Music, Memory, and Morale on Canada’s Home Front, 1939–1945
Music once again served as a powerful cultural force during the Second World War—on the battlefield, over the airwaves, and in the hearts of Canadians across the country. In a time of global uncertainty and widespread mobilization, sound became a unifying agent. Unlike the sheet-music era of the First World War, the 1939–45 period saw a dramatic shift in how music was produced, disseminated, and experienced. Advances in radio broadcasting, commercial recordings, and film gave wartime music a reach and resonance unlike anything before.
The sonic landscape of wartime Canada reflected both a nation at war and a population in transformation. Big band swing, military marches, sentimental ballads, and morale-boosting novelty songs all played distinct roles—whether energizing troops, promoting enlistment and war bonds, or comforting those left at home. In both English and French Canada, music functioned as entertainment, propaganda, and emotional sustenance.
A Country Mobilized in Sound
By the time Canada entered the war in September 1939, national broadcasting had become a primary medium of connection. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), established in 1936, quickly adapted its programming to suit the wartime climate. Weekly broadcasts like Victory Parade, The National Farm Radio Forum, and Johnny Canuck’s War Album delivered a mix of news, music, and morale messaging. Live big-band performances by groups such as Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen became staples. Songs like “The West, A Nest and You” offered rural romance, while “We'll Meet Again,” immortalized by Vera Lynn, brought comfort to separated lovers and families.
Canadian artists, too, contributed directly to the war effort. Montreal-born Léo Le Sieur and Vancouver’s Dal Richards led orchestras that toured bases and entertained troops, while singers like Bert Niosi (“Canada’s King of Swing”) helped bring the feel of American-style jazz and swing to a Canadian audience hungry for distraction and release. French-language wartime songs by artists such as Mary Travers (La Bolduc) and Jean Lalonde played to Quebec listeners, reinforcing themes of sacrifice and hope with a distinct cultural voice.
Songs of Propaganda and Patriotism
As with World War I, wartime songs in Canada were often overtly patriotic or propagandistic. The government actively promoted music as a tool of persuasion, encouraging composers and broadcasters to write songs that celebrated enlistment, rallied support for the Allies, or encouraged thrift and victory bonds. Songs like “Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy” and “We’re All In This Together” captured the public mood, reinforcing unity in the face of global conflict.
Canadian composers like Godfrey Ridout and Ernest MacMillan also contributed orchestral works and military marches with nationalistic fervor. At the grassroots level, community concerts, military glee clubs, and school singalongs kept morale high. Church basements and Legion halls echoed with patriotic refrains—"Roll Out the Barrel," "White Cliffs of Dover," and “Bless ’Em All”—as Canadians sought joy in solidarity.
Women, Music, and Wartime Expression
World War II reshaped the role of women in Canadian society, and that shift was reflected in song. As more women entered factories, farms, and the military (through the CWAC, WRENs, and RCAF Women’s Division), music began to capture both their new roles and enduring emotional burdens. Songs like “Rosie the Riveter” and “She’s a Bombardier” (though American in origin) had parallels in Canadian song culture. Female performers such as Irene Besse, Eleanor Collins, and Juliette joined radio revues and canteens, singing of perseverance and longing with conviction and flair.
While some wartime songs reinforced traditional gender roles—women as faithful sweethearts waiting for their soldier boys—others acknowledged the changing social fabric. CBC’s programming often included performances by women in uniform or those working in war-related industries, offering musical proof of their participation in Canada’s total war effort.
Overseas, Under Fire: Troop Shows and Battlefield Broadcasts
Canadian soldiers stationed abroad relied on music for emotional relief. Portable radios, gramophones, and live performances by military bands or visiting entertainers brought pieces of home to the front lines. The Royal Canadian Air Force Dance Band, later known as the “Streamliners,” toured overseas to perform swing and jazz for service personnel. The Canadian Army Show, established in 1942, also toured Europe with variety acts, comedians, and musicians such as Jack Kane and the Army Band.
