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Big Band Vocalists
Taken from long-unseen film footage dating from the 1940s and 1950s, this nostalgic look back offers romantic favorites from an all-star roster of legendary artists such as Louis Armstrong, Perry Como, Doris Day, Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford & the Pied Pipers and many more. Go here to get the DVD.

Among the classic World War II-era bands backing up the vocalists are groups led by Benny Goodman, Harry James, Bob Crosby, Jimmy & Tommy Dorsey, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Ray Noble and others.

BIG BAND VOCALISTS (MY MUSIC) features these performances:

• “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree” – The Andrews Sisters with Harry James Orchestra
•  “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” – Louis Armstrong
• “Somebody Loves Me” – Tex Beneke
• “Tampico” – June Christy with Stan Kenton Orchestra
•  “I’ll Dance at Your Wedding” – Buddy Clark with Ray Noble Orchestra
•  “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” – Rosemary Clooney
•  “On the Sunny Side of the Street” – Nat King Cole & Tony Martin
•  “I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now” – Perry Como with Ted Weems Orchestra
• “Big Noise From Winnetka” – Bob Crosby & Orchestra
•  “It’s Magic” – Doris Day
• “Green Eyes” – Bob Eberle & Helen O’Connell with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra

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Description: Peter Marshall Nick Clooney (Yes, that's George Clooney's dad) look back at the greatest "crooners" and "canaries" of the 1940s, including Perry Como, Peggy Lee, and Doris Day.