Show 39, “Prologue to the 1940s,” presents 16 popular songs from 1937, 1938, and 1939 that reveal musical threads and performers that paved the way for the 1940s. Performers include Frank Sinatra, Guy Lombardo, Judy Garland, The Ink Spots, Gene Autry, Ella Fitzgerald, and Bing Crosby.

PlaylistShow 39Prologue to the 1940s  Playlist  1Sweet LeilaniBing Crosby 2It’s DeLovelyEddy Duchin 3Indian Love CallJeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy 4Boo HooGuy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians 5Wabash CannonballRoy Acuff 6A Tisket A TasketElla Fitzgerald 7Change PartnersFred Astaire 8The Umbrella ManKay Kyser 9If I Didn’t CareThe Ink Spots 10Heaven Can WaitGlen Gray 11CherokeeBBC Big Band Orchestra 12South of the BorderGene Autry 13Deep PurpleLarry Clinton and Bea Wain 14Little Brown JugGenn Miller and his Orchestra 15It’s Funny to Everyone But MeHarry James and Frank Sinatra 16Over the RainbowJudy Garland