Songs like “I’ll Be Seeing You” or “You’ll Never Know” became deeply meaningful, carrying the emotional weight of separation, hope, and the dream of return. These recordings were often passed between soldiers and their families, physical links forged in vinyl and shellac.
Legacy and Remembrance
The music of World War II in Canada remains a vital part of the country’s cultural memory. Unlike World War I, whose songs often faded into obscurity, many of the Second World War’s musical artifacts—both Canadian and international—continue to be played, recorded, and commemorated. From V-E Day celebrations to Remembrance Day ceremonies, songs like “Land of Hope and Glory” or “This Is Worth Fighting For” still carry emotional resonance.
Today, historical recordings, radio transcripts, and digitized 78s preserve this wartime soundscape for future generations. The Sounds of World War II playlist on CitizenFreak.com offers a curated selection of Canadian and Canadian-issued recordings from the era—some patriotic, some playful, all rich with historical meaning. It includes tracks like:
“Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer” – Canadian issue by the Ink Spots
“Lili Marlene” – beloved on both sides of the front, including English-Canadian versions
“The Maple Leaf Forever” – revived in wartime patriotic recordings
“I’ll Never Smile Again” – The Canadian-born success of Ruth Lowe and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
“When the Lights Go on Again (All Over the World)” – a symbolic wartime farewell
These songs, and many like them, offer insight into the lived experiences of Canadians during the global conflict: their fears, their hopes, and the sonic tools they used to carry on.
“In the din of industry, in the clatter of arms, it is often the quiet strains of a familiar song that lift a nation’s spirit.”
— CBC wartime broadcast, 1944
–Robert Williston
🎖️ War Songs Related to Canada
🌍 World War II
23rd Flotilla
413 Squadron
417's Lament
692 Song
A Ric-A-Dam-Doo
Admiralty House Supper Song
Alliford Bay
Artillery Alphabet
Athabaskan's Finish
The Battle of Halifax
Beneath the Barber Pole
CCF To Victory!
Drunk Last Night
Dieppe 1942
Don't Send Me Home
The Fighting 43rd
Fires Of Calais
The Gunner's Lament
How Ashamed I Was
The Maple Leaf Squadron
South of Colombo
My Only Woodbine
My Sweet Little Air Force Blue Suit
No. 5 Squadron Song
The North Atlantic Squadron
O'er the Hills of Sicily
Old King Cole (433 Squadron)
On Ilkla Moor
Onward to the Po
The Quarter Master's Stores
Prince Henry Song
Roll Along, Wavy Navy
The Saguenay Song
South of the Sangro
Subaltern's Song
The Wearin' of the Green
When I Was L.O.B.
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Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Principles of Arithmetic (1942, Acetate Demo) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:50 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | People Will Say We're in Love (1943) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:00 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Whistling Down the Road (1942) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:47 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Mairzy Doats (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:26 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Swinging on a Star (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:50 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 03:33 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | G.I. Jive (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:55 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | The Surrey With the Fringe on Top (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 03:27 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | Fellow on a Furlough (1944) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 03:04 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | San Fernando Valley (1944, Long Version) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 03:14 | |
Collins, Dorothy (Marjorie Chandler) | I Opened Up a Trunk (1942) | Recordings from the Raymond Scott Collection, 1942–1954 (Vol. 1) | 02:24 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon's Canadian String & Swing Band - That Feeling In The Moothlight (vocals Joanne Dallas) (London, January, 1946) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:23 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra (vocals Joanne Dallas) - I Walked In (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:53 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon's Canadian String & Swing Band - Baia & Closing (London, January, 1946) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 04:25 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon's Canadian String & Swing Band - Body And Soul (London, January, 1946) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:57 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon's Canadian String & Swing Band - I Don't Want To Be Loved (London, January, 1946) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:39 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon's Canadian String & Swing Band - Theme & Always (London, January, 1946) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:43 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Overseas Headquarters Dance Band - King Porter Stomp (circa London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 03:07 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Overseas Headquarters Dance Band - Tuesday At Ten (circa London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:39 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Overseas Headquarters Dance Band - Theme & Semper Fidelis (circa London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 04:24 | |
