REMEMBERING MUSICAL SIGNATURES as we recall favorite theme songs from the Big Band Era of the Twentieth Century. Recollections of sweet and swing orchestras with records and recollections of  Benny Goodman, Ray Noble, Glenn Miller, Kay Kyser, Tommy Dorsey, Russ Morgan, Orrin Tucker, Ben Bernie and others.

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E-X-P-A-N-D your Memory Lane Podcast experience when you visit these convenient links to these musical favorites:

GLENN MILLER AND THE ORCHESTRA playing “Chatanooga Choo Choo” in a scene from the 1941 film, Sun Valley Serenade. (8 minutes)

EDDY HOWARD AND HIS ORCHESTRA in “A Dreamer’s Holiday” Mix of his 1949 hit. (3 minutes)

TOMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA play “Hawaiian War Chant” in an excerpt from the 1942 MGM film “Ship Ahoy.”  (4 minutes)

KAY KYSER AND THE ORCHESTRA with the whole gang in a clip from the 1940 film “You’ll Find Out.” (3 minutes)

RAY NOBLE AND THE ORCHESTRA with singer Al Bowlly in a Mix from 1935’s “Top Hat” by Irving Berlin. (4 minutes)

LAWRENCE WELK PROGRAM from October 13, 1973 saluting the Big Band Era as presented on Public TV. (58 minutes)