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The History of the Twentieth Century

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Why Wartime Songs Favored Fidelity and Upbeat Rhythms

Mike Duncan contrasts WWI and WWII popular songs and explains why upbeat boogie-woogie numbers like Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree prevailed.

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