Compilation | The Canadian Army Show Unit "A" - Sherman Shuffle (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:14 | |
Compilation | The Canadian Army Show Unit "A" - Royal Garden Blues (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:25 | |
Compilation | The Canadian Army Show Unit "A" - Where Or When (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 01:42 | |
Compilation | The Canadian Army Show Unit "A" - Sunny Side Of The Street (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:51 | |
Compilation | The Canadian Army Show Unit "A" - Intro & Diggin' For Dex (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 03:06 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - Embraceable You (London, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 04:07 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - My Ideal (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:37 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - Shoo Shoo Baby (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 03:03 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - Minor Jump (London, 1944) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:24 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - Theme - Canadian Caravan (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 01:47 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - Maria Elena (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:25 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - I've Got You Under My Skin (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:44 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - I Wish I Knew (July 30, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:56 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - Just A Prayer Away (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:40 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Army Radio Orchestra - Theme & I Got Rhythm (Aug 27, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:11 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band Of The AEF - The White Cliffs Of Dover (April 30, 1945; July2-July 16, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 01:18 | |
Compilation | Captain Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band Of The AEF - Theme & My Blue Heaven (April 30, 1945; July2-July 16, 1945) | Swing Canada Volume 3 Canadian Service Bands of WW II | 02:55 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - My Blue Heaven (George Whiting-Walter Donaldson) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:47 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - Carry Me Back to the Lone Prairie (Carson J. Robinson) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:23 | |
Compilation | The RCAF Streamliners - Stompin' at the Savoy (Razaf-Goodman-Sampson-Webb) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:29 | |
Compilation | Capt. Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band of the AEF - Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:18 | |
Compilation | Mart Kennedy and His Western Gentlemen - It Couldn't be True (Sylvia Dee-Sidney Lippman) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:43 | |
Compilation | Mart Kennedy and His Western Gentlemen - Make Believe (Jerome Kern-Oscar Hammerstein II) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:22 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - Kansas City Stride (Dicky Wells) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:28 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock and His Orchestra - What's New (Bod Haggart-Johnny Burke) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:58 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - A Fellow Needs A Girl (Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:16 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock and His Orchestra - Body and Soul (Johnny Green-Edward Heyman) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:35 | |
Compilation | Benny Louis Orchestra - Leave Us Leap (Ed Finckle) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 04:03 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman and His Orchestra - A Sunday Kind of Love (Belle-Leonard-Prima-Rhodes) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:29 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - Maybe You'll Be There (Sammy Gallop-Rube Bloom) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:37 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - Beyond The Blue Horizon (Robin-Whiting-Harling) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:37 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Western Gentlemen - Mister Five By Five (Gene De Paul-Don Raye) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:21 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen - This is the Army, Mr. Jones (Irving Berlin) | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:23 | |
Compilation | Stan Patton Orchestra - Castle On the Hill | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 03:35 | |
