“He’s 1-A in the Army, and he’s A-1 in my heart. He’s gone to help the country that helped to get him a start.” Those are the words to a...

For Valentine’s Day, I give you a little 1940’s romance! The song is “I Had the Craziest Dream.” It was first performed in 1942 by the...

Here is my Christmas present to you, a wonderful 1940's Christmas song by Benny Goodman and his orchestra! I hope you enjoy it. It is one...

Many popular big band songs are featured in Songbird, but others just didn’t quite make the list. During World War II, songwriters used...

Oh, how fun it would be to go back in time to a 1940's dance party! Forget a DJ; give me swing dancing and a live orchestra. One of the...

I have said before that Songbird is a musical in words. The book is full of popular big band music from the 1940s, which I absolutely...

As I mentioned in one of my first posts, Songbird is a musical in words. I love the big band music of the 1940's era! Here is another one...

Songbird is a musical in words, celebrating big band and gospel music from the 1940s. My favorite song in the book is “It’s Been a Long,...