1940s

1940s

Hear the best of 1940s music on this playlist of wartime and post-war music.

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                  Let's Swing

Let's Swing

Archive - Big Band
Waveform of Let's Swing
01:50
236 BPM

Composer

  • Ronnie Hazlehurst [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  All Aboard The Showtrain

All Aboard The Showtrain

Archive - The Golden Age Of Musicals
Waveform of All Aboard The Showtrain
03:10
130 BPM

Composer

  • Jack Arel [SACEM]
  • Paul Alfred Bonneau [SACEM]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Catchin' Satch

Catchin' Satch

Jazz Masters
Waveform of Catchin' Satch
02:18
135 BPM

Composer

  • Kathryn Matthews [ASCAP]
  • Mark Matthews [ASCAP]
  • James Griffith [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • OneMusic

Waveform of Hepburn Girls
01:46
100 BPM

Composer

  • Steve Martin [PRS]
  • Henrik Lars Wikstrom [STIM]

Publishers

  • Primetime Productions Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Match Music


                  Happily Marching To War (archival mix)

Happily Marching To War (archival mix)

Midcentury Newsreel (MOPM-092)
Waveform of Happily Marching To War (archival mix)
01:50
90 BPM

Composer

  • Samuel Wells Ecoff [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • TLL Modus Operandi NashCap [ASCAP]

Labels

  • License Lab Production Music


                  Fat Cat Nellie

Fat Cat Nellie

Big Band/Swing/Lounge 2
Waveform of Fat Cat Nellie
02:19
116 BPM

Composer

  • Marc Ferrari [ASCAP]
  • Jamie Dunlap [BMI]
  • Scott Nickoley [SESAC]
  • Stephen Lang [BMI]

Publishers

  • Red Engine Music [SESAC]
  • Revision West [BMI]

Labels

  • MasterSource


                  Let's Blow It All

Let's Blow It All

Big Band/Swing/Lounge 2
Waveform of Let's Blow It All
02:18
131 BPM

Composer

  • Marc Ferrari [ASCAP]
  • Jamie Dunlap [BMI]
  • Scott Nickoley [SESAC]
  • Stephen Lang [BMI]

Publishers

  • Red Engine Music [SESAC]
  • Revision West [BMI]

Labels

  • MasterSource


                  Music By Moonlight

Music By Moonlight

Swing Era
Waveform of Music By Moonlight
02:29
75 BPM

Composer

  • Matt Catingub [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]
  • OneMusic Library [SESAC]

Labels

  • OneMusic


                  Tender Touch

Tender Touch

Tango & Ballroom
Waveform of Tender Touch
03:01
105 BPM

Composer

  • Armando Trovaioli [SIAE]

Publishers

  • Universal Music Publishing Ricordi srl [SIAE]

Labels

  • BPM Score Music Series

Composer

  • John Edward Hawkins [PRS]
  • Eliot Cohen [PRS]

Publishers

  • Koka Media [SACEM]

Labels

  • Koka

Waveform of Shopping Centre
01:18
159 BPM

Composer

  • Philip Green [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Out Of Gas

Out Of Gas

Let's Swing
Waveform of Out Of Gas
03:02
112 BPM

Composer

  • Mark David Allaway [PRS]
  • Andrew David Prosser [PRS]

Publishers

  • Zone Music Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Zone Plus

Waveform of Trolley Bus
03:01
150 BPM

Composer

  • Charles Williams [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies

Waveform of Top Hat Tipper
02:57
148 BPM

Composer

  • Camille Sauvage [PRS]
  • Paul Alfred Bonneau [SACEM]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Bienvenue Hee

Bienvenue Hee

Feelgood Swing!
Waveform of Bienvenue Hee
01:22
166 BPM

Composer

  • Eric Gemsa [SACEM]

Publishers

  • Illustration Musicale [SACEM]
  • Universal Production Music France [SACEM]

Labels

  • Galerie


                  Fred's New Shoes

Fred's New Shoes

Swing Jazz Jukebox
Waveform of Fred's New Shoes
02:04
98 BPM

Composer

  • Sven Tore Erik Berglund [STIM]
  • Anders Johan Greger Lewen [STIM]

Publishers

  • Primetime Productions Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Match Music


                  Mellow Moments

Mellow Moments

The Jazz Sessions
Waveform of Mellow Moments
03:01
103 BPM

Composer

  • Paul Louis Reeves [PRS]
  • Cliff Haywood [PRS]

Publishers

  • Freshworx Music Limited [PRS]

Labels

  • Freshworx


                  Something About Her

Something About Her

The Golden Age II
Waveform of Something About Her
03:10
92 BPM

Composer

  • John Sbarra [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]
  • OneMusic Library [SESAC]

Labels

  • OneMusic


                  Rolling Bob 1

Rolling Bob 1

The BECO Tapes Vol. 1
Waveform of Rolling Bob 1
01:35
164 BPM

Composer

  • Conny Schumann [GEMA]

Publishers

  • Ed. Beco Tapes [GEMA]

