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Tag Archives: Johnny Mercer
“On the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe” – Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers (1945)
As a thought exercise, I was wondering what song topped the American charts on August 15, 1945, also known as Victory over Japan Day (VJ-Day), or the day hostilities ended for WWII (with hostilities having already ended in Europe on … Continue reading
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