Battle Tested Tunes! – 1944-1945

The Music of World War II – 1944-1945

Sheldon Winkler Author

Part 3 for the World Ward II Tunes

Selected Musicology WW II Music 1944-1945

The songs presented here with accompanying sheet music, are expounded on in the book. And as was the usual during the 1940s, many musicians had versions of these same songs released during the same time period.

The war was in it’s final months – The world was waiting for the sunrise

I Wish That I Could Hide Inside This Letter b/w Cleaning My Rifle (And Dreamin’ of You) – Lawrence Welk – January 1944

I’d Like To Give My Dog To Uncle Sam – Red River Dave – March 1944

I’ll Be Seeing You – Bing Crosby – March 1944

WW II Collection

Straighten Up and Fly Right – Andrews Sisters – May 1944

I’ll Walk Along – Martha Tilton – May 1944

We’re On Our Way (Infantry Song) – Fred Waring – June 1944

First Class Private Mary Brown – Perry Come – August 1944

(There’ll Be A) Hot Time in the Town of Berlin (When the Yanks Go Marching In) – Bing Crosby & the Andrew Sisters – August 1944

Lili Marlene – Hildegarde – October 1944

You Can’t Get That No More – Louis Jordan – October 1944

Bell Bottom Trousers – The Jesters – November 1944

There Are No Wings On a Foxhole – Woody Herman – November 1944

There’s A Fellow Waiting in Poughkeepsie – Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters – December 1944

A Yank and a Tank – Bing Crosby – 1944

Till Then – The Ink Spots – 1944

Goodnight Wherever You Are – Joan Brooks – 1944

Got Any Gum Chum? – Butler – Evans – De Bear – 1944

I Had a Little Talk With the Lord – Curtis & Mizzy – 1944

God Is My Co-Pilot Robert Lee Scott – 1944

Weep No More, My Darlin’ – Elton Britt – January 1945

Why Do They Call a Private a Private? – Ethel Merman – February 1945

My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time – Johnny Long – March 1945

Rodger Young – Burl Ives – April 1945

This tale is covered in the book extensively on the heroics of Medal of Honor winner Young

Put Another Chair at the Table – The Mills Brothers – April 1945

Welcome Home – Tommy Tucker – July 1945

At Mail Call Today – Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers – July 1945

It’s Been a Long, Long Time – Harry James – September 1945

The war was nearly over – Folks were feeling better

My Guy’s Come Back – Benny Goodman – October 1945

When the Boys and Girls Come Marching Home – Wilson – 1945

The Washington Post March – Sousa – 1945

I’m Gonna Love That Guy (Like He’s Never Been Loved Before) – Marion Hutton- 1945

He’s Home For a Little While – Dinah Shore – 1945