Labels

  • Berlin Production Music


                  Bourbon On The Rocks

Bourbon On The Rocks

Cocktails at 7
Waveform of Bourbon On The Rocks
03:00
72 BPM

Composer

  • Daniel May [BMI]
  • Marc Ferrari [BMI]

Publishers

  • Killer Tracks [BMI]

Labels

  • Network Music

Waveform of Fred And Ginger
02:19
87 BPM

Composer

  • Eddie Thomas [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies

Composer

  • Jon Buster Cottam [PRS]
  • Samuel William John Walker [PRS]
  • Anthony Donje [PRS]
  • Michael John Simmonds [PRS]
  • James Christopher Bragg [PRS]
  • Bjorn Edvard Dahlberg [STIM]

Publishers

  • Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS]

Labels

  • Atmosphere


                  Benny's Zoot Suit

Benny's Zoot Suit

Golden Age Radio: Vintage
Waveform of Benny's Zoot Suit
02:36
107 BPM

Composer

  • Anders Johan Greger Lewen [STIM]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell


                  Million Dollars

Million Dollars

Golden Age Radio: Vintage
Waveform of Million Dollars
02:17
180 BPM

Composer

  • Will Grove-White [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell


                  She's a Rainbow

She's a Rainbow

Golden Age Radio: Vintage
Waveform of She's a Rainbow
01:52
99 BPM

Composer

  • Jesse O'Mahoney [PRS]
  • Theo Golding [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell


                  I Can't Stop Crying

I Can't Stop Crying

Golden Age Radio: Vintage
Waveform of I Can't Stop Crying
02:56
85 BPM

Composer

  • Will Grove-White [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell


                  Little Brown Jug

Little Brown Jug

Golden Age Radio: Vintage
Waveform of Little Brown Jug
02:16
184 BPM

Composer

  • Anders Johan Greger Lewen [STIM]
  • Magnus Wiklund [STIM]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell

Composer

  • John Edward Hawkins [PRS]
  • Eliot Cohen [PRS]

Publishers

  • Koka Media [SACEM]

Labels

  • Koka


                  Serious Decisions

Serious Decisions

Minimal Underscores
Waveform of Serious Decisions
01:55
73 BPM

Composer

  • Anders Paul Niska [STIM]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell


                  The Loss

The Loss

European Cinema
Waveform of The Loss
01:59
66 BPM

Composer

  • Hans Engstrom [PRS]

Publishers

  • Primetime Productions Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Match Music


                  Holiday Excursion

Holiday Excursion

Archive - Busy Housewives
Waveform of Holiday Excursion
02:41
76 BPM

Composer

  • Peter Yorke [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Let's Go Swinging

Let's Go Swinging

Swingtime Live
Waveform of Let's Go Swinging
02:05
132 BPM

Composer

  • Emanuel Kallins [BMI]
  • Regan Ryzuk [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • First Digital Music [BMI]
  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • Gotham Music

Waveform of Lift Girl
02:12
120 BPM

Composer

  • Bruce Campbell [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Joe Friday

Joe Friday

Spy City
Waveform of Joe Friday
02:54
93 BPM

Composer

  • Emanuel Kallins [BMI]
  • Regan Ryzuk [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • First Digital Music [BMI]
  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • Gotham Music


                  Gangster Swing

Gangster Swing

60's And 30's Now!
Waveform of Gangster Swing
01:05
187 BPM

Composer

  • Bruce Chianese [ASCAP]
  • Geoff Levin [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • FirstCom


                  Proportion And Piety

Proportion And Piety

The Piano Album
Waveform of Proportion And Piety
02:03
115 BPM

Composer

  • Mark Russell [PRS]

Publishers

  • Atmosphere Music Ltd. [PRS]

Labels

  • Atmosphere


                  Girl On The Calendar

Girl On The Calendar

Archive - Busy Housewives
Waveform of Girl On The Calendar
02:25
138 BPM

Composer

  • Clive Richardson [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies

Waveform of Swing Era
02:12
188 BPM

Composer

  • Chris Many [ASCAP]
  • Bruce Chianese [ASCAP]
  • Geoff Levin [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • FirstCom


                  Focus On Fashion

Focus On Fashion

Archive - Busy Housewives
Waveform of Focus On Fashion
03:07
119 BPM

Composer

  • Angela Morley [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Canadian In Mayfair

Canadian In Mayfair

Archive - Busy Housewives
Waveform of Canadian In Mayfair
03:12
148 BPM

Composer

  • Angela Morley [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies

Waveform of Calling All Workers
03:01
138 BPM

Composer

  • Eric Coates [PRS]

Publishers

  • Chappell Recorded Music Library Ltd [PRS]

Labels

  • Chappell Vaults Anthologies


                  Just Another Mood

Just Another Mood

Swingtime Live
Waveform of Just Another Mood
02:38
134 BPM

Composer

  • Regan Ryzuk [ASCAP]

Publishers

  • ZFC Music [SESAC]

Labels

  • Gotham Music