Vera
Lynn,
was growing up on the other side of the atlantic, and, at
the same time as Judy, she was becoming a star in her own
right.
As a guest on The Judy Garland Story in Song show, Melanie
Parry will tell the story of Vera Lynn and
include some of Vera’s most famous songs ike -"The
White Cliffs Of Dover, Yours, A
Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Land Of Hope And Glory, I’ll
Be Seeing You, This Is The Army Mr Jones, There’ll Always Be An
England, Wish
Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye, Lily Marlene, Anniversary Waltz, It’s A
Lovely Day Tomorrow, We’ll Meet Again, Now Is The Hour, You’d Be So Nice To Come
Home To & many more"!
Vera stirred the hearts of her countrymen and women, as England
went to War. She became the forces sweetheart by singing
patriotic songs for her country and so Vera Lynn became one
of the biggest stars of the war years
and many years to follow.