The year in music
Best Songs of 1942
Bing Crosby records “White Christmas”, which becomes the best-selling single of all time. Glenn Miller joins the army.
Play 1942
13 songs
For Me and My Gal
Judy Garland
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Duke Ellington
When the Lights Go On Again
Vaughn Monroe
Jingle Jangle Jingle
Kay Kyser
Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
Kay Kyser
I Had the Craziest Dream
Harry James and His Orchestra
I'll Be Around
The Mills Brothers
In the Blue of Evening
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Paper Doll
The Mills Brothers
Brazil
Xavier Cugat
I've Heard That Song Before
Harry James
Why Don't You Do Right?
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Stormy Weather
Lena Horne
1942 on Music By Decade
The catalogue holds 13 songs first released in 1942. Big Band, Swing and Jazz lead the year. Kay Kyser, The Mills Brothers and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra are among the voices of 1942.
Artists of 1942
- Kay Kyser2
- The Mills Brothers2
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
- Duke Ellington
- Harry James
- Harry James and His Orchestra
- Judy Garland
- Lena Horne
- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
- Vaughn Monroe
- Xavier Cugat