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Billboard Hot 100 & Best Sellers in Stores number-one singles by decade Before August 1958 1940–1949 1950–1958 After August 1958 1958–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 US Singles Chart Billboard magazine Billboard number-one singles chart (which preceded the Billboard Hot 100 chart), which was updated weekly by the Billboard magazine, was the ...
The swing era lasted until the mid-1940s, and produced popular tunes such as Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail" (1940) and Billy Strayhorn's "Take the 'A' Train" (1941). When the big bands struggled to keep going during World War II , a shift was happening in jazz in favor of smaller groups.
Cohn began to build up Hayworth in 1940 in features such as Music in My Heart, The Lady in Question, and Angels Over Broadway. That year, she was first featured in a Life magazine cover story. [26] While on loan to Warner Bros., Hayworth appeared as the second female lead in The Strawberry Blonde (1941), opposite James Cagney. [12]
US BB 1940 #12, US #2 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks 13: Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Vocal Ray Eberle) "Blueberry Hill" [15] Bluebird 10768: June 13, 1940 () July 1940 () US BB 1940 #13, US #2 for 4 weeks, 19 total weeks 14: Will Bradley and His Orchestra: Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar: Columbia 35530: May 21, 1940 ()
Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 12, 2007) [a] was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. She rose to fame in the 1940s as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, appearing primarily in musicals and became one of the studio's most valuable stars. [1]
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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... (December 1, 1915 – January 6, 1996) [1] was an American actor and singer who was popular in the 1940s. Early years
The chart below was compiled using Billboard's formula, but includes each record's full chart period, with weeks from 1943 and 1945 as needed. Details from "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" (Hillbilly), " Harlem Hit Parade " (HHP) charts and the "American Folk Records" column late 1943-early 1944 were also considered.