Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Vera Lynn



Vera Lyn – ‘White cliffs of Dover’


"Vera Lynn- we'll meet again with lyrics (British world war II song)"
https://youtu.be/R9Tw16dNyJs?list=RDR9Tw16dNyJs




Dame Vera Lynn - The Holy City





Vera Lynn - Lili Marlene




Vera Lynn - Wish me luck, as you wave me goodbye



As Time Goes By - VERA LYNN - For all World War II Sweethearts


Vera Lynn

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Dame Vera Lynn
Dame Vera Lynn.jpg
Lynn at the War and Peace Show, July 2009
Background information
Birth name Vera Margaret Welch
Born 20 March 1917 (age 98)
East Ham, Essex (now London), England
Genres Traditional pop
Years active 1935–present
Labels UK Decca/London, HMV
Dame Vera Lynn, DBE (born Vera Margaret Welch; 20 March 1917),[1] widely known as "The Forces' Sweetheart" is an English singer, songwriter and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during the Second World War. During the war she toured Egypt, India and Burma, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. The songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again", "The White Cliffs of Dover", "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and "There'll Always Be an England".
She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the UK and the United States and recording such hits as "Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart" and her UK Number one single "My Son, My Son".
In 2009 she became the oldest living artist to make it to No. 1 on the British album chart, at the age of 92.[2] She has devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She is still held in great affection by veterans of the Second World War and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the twentieth century.[3]

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