Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was a popular tune during World War II. The song was a major hit for The Andrews Sisters. The song is extremely upbeat in tempo for a war song. Don Raye and Hughie Prince wrote the song. “The song is closely based on an earlier Raye-Prince hit, “Beat Me Daddy, Eight Read More
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Patriotic songs: This is My Country
This is My Country is a popular patriotic song for both the native born and the immigrant. The song was composed in 1940 by the songwriting duo Don Raye {born Don Raye Wilhoite, Jr.} and Al Jacobs. Don Raye Wilhoite, Jr. was born on March 16, 1909 in Washington, D.C. He changed his name to Read More