Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

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

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