Compilation | Trump Davidson Orchestra - Darktown Strutters Ball | Swing Canada Volume 1 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1937-48 | 02:43 | |
Compilation | Capt. Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band of the AEF - Tico Tico | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 01:54 | |
Compilation | Capt. Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band of the AEF - Tea for Two | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:22 | |
Compilation | Capt. Bob Farnon And The Canadian Band of the AEF - Candy | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:50 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - Lonesome Road | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:10 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - I May be Wrong | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:25 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Western Gentlemen - Honeysuckle Rose | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:20 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Western Gentlemen - Star Dust | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 03:29 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - Flight of the Bumblebee | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:18 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock And His Orchestra - Say it Isn't So | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:39 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 03:28 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - It's Whatcha Do With Whatcha Got | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 03:04 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - You Can't See the Sun When You're Crying | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:58 | |
Compilation | Art Hallman And His Orchestra - Temptation | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:50 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock and His Orchestra - You Can't See the Sun When You're Crying | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:58 | |
Compilation | Ellis McLintock and His Orchestra - Ellis in Wonderland | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 02:38 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Western Gentlemen - Moonlight Becomes You | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 03:52 | |
Compilation | Bert Niosi's Orchestra - Blue Skies | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 04:01 | |
Compilation | Bert Niosi's Orchestra - You're the Cause of it All | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 04:04 | |
Compilation | Bert Niosi's Orchestra - Dark Eyes | Swing Canada Volume 2 Great Canadian Dance Bands 1938-49 | 04:15 | |
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra | We're Proud of Canada | We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) | 03:15 | |
Kenney, Mart and his Orchestra | Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) | We're Proud of Canada // Get Your Wings (Fox Trot) | 02:45 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 12 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 05:12 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 11 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 03:23 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 10 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 06:04 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 9 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 05:06 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 8 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 04:33 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 7 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 04:37 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 6 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 05:18 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 5 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 04:21 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 4 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 05:34 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 3 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 05:36 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 2 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 04:29 | |
The Road to Victory | Track 1 | The Voices of WW II 1939 to VE Day, 1945 | 04:58 | |
Compilation | Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Carmen Lombardo, vocal refrain - So Little Time (Hill/Derose) (Victor 25823) (March 29, 1938) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:01 | |
Compilation | Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians, Carmen Lombardo, vocal refrain - Little Lady Make Believe (Tobias/Simon) (Victor 25823) (March 29, 1938) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:03 | |
Compilation | Dick Todd, baritone Orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy - When the Lights Go On (Seeler/Marcus/Bejemen) (Bluebird B-11577) (July 22, 1942) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:06 | |
Compilation | Dick Todd, baritone Orchestra conducted by Leonard Joy - I'm Old Fashioned (Mercer/Kern) (Bluebird B-11577) (July 22, 1942) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:13 | |
Compilation | Dick Todd, baritone - The Girl in the Bonnet of Blue (Ross Parker) (HMV 25839) (April 28, 1938) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 02:19 | |
