by Eddie deLange). This was one of the most played recordings of the World War Two period. It was as big a hit in Great Britain as in the US.

Listen to "String Of Pearls."

 

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