Ridley Park High School
Class of '44 - Jukebox
Class Member D. Js Play Music of the Big Band Era.
Click on speaker for Artie Shaw's "Begin the Beguine."
The Top Five Songs
Freshman Year
September, 1940
Number
Title and Artist
One
I'll Never Smile Again
Tommy Dorsey - Frank Sinatra & Pied Pipers, vocal
Two
When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
Ink Spots, vocal quartet
Three
Blueberry Hill
Glenn Miller - Ray Eberle, vocal
Four
All This And Heaven Too
Charlie Barnet - Larry Taylor, vocal
Five
The Breeze And I
Jimmy Dorsey - Bob Eberle,vocal
The Top Five Songs
Freshman Year
October, 1940
Number
Title and Artist
One
Practice Makes Perfect
Bob Chester v. Al Stuart
Two
Maybe
Ink Spots, vocal quartet
Three
Trade winds
Tommy Dorsey v. Frank Sinatra
Four
Our Love Affair
Ted Weems v. Perry Como
Five
The Same Old Story
Billie Holiday v. Billie Holiday
Bonus
Pompton Turnpike
Charlie Barnet
The Top Five Songs
Sophomore Year
September, 1941
Number
Title and Artist
One
You And I
Glenn Miller v. Ray Eberle
Two
Yours
Xavier Cugat v. Dinah Shore
Three
Green eyes
Jimmy Dorsey v. Bob Eberly - Helen O'Connell
Four
I Guess I'll Have To Dream the Rest
Harry James v. Dick Haymes
Five
Till Reveille
Kay Kyser v. Harry Babbitt
The Top Five Songs
Sophomore Year
October, 1941
Number
Title and Artist
One
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Tommy Tucker v. Amy Arnell
Two
You And I
Tommy Dorsey v. Frank Sinatra
Three
Time Was
Jimmy Dorsey v. Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
Four
Do You Care?
Blue Barron v. Jimmy Brown
Five
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
Freddy Martin
Bonus
Yes Indeed
Tommy Dorsey v. Jo Stafford - Sy Oliver
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The Top Five Songs
Junior Year
September, 1942
Number
Title and Artist
One
He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings
Kay Kyser v. Harry Babbitt
Two
I Left My Hear At the Stage Door Canteen
Sammy Kaye v. Don Cornell
Three
Be Careful It's My Heart
Tommy Dorsey v. Frank Sinatra
Four
At Last
Glenn Miller v. Ray Eberle
Five
Idaho
Benny Goodman v. Dick Haymes
The Top Five Songs
Junior Year
October, 1942
Number
Title and Artist
One
My Devotion
Charlie Spivak v. Gary Stevens
Two
I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
Glenn Miller v. Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton , Modernaires
Three
Be Careful It's My Heart
Bing Crosby
Four
Serenade In Blue
Glenn Miller v. Ray Eberle & Modernaires
Five
Manhattan Serenade
Harry James v. Helen Forrest
Bonus
Blue Blazes
Tommy Dorsey s. Ziggy Elman, tpt.
The Top Five Songs
Senior Year
October, 1943
Number
Title and Artist
One
Sunday, Monday Or Always
Bing Crosby w/ Ken Darby Singers
Two
People Will Say We're Inb Love
Bing Crosby, Trudy Ervin, Sportsmen qtte.
Three
I Heard You Cried Last Night
Harry James v. Helen Forrest
Four
Paper Doll
Mills Brothers, vocal quartet
Five
Pistol Packin' Mama
Al Dexter
Bonus
Mission To Moscow
Benny Goodman
The Top Five Songs
Graduation Week,
17 June 1944
Number
Title and Artist
One
Long Ago and Far Away
Helen Forrest and Dick Haymes, vocal
Two
I'll Be Seeing You
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - Frank Sinatra vocal
Three
I'll Get By
Ink Spots, vocal quartet
Four
The San Fernando Valley
Bing Crosby, vocal
Five
Amor
Andy Russell, vocal
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