A LIFE WELL LIVED: Dame Vera Lynn

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Dame Vera Margaret Lynn CH DBE OStJ (née Welch; 20 March 1917 – 18 June 2020) was a British singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were largely popular during the Second World War. She was widely known as "the Forces' Sweetheart" and gave outdoor concerts for the troops in Egypt, India, and Burma during the war as part of ENSA. She remained popular after the war, appearing on radio and television in the United Kingdom and the United States. In 2009, at the age of 92, she became the oldest living artist to top the UK Albums Chart. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century.

Track Listing:
Date of Chart Entry -Title (Chart position)

40_01_08 We'll Meet Again (1)
40_01_08 Wish Me Luck (as you wave goodbye) (6)
40_01_08 Wishing (Will Make It So) (8)
40_07_01 A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (2)
41_12_01 Yours (1)
42_03_02 That Lovely Weekend (3)
42_05_04 White Cliffs Of Dover (1)
42_07_06 How Green Was My Valley (2)
43_01_04 When the Lights Go On Again (3)
43_10_04 You'll Never Know (1)
48_07_12 Silver Wedding Waltz (20)
52_06_02 Auf Weiderseh'n Sweetheart (1)
52_08_11 Homing Waltz (18)
52_10_13 Forget Me Not (5)
53_06_11 Windsor Waltz (11)
54_10_21 My Son, My Son (1)
56_06_14 Who Are We (30)
56_11_01 A House With Love In It (17)
57_03_21 Faithful Hussar (Don t Cry My Love) (29)
57_06_27 Travellin' Home (20)
20_04_23 We ll Meet Again - with Katherine Jenkins (72)