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  2. List of Billboard number-one singles of the 1940s - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 1940s in music - Wikipedia

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    But even by the late 1940s, it became well known that Williams drank heavily, and his personal problems would continue to grow as the 1950s dawned. Still, his overall style inspired countless artists in country and other styles of music, including rock music, and his songs would be performed by numerous artists in many styles. The Andrews Sisters

  4. Category:Musical groups established in the 1940s - Wikipedia

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  5. List of American big band bandleaders - Wikipedia

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    Buddy Rich (1917–1987) (Buddy Rich Big Band) Nelson Riddle (1921–1985) Shorty Rogers (1924-1994) (Shorty Rogers and His Giants) S.

  6. List of big bands - Wikipedia

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    While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.

  7. List of 1940s jazz standards - Wikipedia

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    When the big bands struggled to keep going during World War II, a shift was happening in jazz in favor of smaller groups. Some swing era musicians, like Louis Jordan, later found popularity in a new kind of music, called "rhythm and blues", that would evolve into rock and roll in the 1950s. [1]

  8. List of blues musicians - Wikipedia

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    [40] Coot Grant: 1893 1970 Alabama Classic female blues [41] Lil Green: 1919* 1954 Mississippi Urban blues [42] Shirley Griffith: 1907 1974 Mississippi Country blues [43] Richard "Hacksaw" Harney: 1902 1973 Mississippi Delta blues [44] Lucille Hegamin: 1897* 1970 Georgia Classic female blues [45] Edmonia Henderson: 1898 1947 Tennessee Classic ...

  9. 1940 in music - Wikipedia

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    Higher and Higher (Music: Richard Rodgers Lyrics: Lorenz Hart Book: Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan) opened at the Shubert Theatre on April 4 and ran for 84 performances. It returned to the same theatre on August 5 for a further 24 performances. Hold On To Your Hats (Music: Burton Lane Lyrics: E. Y. Harburg Book: Eddie Davis, Guy Bolton and ...