1940s

1940s. (Decade by Decade Series). By Various. By Various. For Piano/Vocal/Guitar. Book; P/V/C Mixed Folio; Piano/Vocal/Chords. MIXED. Standard. Softcover. 208 pages. Hal Leonard #34620. Published by Hal Leonard.

This songbook contains more than 50 of the biggest hits of the 1940s. Each song is sure to spark a memory or create a new one for pianists and vocalists of all ages. For practice, performance, or pleasure, play and sing your way through your favorite decade in pop music history! Titles: The Anniversary Waltz (Vera Lynn) • As Time Goes By (Dooley Wilson) • At Last (Glenn Miller) • Ballerina (Vaughn Monroe) • Blues in the Night (Woody Herman) • Chattanooga Choo Choo (Glenn Miller) • Don't Fence Me In (Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters) • Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (The Andrews Sisters) • Elmer's Tune (Glenn Miller) • Enjoy Yourself (Guy Lombardo) • Fools Rush In (Glenn Miller) • A Gal in Calico (Johnny Mercer) • How About You? (Tommy Dorsey) • How Are Things in Glocca Morra? (Buddy Clark) • How High the Moon (Benny Goodman) • I Fall in Love Too Easily (Frank Sinatra) • I'll Walk Alone (Dinah Shore) • I'm in Love (Doris Day) • Imagination (Glenn Miller) • It's Magic (Doris Day) • I've Heard That Song Before (Harry James) • La Vie en Rose (Edith Piaf) • Laura (Woody Herman) • Mam'selle (Art Lund) • The More I See You (Dick Haymes) • Near You (Francis Craig) • New York, New York (Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, & Jules Munshin) • Oh! What It Seemed to Be (Frank Sinatra) • The Old Lamp-Lighter (Sammy Kaye) • Only Forever (Bing Crosby) • Paper Doll (The Mills Brothers) • Powder Your Face with Sunshine (Guy Lombardo) • Red Roses for a Blue Lady (Vaughn Monroe) • Serenade in Blue (Glenn Miller) • Speak Low (Guy Lombardo) • Straighten Up and Fly Right (Nat “King” Cole) • Swinging on a Star (Bing Crosby) • Take the “A” Train (Duke Ellington) • Taking a Chance on Love (Benny Goodman) • That Lucky Old Sun (Frankie Laine) • Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby) (Bing Crosby) • The Trolley Song (Judy Garland) • You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (Dinah Shore) • You'll Never Know (Dick Haymes) • Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (James Baskett).