HITS OF 1942
SONG & HIT DETAILS
Artist Name: ARTISTS AND SONG TITLES 1942
SONG PROFILE
HITS OF 1942
“A String of Pearls”” by Glenn Miller
“American Patrol” by Glenn Miller
“Be Careful It’s My Heart” by Bing Crosby
“Blues In the Night” by Woody Herman
“Cow Cow Boogie” by Freddie Slack
“Der Fuehrer’s Face” by Spike Jones
“Deep In The Heart Of Texas” recorded by
Alvino Ray
Bing Crosby
Ted Weems And His Orchestra With Perry Como
“Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree” recorded by
Glenn Miller
The Andrews Sisters
The Four King Sisters
“Flying Home” by Lionel Hampton
“For Me And My Gal” by Judy Garland and Gene Kelly
“He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings” by Kay Kyser
“He’s My Guy” by Harry James
“I Don’t Want To Walk Without You” by Harry James
“I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen” by Sammy Kaye
“I’m Gonna Leave You on the Outskirts of Town” by Louis Jordan
“Jersey Bounce” by Benny Goodman
“Jitterbug Waltz” by Thomas “Fats” Waller and His Rhythm
“Jingle, Jangle, Jingle” by Kay Kyser
“Kalamazoo” by Glenn Miller
“Manhattan Serenade” by Harry James
“Mister Five by Five” recorded by
The Andrews Sisters
Freddie Slack
Harry James
“Moonlight Cocktail” by Glenn Miller
“My Devotion” by Vaughn Monroe
“Night And Day” by Frank Sinatra
“One Dozen Roses” by Harry James
“Sleepy Lagoon” by Harry James
“Somebody Else Is Taking My Place” by Benny Goodman
“Strictly Instrumental” by Harry James
“Strip Polka” recorded by
The Andrews Sisters
Johnny Mercer
“The Lamplighter’s Serenade” by Frank Sinatra
“The Sunshine Of Your Smile” by Frank Sinatra
“Tangerine” recorded by
Jimmy Dorsey
Vaughn Monroe
“Trav’lin’ Light” by Paul Whiteman
“White Christmas” – Bing Crosby (The best selling song of all time from a film)
“Who Wouldn’t Love You?” by Kay Kyser
“C Jam Blues” m. Duke Ellington
“”Murder”, He Says!” w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
“Abraham” w.m. Irving Berlin
“Ain’t Got A Dime To My Name” w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
“At Last” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“Baltimore Oriole” w. Paul Francis Webster & Hoagy Carmichael
“Be Careful, It’s My Heart” w.m. Irving Berlin
“Be Like The Kettle And Sing” w.m. Connor, O’Connor & Ridley
“Born To Lose” w.m. Frankie Brown
“Constantly” w. Johnny Burke m. Jimmy Van Heusen. Introduced by Bing Crosby in the film Road to Morocco
“Cow-Cow Boogie” w.m. Don Raye, Gene De Paul & Benny Carter
“Dearly Beloved” w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” w. Bob Russell m. Duke Ellington
“Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree” w. Lew Brown & Charles Tobias m. Sam H. Stept
“Ev’rything I’ve Got” w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers from the musical By Jupiter
“Glissando” m. John Serry, Sr.
“Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe” w. E. Y. Harburg m. Harold Arlen
“Happy Holiday” w.m. Irving Berlin
“Holiday For Strings” m. David Rose
“The House I Live In” w.m. Earl Robinson & Lewis Allan
“I Came Here To Talk For Joe” w. Charles Tobias & Lew Brown m. Sam H. Stept
“I Get the Neck of the Chicken” w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh. Introduced by Marcy McGuire in the film Seven Days’ Leave
“I Had The Craziest Dream” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren. Introduced by Helen Forrest with Harry James and his Music in the film Springtime in the Rockies.