Compilation | Dick Todd, baritone - Cathedral in the Pines (Charles and Nick Kennedy) (HMV 25839) (April 28, 1938) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:23 | |
Compilation | The Happy Gang, Eddie Allen, vocalist - Too-Ra-Loo-Rah-Lor-Rah; That's An Irish Lullaby (Shanon) (Victor 56-0006) (1945) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:00 | |
Compilation | The Happy Gang, Bert Pearl - Don't Play Bingo Tonight, Mother (Harvey/Pearl) (Victor 56-0006) (March 1946) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 02:52 | |
Compilation | The Happy Gang, Eddie Allen/Kathleen Stokes - The Lord's Prayer (Malotte) (Victor 56-0004) (1945) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 02:39 | |
Compilation | Ernest Seitz, piano - Butterfly Waltz (Seitz) (HMV 216603) (1939) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:03 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Orchestra, Norma Locke, vocalist - You Belong To My Heart (Lara/Gilbert) (Victor 56-0001) (1945) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:12 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Orchestra, with "Three Of A Kind", vocal trio - Get Your Wings (Berry Wood) (Bluebird B-4883) (1943) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 02:59 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney And His Orchestra, Art Hallman, vocalist - We're Proud Of Canada (Kenney) (Bluebird B-4683) (1943) | We're From Canada Volume 1 | 03:18 | |
Compilation | Ernest Seitz - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (1939) | Hold On To Your Hat! | 03:03 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | Beautiful Canada | Beautiful Canada | 02:53 | |
Lowe, Ruth | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again | Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (Frank Sinatra, vocals) - I'll Never Smile Again | 03:09 | |
Mother of Pearl | I'll Never Smile Again (vocals: Eleanor Collins) (Ruth Lowe, 1939) | She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women | 05:29 | |
Compilation | Oscar Peterson - Flying Home (1944) | Jazz and Hot Dance in Canada: 1916-1949 | 01:21 | |
Compilation | Allan McIver and Orchestra - One O'Clock Jump (1940) | Jazz and Hot Dance in Canada: 1916-1949 | 04:05 | |
Compilation | Oscar Peterson - If I Could Be With You (1944) | Jazz and Hot Dance in Canada: 1916-1949 | 02:02 | |
Compilation | George Sealy and His Orchestra - Moanin' At The Montmartre (1941) | Jazz and Hot Dance in Canada: 1916-1949 | 03:06 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | On The Sunny Side of the Street | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 03:03 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | Sentimental Journey | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 03:15 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | I've Got a Gal In Kalamazoo | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 02:22 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | Tommy Dorsey Medley: I'll Never Smile Again - This Love of Mine - I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 04:50 | |
Richards, Dal & his Orchestra | Opus One | Swing Is In... Vol. II | 02:42 | |
Compilation | Dorothy Collins - Besame Mucho | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:50 | |
Compilation | Joan Fairfax - I Like It, I Like It, I Like It | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:17 | |
Compilation | Deanna Durbin - Its Foolish But Its Fun | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:40 | |
Compilation | Lorraine MacAllister - Speak Low | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:07 | |
Compilation | Alys Robi - Chica Chica Boom Chic | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:19 | |
Compilation | Babs Babineau - How Will I Know | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:47 | |
Compilation | Maxine Ware - You'll Never Get Away | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:40 | |
Compilation | Juliette - Until It's Time For You To Go | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:26 | |
Compilation | Norma Locke - Something Old, Something New | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:06 | |
Compilation | Gisele Mackenzie - The Nearness Of You | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:50 | |
Compilation | Georgia Day - Heart Of Mine | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:15 | |
Compilation | Phyllis Marshall - The Man I Love | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:26 | |
Compilation | Terry Dale - Fact Of The Matter | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 02:14 | |
Compilation | Norma Locke - P.S. I Love You | Canadian Divas - Swingin' Easy | 03:16 | |
White, Portia | Think On Me | First You Dream | 03:54 | |
White, Portia | Ride On, King Jesus | First You Dream | 02:36 | |
White, Portia | Là-bas sur ces montagnes (There on the Mountains) | First You Dream | 01:41 | |
White, Portia | Der Freund (The Friend) | First You Dream | 01:41 | |
White, Portia | Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht (Death is the Cool Night) | First You Dream | 02:45 | |
White, Portia | Velvet Shoes | First You Dream | 03:03 | |
White, Portia | I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly | First You Dream | 02:07 | |
White, Portia | O Wasn't That a Wide River | First You Dream | 02:39 | |
White, Portia | Steal Away | First You Dream | 04:26 | |
