1943 in Music

World War II continued to dominate the domestic scene. Meanwhile, Frank Sinatra causes a near riot in Times Square. Traffic was blocked for hours.

The songs of 1943:

The Mills Brothers: Paper Dollhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2m8VZBfRYo

Bing Crosby: Sunday, Monday or Always
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5KZfKWheTg

Glenn Miller: That Old Black Magichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvq8k91sAco

Rudy Vallee: As Time Goes Byhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKW0QZgi79M

Dooley Wilson: As Time Goes By (1942)

The song was voted the second greatest song in  movie history. The original version was released in 1931. When it appeared in Casablanca, the only version available was from Rudy Vallee as Dooley was not available to record a version onto vinyl. "Over the Rainbow" from Wizard of Oz was voted #1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY

From Casablanca: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vThuwa5RZU

Rudy Vallee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKW0QZgi79M