tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post4188255951423751853..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: GREAT SONGS OF WORLD WAR IIDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-24575421319546609302013-11-30T19:09:40.982-05:002013-11-30T19:09:40.982-05:00I like 30s and 40s music ~ especially the refrains...I like 30s and 40s music ~ especially the refrains<br />Kathleen ~ Lane Hill HouseLane Hill Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12952459499802207852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-9134004254041317212013-11-16T16:55:44.404-05:002013-11-16T16:55:44.404-05:00The winner of this month's blog is Cindy Shuff...The winner of this month's blog is Cindy Shuff. Congratulations Cindy! I'll send you an email to get your address. Aren't you glad you visited?Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-17154646219095345192013-11-16T16:43:20.531-05:002013-11-16T16:43:20.531-05:00Thank you, Pat, for visiting with me here. I hope ...Thank you, Pat, for visiting with me here. I hope you return each month. I think next month I'll be writing about the 1920s. That's the next book I'm writing. Hope you come back.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-80170548873050117742013-11-16T16:41:58.066-05:002013-11-16T16:41:58.066-05:00Hi Sylvia, I envy your having that radio! Wonderfu...Hi Sylvia, I envy your having that radio! Wonderful! Aren't those songs wonderful. I love them all. So nice to talk with you here.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-31579226099873694532013-11-15T19:17:40.679-05:002013-11-15T19:17:40.679-05:00Enjoyed this post on music from the WWII era. My h...Enjoyed this post on music from the WWII era. My hubby transferred many of these songs his English parents listen to during the war to CD's from their vinyl records. We both enjoy the big band sound. I especially like I'll be Seeing You and There'll Be Blue Birds over the White Cliffs of Dover sung by Vera Lynn, the darling of the British people. Thank you for this lovely post.Pat Jeanne Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000956321646970512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-47726477765442690222013-11-15T17:46:27.969-05:002013-11-15T17:46:27.969-05:00Those songs were the ones I listened to as a pre-t...Those songs were the ones I listened to as a pre-teen. I was very interested in war news and the music. I still know most of the songs.<br />Sitting in my living room today is a big old Philco radio, very similar to the one you picture, purchased by a family member in 1935 and still in use in the 50s.<br />Sylvia Gould nade@gorge.netNadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787629805724303247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-36548999616762227902013-11-15T17:05:51.638-05:002013-11-15T17:05:51.638-05:00I'll be picking a winner out of my hat tomorro...I'll be picking a winner out of my hat tomorrow. So keep watching.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-78295820680058583942013-11-15T17:05:10.747-05:002013-11-15T17:05:10.747-05:00Yep, the old time radios were quite large. And I t...Yep, the old time radios were quite large. And I think they had a good bit of static as well. But radio was new back then and a marvel. We've sure seen a lot of changes since those days. Thanks for visiting, Joye!Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84228010452896793212013-11-15T17:03:45.372-05:002013-11-15T17:03:45.372-05:00The music we were young with is the best we'll...The music we were young with is the best we'll ever hear. That's a wonderful ministry your husband has. He brings so much joy to people who are sometimes forgotten. Thank him for me.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-57542381725969336332013-11-15T17:02:32.162-05:002013-11-15T17:02:32.162-05:00Maxie, you lived during a vital, interesting time....Maxie, you lived during a vital, interesting time. I'm sure you see many changes take place over the years. Would you say they were good or bad for the most part?Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-27716195798999937682013-11-15T17:01:18.785-05:002013-11-15T17:01:18.785-05:00Hi Pam, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is a favorite. It&...Hi Pam, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is a favorite. It's the one I'm least familiar with. I love all the old songs.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-83894116714414454632013-11-15T17:00:31.430-05:002013-11-15T17:00:31.430-05:00Hi Sharon, you picked my mother's favorite. Sh...Hi Sharon, you picked my mother's favorite. She loved to dance to it as well. Good to see you here.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-31395759273672764052013-11-15T16:59:16.344-05:002013-11-15T16:59:16.344-05:00Hi Jody, I love I'll be Seeing You too. Good t...Hi Jody, I love I'll be Seeing You too. Good to see you here!Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-15738839490073874192013-11-15T16:58:40.434-05:002013-11-15T16:58:40.434-05:00You are in the drawing. Thanks for visiting.You are in the drawing. Thanks for visiting.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-14372417792150090522013-11-15T15:30:12.353-05:002013-11-15T15:30:12.353-05:00I have heard all of those songs. I loved listenin...I have heard all of those songs. I loved listening to the Andrew Sisters and have seen some of the black and white movies they made during the war. Enjoyed reading your comments. Weren't those old time radios large?<br />JWIsley(at)aol(dot)comjoyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07972508806527606747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-87954156388785996582013-11-15T07:05:45.894-05:002013-11-15T07:05:45.894-05:00My husband and a friend play and sing music in nur...My husband and a friend play and sing music in nursing and assisted living residences. It is amazing to see some of the residents almost come to life when they hear the music of "their day." Some of them still get up and dance and they ALL know the words.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48804330123229205092013-11-14T22:49:21.085-05:002013-11-14T22:49:21.085-05:00Anne, I was old enough to remember what was going...Anne, I was old enough to remember what was going on. I was in 3rd and 4th grades when my brother and the others were serving. I remember when Mother cooked Sun. dinners and some of the soldiers and sailors ate with us. You see I had 4 older sisters who went to the USO.And the others wee from the small town we moved from to Houston. Glad I remember. I am 78 now. Maxiemaudemaxine@gmail.co,https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612461543816484090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-23489835700143135542013-11-14T21:33:49.878-05:002013-11-14T21:33:49.878-05:00Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is the song I'm most f...Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy is the song I'm most familiar with. It's still a great song. I may have heard some of the other songs in old movies, but I don't remember them. Thanks for offering your book; it looks like one I'd enjoy reading.<br /><br />pmk56[at]sbcglobal[dot]netPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861727608969499537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-59805693174942417782013-11-14T20:20:23.433-05:002013-11-14T20:20:23.433-05:00I like Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" an...I like Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree" and love the music of that time. I love to listen to oldies. Love to win and read your book Texas Christmas Mystery. sharon, CA wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-7820772943766131062013-11-14T19:54:01.626-05:002013-11-14T19:54:01.626-05:00I love the music of that era! I'll Be Seeing Y...I love the music of that era! I'll Be Seeing You is my favorite. Great post, thanks.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635262114916498671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-79673270189816855142013-11-14T19:53:41.784-05:002013-11-14T19:53:41.784-05:00Jodybooks@faithwriters.netJodybooks@faithwriters.netJodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635262114916498671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-20615147783188132862013-11-14T19:52:45.705-05:002013-11-14T19:52:45.705-05:00I love the music of that era! I'll Be Seeing Y...I love the music of that era! I'll Be Seeing You is my favorite. Great post, thanks.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635262114916498671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-66326931857104317572013-11-14T17:53:16.240-05:002013-11-14T17:53:16.240-05:00I collect Christmas books all year long to read ar...I collect Christmas books all year long to read around the holidays, but my list is shorter than usual this year. I would love to win your book. Thanks for the oppprtunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-3340777550173187862013-11-14T17:24:39.235-05:002013-11-14T17:24:39.235-05:00There's still time to enter for a free Christm...There's still time to enter for a free Christmas book.Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-53902694924245682552013-11-14T14:17:07.088-05:002013-11-14T14:17:07.088-05:00Hi Paula, thanks for coming to visit. That song wi...Hi Paula, thanks for coming to visit. That song with Dinah in the kitchen was a 1926 song and is part of I've Been Working On The Railroad. But I'm sure it was sung during the war years as well. I think we learned some of these in Elementary School. Fun to remember, isn't it?Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.com