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The Johnsons started The Song Spinners to perform background vocals on a radio show called "The Wayside Cottage". During the 1942–44 musicians' strike, Decca Records hired Margaret to arrange and perform vocal accompaniment for Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, the Dick Haymes hit "You'll Never Know" and "Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer ...
The song was recorded by the Song Spinners [5] for Decca Records, reaching number one on the Billboard pop chart on July 2, 1943. [6]"Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer" was the only song with a war connection to appear in the top twenty best-selling songs of 1943 in the United States (although record sales in this period were heavily affected by the first Petrillo recording ban).
"Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer" The Song Spinners [27] July 10 [28] July 17 [29] July 24 "You'll Never Know" Dick Haymes and the Song Spinners [30] July 31 [31] August 7 [32] August 14 [33] August 21 "In the Blue of Evening" Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra [34] August 28 [35] September 4 [36] September 11 "Sunday, Monday or ...
Lieutenant Colonel Harry Herbert Crosby (April 18, 1919 – July 28, 2010) [1] was an American professor, author and B-17 Flying Fortress navigator. As an officer of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, he flew 32 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (with two oak leaf clusters), the Air Medal (with three oak leaf clusters), the Bronze Star, and the ...
No redemptive stone is left unturned in “On a Wing and a Prayer,” Sean McNamara’s formulaic dramatization of the true events surrounding civilian Doug White’s 2009 emergency landing of a ...
McHugh's longest songwriting partner was Harold Adamson. Adamson provided lyrics to McHugh's compositions. Such hits as "Comin' In on a Wing and a Prayer" found its way into Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. [1] For the 1948 film A Date with Judy, he composed "It's a Most Unusual Day" for Jane Powell. It became the young singer and actress's ...
Bette Midler, "Wind Beneath My Wings" Sure, it's a bit cheesy and trite, but Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings" is a lovely way to thank those very special people who serve as your support system.
Rosenthal’s tour with the 100th BG was documented in Lt. Col Harry Crosby’s 1993 memoir of the 100th BG, “Wing and a Prayer.” [17] Rosenthal's wartime experiences with the 100th Bomb Group were featured in the book Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany (2007) by historian Donald L. Miller.