Time Machine

Time Machine

Born in 1928

Your childhood, 1928–1940: how old you were and the songs that were playing, year by year.

Play 1928–1940

  1. You were 0in 192820s

    13 songs
    Basin Street Blues

    Basin Street Blues

    Louis Armstrong
    My Melancholy Baby

    My Melancholy Baby

    Gene Austin
    Mississippi Mud

    Mississippi Mud

    Paul Whiteman
    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

    Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

    Blind Willie Johnson
    I Wanna Be Loved By You

    I Wanna Be Loved By You

    Helen Kane
    In The Jailhouse Now

    In The Jailhouse Now

    Jimmie Rodgers

  2. You were 1in 192920s

    10 songs
    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Louis Armstrong
    A Spoonful Blues

    A Spoonful Blues

    Charley Patton
    Mean to Me

    Mean to Me

    Ruth Etting
    Am I Blue?

    Am I Blue?

    Ethel Waters
    Singin' in the Rain

    Singin' in the Rain

    Cliff Edwards
    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Ain't Misbehavin'

    Fats Waller

  3. You were 2in 193030s

    Little White Lies

    Little White Lies

    Fred Waring
    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Harry Richman

  4. You were 3in 193130s

    Minnie the Moocher

    Minnie the Moocher

    Cab Calloway
    As Time Goes By

    As Time Goes By

    Rudy Vallée
    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Dream a Little Dream of Me

    Ozzie Nelson

  5. You were 4in 193230s

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Bing Crosby

  6. You were 5in 193330s

    Mood Indigo

    Mood Indigo

    Duke Ellington
    It's Only a Paper Moon

    It's Only a Paper Moon

    Paul Whiteman
    Stormy Weather

    Stormy Weather

    Ethel Waters

  7. You were 6in 193430s

    Moonglow

    Moonglow

    Benny Goodman
    Anything Goes

    Anything Goes

    Cole Porter

  8. You were 7in 193530s

    I'm in the Mood for Love

    I'm in the Mood for Love

    Louis Armstrong
    Red Sails in the Sunset

    Red Sails in the Sunset

    Bing Crosby
    Blue Moon

    Blue Moon

    Connee Boswell

  9. You were 8in 193630s

    5 songs
    Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

    Bing Crosby
    Summertime

    Summertime

    Billie Holiday
    The Glory of Love

    The Glory of Love

    Benny Goodman
    The Object of My Affection

    The Object of My Affection

    Jimmie Grier
    The Way You Look Tonight

    The Way You Look Tonight

    Fred Astaire

  10. You were 9in 193730s

    On the Sunny Side of the Street

    On the Sunny Side of the Street

    Louis Armstrong
    Sweet Leilani

    Sweet Leilani

    Bing Crosby

  11. You were 10in 193830s

    5 songs
    You Go to My Head

    You Go to My Head

    Billie Holiday
    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

    I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

    Duke Ellington
    A-Tisket, A-Tasket

    A-Tisket, A-Tasket

    Ella Fitzgerald
    Heart and Soul

    Heart and Soul

    Larry Clinton & His Orchestra
    Boogie Woogie

    Boogie Woogie

    Tommy Dorsey

  12. You were 11in 193930s

    19 songs
    Moonlight Serenade

    Moonlight Serenade

    Glenn Miller
    Jeepers Creepers

    Jeepers Creepers

    Louis Armstrong
    Over the Rainbow

    Over the Rainbow

    Judy Garland
    All or Nothing at All

    All or Nothing at All

    Frank Sinatra
    And the Angels Sing

    And the Angels Sing

    Benny Goodman
    Strange Fruit

    Strange Fruit

    Billie Holiday

  13. You were 12in 194040s

    5 songs
    The Nearness of You

    The Nearness of You

    Glenn Miller
    How High the Moon

    How High the Moon

    Benny Goodman
    I'll Never Smile Again

    I'll Never Smile Again

    Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
    You Are My Sunshine

    You Are My Sunshine

    Jimmie Davis