Several years later, vocalist Louis Rapp (younger brother of bandleader Barney Rapp) became much better known as the lead male singer on "Your Hit Parade," performing under the professional name of Barry Wood.

78rpm: Brunswick 7389 - March Winds And April Showers (Samuels-Whitcup-Powell) by Abe Lyman & His California Orchestra, vocal by Louis Rapp, recorded February 12, 1935.

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Abe Lyman - March Winds And April Showers (Louis Rapp, Vocal) (1935)

Popular with both the German and Allied WWII troops, and first issued under the title “Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens” (Song Of A Young Sentry), this recording by the German singer-songwriter became one of the more historically significant commercial music discs ever made.

The fascinating and complex tale behind the song--and this version in particular-- is interestingly related in the 2008 book “Lili Marlene: The Soldiers' Song of World War II,” or you might just check the “Lili Marleen” entry in Wikipedia.

Original 78rpm issued on Electrola 6993 - Lied eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen) (Schultze-Leip) by Lale Andersen with Bruno Seidler-Winkler Orch. & Chorus, recorded August 2, 1939.

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Lale Andersen - Lili Marlene (original German Version) (1939)

Popular-selling version of the uplifting Depression-era anthem featured in MGM’s 1930 romantic musical “Chasing Rainbows,” which starred Bessie Love and Charles King, and is also remembered for being Jack Benny’s first film appearance.

78rpm: Columbia 2116-D - Happy Days Are Here Again (Ager-Yellen) by Ben Selvin & his Orchestra, vocal by The Crooners, recorded in NYC February 3, 1930

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B. Selvin - Happy Days Are Here Again (The Crooners, Vocal) (1930)

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