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The Use of Music for Morale Sustaining and Propaganda Purposes in Australia During World War II. Thesis (M.Mus.)--University of Melbourne, 1995. OCLC 221997916; Fauser, Annegret. Sounds of War: Music in the United States During World War II. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 0-19-994803-8 OCLC 819383019; Helbig, Otto Henry.
This article includes an overview of the major events and trends in popular music in the 1940s. In the developed world, swing, big band, jazz, Latin and country music dominated and defined the decade's music. After World War II, the big band sounds of the earlier part of the decade had been gradually replaced by crooners and vocal pop.
The most popular music style during the 1940s was swing, which prevailed during World War II. In the later periods of the 1940s, less swing was prominent and crooners like Frank Sinatra , along with genres such as bebop and the earliest traces of rock and roll, were the prevalent genre.
It's That Man Again garnered substantial influence - up to 40% of the British population listened to this show during World War II. The show's last broadcast occurred on January 6, 1949, with Handley passing away only three days later. To further demonstrate the show's influence, two memorial services were held in his honor, with thousands of ...
July 8 – Music variety show Uncle Walter's Doghouse is broadcast for the last time on NBC radio in the United States. July 21 – In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Goldman Band performs a unique concert, playing all original works. This is the first time a concert of music originally composed for the wind ensemble has been performed.
Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations during the Battle of Europe; Timeline of the Holocaust. Timeline of the Holocaust in Norway; Timeline of Treblinka extermination camp; Timeline of deportations of French Jews to death camps ...
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8 May – Victory in Europe Day in Western Europe. At 12:30 President of Germany Karl Dönitz broadcasts on his country's surrender to the nation. At 15:00 BST in the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill , makes a speech to the nation on the BBC from 10 Downing Street , and at 21:00 King George VI speaks to the British Empire ...