White, Portia | I Wonder as I Wander | First You Dream | 03:26 | |
White, Portia | Red Rosy Bush | First You Dream | 02:45 | |
White, Portia | The Wind's Work | First You Dream | 02:57 | |
White, Portia | The Lass with the Delicate Air | First You Dream | 02:47 | |
White, Portia | Cou-Cou (The Cuckoo) | First You Dream | 01:51 | |
White, Portia | Four and Twenty Elders | First You Dream | 02:06 | |
White, Portia | Rise Up, Shepherd | First You Dream | 02:03 | |
White, Portia | Mayday Carol | First You Dream | 03:11 | |
White, Portia | À la claire fontaine (By the Clear Fountain) | First You Dream | 01:39 | |
White, Portia | Wiegenlied (Lullaby) | First You Dream | 01:54 | |
White, Portia | Der Schmied (The Blacksmith) | First You Dream | 01:04 | |
White, Portia | Chevauchée coŝaque (The Cossack Knight) | First You Dream | 02:11 | |
White, Portia | Les berceaux (The Cradles) | First You Dream | 02:35 | |
White, Portia | Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe (Farewell from the Arab Hostess) | First You Dream | 04:15 | |
White, Portia | Aufenthalt (The Stay) | First You Dream | 03:15 | |
White, Portia | Auf dem Wasser zu singen (To Be Sung on the Water) | First You Dream | 03:10 | |
White, Portia | Die Liebe hat gelogen (Love Has Lied) | First You Dream | 02:30 | |
Compilation | Lucille Dumont - Darling, je vous aime beaucoup (1938) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 03:08 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney and His Western Gentlemen - The West, a Nest and You, Dear (1938) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 02:54 | |
Compilation | The Montreal Festivals Orchestra - Pie jesu (requiem) (1941) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 03:05 | |
Compilation | Le Quatuor Alouette - V'là l'bon vent (1943) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 02:05 | |
Compilation | Alys Robi - Tico-Tico (1944) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 03:06 | |
Compilation | Fernand Robidoux - Je croyais (Promises) (1945) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 03:19 | |
Compilation | Paul Brunelle - Mon enfant je te pardonne (When it's Springtime in the Rockies) (1945) | From Berliner to RCA Victor: The Birth and Rise of the Recording Industry in Canada | 03:14 | |
Kenney, Mart | Sometimes (vocals Georgia Dey) | Classics | 03:01 | |
Kenney, Mart | Heart of Mine (vocals Georgia Dey) | Classics | 03:20 | |
Kenney, Mart | You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) | Classics | 03:04 | |
Kenney, Mart | The West, a Nest, and You Dear | Classics | 01:23 | |
Kenney, Mart | Wooden Heart | Classics | 02:04 | |
Kenney, Mart | It's Wonderful | Classics | 02:21 | |
Kenney, Mart | Ramona | Classics | 03:03 | |
Kenney, Mart | Waltz Medley | Classics | 03:34 | |
Kenney, Mart | Creole Love Song | Classics | 02:37 | |
Kenney, Mart | No Strings Medley | Classics | 02:46 | |
Kenney, Mart | Danube Waves | Classics | 03:19 | |
Kenney, Mart | I Wonder What Became of Sally | Classics | 03:02 | |
Kenney, Mart | Mart Kenneys Classics | Classics | 03:40 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Wartime Favorites Medley: As Time Goes By - Shoo-Shoo Baby - I'll Be Seeing You | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 04:19 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 03:20 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Jingle Bells | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:17 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | I Found A New Baby | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:15 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Out Of This World | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 03:01 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | My Blue Heaven | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:08 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 01:55 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | I'm Beginning To See The Light (Joanne Dallas: vocals) | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:48 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | When You And I Were Young, Maggie | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:36 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | I'm Confessin' (Fred Davis: trumpet) | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:32 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Song Of The Volga Boatmen | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:18 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | C Jam Blues | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:36 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Play, Fiddle. Play | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:07 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Saturday Night (Paul Carpenter: vocals) | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:39 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | Embraceable You (Denny Vaughan: piano) | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:38 | |
Farnon, Captain Bob | March Of The Toys | The Lost Recordings (With The Canadian Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force) | 02:30 | |
Matthew Halton | Matthew Halton Dies | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 23:50 | |
Matthew Halton | Nuremberg | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 02:42 | |
Matthew Halton | German War is over | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 04:36 | |
