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Sing to Victory: The Role of Popular Song in the Soviet Union During World War II. Ann Arbor, Mich.: UMI Dissertation Services, 1997. OCLC 613302728; Baade, Christina L. Victory Through Harmony: The BBC and Popular Music in World War II. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 0-19-537201-8 OCLC 706677640; Beeny, Martyn.
During World War II, American music helped to inspire servicemen, people working in the war industries, homemakers and schoolchildren alike. American music during World War II was considered to be popular music that was enjoyed during the late 1930s (the end of the Great Depression) through the mid-1940s (through the end of World War II).
Pages in category "Songs of World War II" The following 93 pages are in this category, out of 93 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. A-25 song;
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.
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 film industry during World War II was an important source of communication to the people on all sides. At this time the cinema was the most popular form of entertainment to the people. It was used to entertain, lift spirits, motivate and inform the audience. This made film an important means of distributing propaganda. Governments used film ...
The country survived both World War I and the Great Depression before entering World War II in December 1941. Americans endured great loss and hardship but found hope and encouragement in music. The genres and styles present during this period were Native American music, blues and gospel, jazz, swing, Cajun and Creole music, and country. The ...
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.