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Wednesday Jul 27
9:30 a
The Big Broadcast of 1938
1:30 p
Sing-Along: Popular songs of the 1930s
7:30 p
Music In The Air: Opening Gala
Thursday Jul 28
9:30 a
42nd Street
1:30 p
Kansas City Swings
7:30 p
Hummin’ to Myself
Friday Jul 29
9:30 a
The Little Colonel
1:30 p
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
7:30 p
Air Mail Special
Saturday Jul 30
9:30 a
A Night At The Opera
1:30 p
Body And Soul
7:30 p
Pick Yourself Up
Sunday Jul 31
4:00 p
Duke & The Count
Tuesday Aug 2
9:30 a
Die 3 Groschen-Oper
7:30 p
Begin The Beguine
Wednesday Aug 3
9:30 a
Pennies From Heaven
1:30 p
Sing-Along 2: Folk songs of the Depression
7:30 p
Body And Soul
Thursday Aug 4
9:30 a
Swing Time
1:30 p
Pick Yourself Up
7:30 p
Kansas City Swings
Friday Aug 5
9:30 a
A Damsel In Distress
1:30 p
Air Mail Special
7:30 p
Brother Can You Spare A Dime
Saturday Aug 6
9:30 a
The Wizard of Oz
1:30 p
Hummin’ to Myself
7:30 p
All Or Nothing At All
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Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
(1943)
Harold Adamson
(w),
Jimmy McHugh
(m)
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Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
1943
Harold Adamson (w)
Jimmy McHugh (m)
VERSE
One of our planes was missing,
Two hours overdue.
One of our planes was missing,
With all its gallant crew.
The radio sets were humming,
They waited for a word;
Then a voice broke thru the humming
And this is what they heard:
CHORUS
"Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r
Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r
Tho' there's one motor gone,
We can still carry on,
Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r.
What a show
What a fight
Yes, we really hit our target tonight.
How we sing as we limp thru the air
Look below, there's our field over there
Wtih our full crew aboard
And our trust in the Lord
We're Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r."
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Aug 10
OFAM 2016
On A Wing And A Prayer
Jaqua
Aug 12
OFAM 2016
Army Hit Kit Sing-Along
Recital
2019
Jul 27
OFAM 2019
Moonlight Serenade
Jaqua
Aug 3
OFAM 2019
Moonlight Serenade
Jaqua
2023
Aug 3-12
OFAM 2023 Summer
A Long, Long Time
Jaqua
Aug 3
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A Long, Long Time
Jaqua
Aug 12
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A Long, Long Time
Jaqua
Recorded
Performers
Label
Cat.#
Matrix
05/04/1943
The Song Spinners
Decca
18553-A
71338
05/19/1943
Golden Gate Quartet
Okeh
6713
33216
05/26/1943
Four Vagabonds
Bluebird
30-0815-A
D3AB78
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