FReeper Canteen - Tunes For Our Troops: Songs Of Summer - June 28, 2025

For the best troops and vets in the world! | Kathy In Alaska

[luvie]

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The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents:

Tunes For Our Troops

~ Songs Of Summer ~

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Tunes For Our Troops

This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops,
Veterans, Allies & Their Families!

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

	Basia~Blame It On The Summer		Eddie Cochran~Summertime Blues
	Glenn Frey~The Heat Is On		Mungo Jerry~In The Summertime
	Paul Hardcastle~Lost Summer		Seals & Crofts~Summer Breeze
	Tony Bennett~Firefly		Marc Antoine~Sand Castle

[luvie]

Posting for Kathy and wishing her all the best! 💜

[PROCON]

IT'S FRIDAY!!

LET'S ROCK THE CANTEEN WITH

TUNES FOR OUR TROOPS!!

LET'S GET THIS SHOW OFF THE GROUND!!

[luvie]

#1...PRO!!
How do you DO that? LOL!

[Charles Martel]

The Boys of Summer

- Don Henley

[luvie]

#2...Charles Martel!!

[luvie]

~ Tunes For Our Troops: Songs Of Summer ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

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Honoring those who have served before.

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[grcuster]

Johnny Cash - Ragged Old Flag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfzJ8UBr-c0&list=RDXfzJ8UBr-c0&start_radio=1

[luvie]

#3...grcuster!!

[fidelis]

See You in September-The Tempos

The Duprees - You Belong To Me

The Jamies - Summertime, Summertime

Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime

One Summer Night - The Danleers

All Summer Long - Beach Boys

[real saxophonist]

Spirit of Atlanta Drum & Bugle Corps did some Gershwin, I'm pretty sure we did "Summertime" at some point. But anyway, this is Gershwin's Concerto in F (Which was fun to play on G bugles). I'll try to find "Summertime".

Spirit of Atlanta 1985

[Fiji Hill]

From 1930

Here Comes the Sun--Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys

Here Comes the Sun--Kate Smith

[Songcraft]

"Summer in the City" - The Lovin' Spoonful

[Fiji Hill]

Put That Sun Back In the Sky--The Boswell Sisters, with the Dorsey Bros. Orchestra (1932)

[mairdie]

Deep Space Nine - Boys of Summer (Worf/Jadzia)

https://www.iment.com/maida/tv/st/video/Star-Trek-Deep-Space-9-Boys-Of-Summer-Don-Henley.htm

[Songcraft]

"Wildwood Days" - Bobby Rydell

[Fiji Hill]

To the Future--Will Osborne & His Orchestra (1931)

Let's drink a drink, a drink, a drink to the future.
Let's all forget the tears and fears of the present.
What if skies are gray today?
Tomorrow, they may be full of fun and sunshine.

[Twink]

The first and last songs. So many memories!

[luvie]

That’s AWESOME! I was in marching/symphony band, too!

[Fiji Hill]

From the summer of 1931:

Have You Forgotten?--Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys

[Twink]

Oh those wildwood days! And Margate!