“I Heard You Cried Last Night” w. Jerrie Kruger m. Ted Grouya
“I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen” w.m. Irving Berlin
“I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City” w.m. Leon René & Johnny Lange
“I Threw A Kiss In The Ocean” w.m. Irving Berlin
“If You Are But A Dream” w.m. Moe Jaffe, Jack Fulton & Nat Bonx
“If You Build A Better Mousetrap” Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
“I’ll Be Around” w.m. Alec Wilder
“I’ll Capture Your Heart” w.m. Irving Berlin
“I’ll Take Tallulah” w. E. Y. Harburg m. Burton Lane
“I’m Getting Tired So I Can Sleep” w.m. Irving Berlin
“I’m Old Fashioned” w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
“In The Blue Of Evening” w. Tom Adair m. Alfred D’Artega
“It Must Be Jelly” w. Sunny Skylar m. George Williams & J. Chalmers
“It Started All Over Again” w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
“(I’ve Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“I’ve Heard That Song Before” w. Sammy Cahn m. Jule Styne
“Jingle, Jangle, Jingle” w. Frank Loesser m. Joseph J. Lilley
“Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland” w. Kay Twomey m. Al Goodhart
“Juke Box Saturday Night” w. Al Stillman m. Paul McGrane
“The Lamplighter’s Serenade” w. Paul Francis Webster m. Hoagy Carmichael
“Let’s Get Lost” w. Frank Loesser m. Jimmy McHugh
“Let’s Start The New Year Right” w.m. Irving Berlin
“Lover Man” w.m. Jimmy Davis, Roger “Ram”Ramirez & Jimmy Sherman
“Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad About Him Blues” w.m. Larry Markes & Dick Charles
“Mister Five By Five” w.m. Don Raye & Gene De Paul
“Moonlight Becomes You” w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
“My Devotion” w.m. Roc Hillman & Johnny Napton
“One Dozen Roses” w. Roger Lewis & Country Washburn m. Dick Jurgens & Walter Donovan
“Pennsylvania Polka” w.m. Lester Lee & Zeke Manners
“People Like You And Me” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“Perdido” w. Hans Lengsfelder & Ervin Drake m. Juan Tizol
“Pistol Packin’ Mama” w.m. Al Dexter
“Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition” w.m. Frank Loesser
“Put Your Dreams Away” w.m. Ruth Lowe, Stephan Weiss & Paul Mann
“The Road To Morocco” w. Johnny Burke m. James Van Heusen
“Rose Ann Of Charing Cross” w. Kermit Goell m. Mabel Wayne
“Serenade In Blue” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“Skylark” w. Johnny Mercer m. Hoagy Carmichael
“Strip Polka” w.m. Johnny Mercer
“Tarantella” m. John Serry, Sr.
“That Old Black Magic” w. Johnny Mercer m. Harold Arlen
“That’s Sabotage” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“There Are Such Things” w.m. Stanley Adams, Abel Baer & George W. Meyer
“There Will Never Be Another You” w. Mack Gordon m. Harry Warren
“There’s A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere” w.m. Paul Roberts & Shelby Darnell
“This Is The Army, Mr Jones” w.m. Irving Berlin
“This Is Worth Fighting For” w. Eddie De Lange m. Sam H. Stept
“Three Little Sisters” w.m. Irving Taylor & Vic Mizzy
“Trav’lin’ Light” w. Sidney Clare m. Harry Akst
“Tweedle-O-Twill” w.m. Gene Autry & Fred Rose
“Wait Till You See Her” w. Lorenz Hart m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Ronnie Graham in the musical By Jupiter
“Warsaw Concerto” m. Richard Adinsell
“Well, Git It!” m. Sy Oliver
“When The Lights Go On Again” w.m. Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus & Bennie Benjamin
“White Christmas” w.m. Irving Berlin
“Who Wouldn’t Love You?” w. Bill Carey m. Carl Fischer
“Why Don’t You Do Right?” w.m. Joe McCoy
“Why Don’t You Fall In Love With Me?” w. Al Lewis m. Mabel Wayne
“You Were Never Lovelier” w. Johnny Mercer m. Jerome Kern
“You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” w.m. Cole Porter.