Matthew Halton | In Germany - Canadian Troops taking Uedem, Germany | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 04:55 | |
Matthew Halton | In Germany - The Canadian Wounded | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 04:28 | |
Matthew Halton | In Belgium - Description of Concentration Camp | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 25:49 | |
Matthew Halton | Liberation of Paris | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 08:51 | |
Matthew Halton | Normandy | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 13:50 | |
Matthew Halton | North Africa | Dispatches from World War Two on CBC | 05:04 | |
Compilation | Remembrance Day | Dispatches from World War 2 | 04:24 | |
Compilation | Churchill Speech Ottawa, 1942 - Some chicken some neck | Dispatches from World War 2 | 03:24 | |
Compilation | Operation Overlord | Dispatches from World War 2 | 06:48 | |
Compilation | Roosevelt Pearl Harbour | Dispatches from World War 2 | 07:25 | |
Compilation | D-Day | Dispatches from World War 2 | 09:02 | |
Compilation | Japanese Internment 3 | Dispatches from World War 2 | 13:45 | |
Compilation | Japanese Internment 2 | Dispatches from World War 2 | 18:45 | |
Compilation | Japanese Internment | Dispatches from World War 2 | 14:58 | |
Compilation | Lucio Agostini & His Orchestra - You and I (vocals Alys Robi) 1946 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 01:47 | |
Compilation | Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians - Seems Like Old Times (vocals Don Rodney & The Lombardi Trio) 1945 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:00 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen - I'll Remember Suzanne (vocals Norma Locke) 1944 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:08 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen - We're Proud of Canada (vocals Art Hallman) 1943 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:51 | |
Compilation | Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra - I'll Never Smile Again (vocals Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers) 1940 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:08 | |
Compilation | Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen - You Belong to My Heart (vocals Norma Locke) 1943 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 02:59 | |
Compilation | Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra - No Name Jive, Part 1 (1940) | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:46 | |
Compilation | Bert Niosi & His Orchestra - My Blue Heaven (vocals Doug Hurley) 1943 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 04:10 | |
Compilation | Robert Farnon & The Canadian Band of the AEF - The Very Thought of You (1945) | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:07 | |
Compilation | Robert Farnon & The Canadian Band of the AEF - That's an Order from the Army (1945) | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 01:39 | |
Compilation | Robert Farnon & The Canadian Band of the AEF - March Along Joe Soldier (1945) | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 00:54 | |
Compilation | Lucio Agostini & His Orchestra - We'll Meet Again (vocals Norma Locke) 1946 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 01:32 | |
Compilation | Lucio Agostini - Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) (vocals Jack Allyson Singers) 1946 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 01:05 | |
Compilation | Georgie Auld & His Orchestra - Shake Down The Stars (vocals Kay Foster) 1940 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:11 | |
Compilation | Gisèle MacKenzie with Jerry Gray's Orchestra - Shine On Harvest Moon 1943 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 02:01 | |
Compilation | Georgie Auld + Coleman Hawkins + Ben Webster Saxtet - Pick-Up Boys (1944) | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:24 | |
Compilation | Georgie Auld & His Orchestra - This is Romance 1940 | VE-Day Memories- Big Band Jazz Music of WW II in Canada | 03:03 | |
Robi, Alys | Brazil (instrumental) | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 02:19 | |
Robi, Alys | Begin the Beguine (instrumental) | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 03:03 | |
Robi, Alys | Chica Chica Boom Chic (alternative live version) | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 02:17 | |
Robi, Alys | I’ll be Seeing You | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 02:03 | |
Robi, Alys | La Comparsa (instrumental) | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 03:17 | |
Robi, Alys | Palabras de Mujer | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 03:41 | |
Robi, Alys | You and I | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 01:46 | |
Robi, Alys | J’attendrai | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 01:21 | |
Robi, Alys | Guadalajara | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 03:30 | |
Robi, Alys | You’ve Changed it All | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 02:23 | |
Robi, Alys | Goodnight, Wherever You Are | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 02:14 | |
Robi, Alys | Speak Low | Diva: Orchestre Lucio Agostini | 03:43 | |
Robi, Alys | Le Tram (The Trolley Song) | Le Tram // Beguine | 02:57 | |
Robi, Alys | Beguine (Begin the Beguine) | Le Tram // Beguine | 03:14 |
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