Music
Big Band was the order of the day. Toes were set tapping by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw.
Music was often upbeat, lively, and catchy— “swing.”
Bing Sings “My Buddy”
During World War II, this song’s simple words would remind more than one soldier of a friend or two who had not been able to make it back home.
All About the “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
The song is a trademark of the 1940s, and one of Glenn Miller’s most famous numbers.