Somehow, the 1940s are almost a century away. The decade, which saw the world go to war for a second time and the fall of the German Nazis, was also an exhilarating time for music. In some ways, it ...

Frank Sinatra poses with an NBC microphone for a portrait to publicize one of his many 1940s radio programs. On July 27, 1940, Billboard magazine published its first “music popularity chart” listing ...

Sixty years ago Glenn Miller vanished over the English Channel in a small plane en route to perform for Allied troops in the war-torn Europe of 1944. Today, his Glenn Miller Orchestra still puts ...

The MTV Video Music Awards are underway in New York City Monday night, as the world’s hottest new artists give breathtaking performances of the songs that have defined the year. The Radio City Music ...

A brassy tribute to the 1940s swing era, “In The Mood,” is a big-band music revue that has been touring all over the world — and now, in its 21st year the show makes its first stopover in New Orleans ...

The ladies of Reveille 3 were born to keep alive the music of the 1940s, according to lead singer Marnie Ward. Based off the harmonizing, swing dance-evoking style of the Andrews Sisters, Reveille 3 ...

When Andy Cooper was first approached to write the music and lyrics for a musical about 1940s record label owner and music producer John Dolphin, the idea of modernizing the story with a hip-hop score ...