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1940s YouTube music videos

See the latest 1940s music videos from YouTube, video interviews, live sessions, music video news and band walk-ons from around the globe

tribute to he 1940's

tribute to he 1940's (02:05)

Charlie Christian / Lester Young 1940 - Ad-Lib Blues

Charlie Christian / Lester Young 1940 - Ad-Lib Blues (03:22)

Compilation of Hibari Misora's songs-1940s

Compilation of Hibari Misora's songs-1940s (06:20)

Flanagan & Allen.1940's, Shine On Harvest Moon.

Flanagan & Allen.1940's, Shine On Harvest Moon. (02:33)

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Walter Lantz Cartoon 1940s

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Walter Lantz Cartoon 1940s (06:43)

1940's Hollywood Pop - Jimmy Wakely

1940's Hollywood Pop - Jimmy Wakely (02:25)

Nick, John, and Garbo talking in their 1940's accent

Nick, John, and Garbo talking in their 1940's accent (00:31)

Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson - Caldonia

Frank "Sugarchile" Robinson - Caldonia (02:23)

Tango-beguine from Berlin, 1940 - Lauter Sonnenschein

Tango-beguine from Berlin, 1940 - Lauter Sonnenschein (03:02)

Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters (1944)

Solid Potato Salad - The Ross Sisters (1944) (03:50)

1940- 2008 Dance Halls,Honky Tonks,Saloons & Dives

1940- 2008 Dance Halls,Honky Tonks,Saloons & Dives (10:09)

French Hit in Third Reich: Gloria Astor & Kurt Widmann, 1940

French Hit in Third Reich: Gloria Astor & Kurt Widmann, 1940 (02:42)

Duke Ellington Orch. late 1940's

Duke Ellington Orch. late 1940's (04:46)

Stardust Artie Shaw 1940

Stardust Artie Shaw 1940 (03:29)

Meme Bianchi - Chiesetta Alpina (Little Alpine Church) 1940

Meme Bianchi - Chiesetta Alpina (Little Alpine Church) 1940 (03:10)

Basie Boogies with the Big Band ('40s)

Basie Boogies with the Big Band ('40s) (01:54)

Artie Shaw - Everything is Jumpin' (1940)

Artie Shaw - Everything is Jumpin' (1940) (02:00)

Benny Moré Y Su Banda Gigante - Que Bueno Baila Usted (Son Montuno - Cuba 1940's)

Benny Moré Y Su Banda Gigante - Que Bueno Baila Usted (Son Montuno - Cuba 1940's) (03:46)

Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Gran Combo - Adios, Carmelina (Cuba, 1940's)

Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Gran Combo - Adios, Carmelina (Cuba, 1940's) (03:14)

Part 1 - Stokowski - Debussy Nocturnes-Nuages 1940

Part 1 - Stokowski - Debussy Nocturnes-Nuages 1940 (08:49)

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