FReeper Canteen ~ Tunes For Our Troops: Airplanes ~ 26 September 2026

Our Troops Rock! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Tunes For Our Troops

~ Airplanes ~

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Tunes For Our Troops

This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops,
Veterans, Allies & their families!

Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread.
Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops!

All music is removed on Monday.
Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort
providing entertainment for the Troops!

*Canteen Mission Statement*

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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Free Republic
KEYWORDS: canteen; military; troopsupport; tunes

[PROCON]

IT'S FRIDAY!!

LET'S ROCK THE CANTEEN WITH

TUNES FOR OUR TROOPS!!

LET'S GET THIS SHOW OFF THE GROUND!!

[Fiji Hill]

I'll start with a big hit from the Radio Girl

Like an Angel (You Flew into Everyone's Heat)--Vaughn De Leath (1927)

[real saxophonist]

Steve Morse Band Cruise Missile Promo Video Rod Morgenstein Jerry Peek The Introduction Jazz Rock

Rod Morgenstein is the happiest drummer who ever lived.

[Fiji Hill]

The Wreck of the Westbound Air-Liner--Pendleton's West Virginia Melody Boys (1931)

The story of the 1931 plane crash that killed Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne

[real saxophonist]

Here's more proof.

[Fiji Hill]

Stop the Sun! Stop the Moon!--Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra, vocal by Mildred Bailey (1932)

Stop the trains everywhere. Stop all planes in the air.

[real saxophonist]

I’m sure someone will post the actual song, but I remember a comedian saying about the Steve Miller Band, Big Ol’ Jed Had A Light On.

[decal]

Ray Wylie Hubbard on the Lynyrd Skynyrd crash:

“Airplane Fell Down in Dixie”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi-WKPPlEz8&list=RDhi-WKPPlEz8&start_radio=1

[Fiji Hill]

Flying Down to Rio--Fred Astaire, with the Warner=Vitaphone Orchestra (1933)

[Fiji Hill]

Lindbergh (Eagle of the USA)--Vernon Dalhart (1927)

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Tunes For Our Troops: Airplanes ~

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[Kathy in Alaska]

****Liberty Call****

[Deaf Smith]

Jefferson Airplane——-White Rabbit

[fidelis]

Ebony Eyes · The Everly Brothers

[left that other site]

“Big Ol’ Jet Airliner”

By Paul Pena, covered by Steve Miller

The original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjr5U7g6aiA&list=RDCjr5U7g6aiA&start_radio=1

[fidelis]

Trains and Boats and Planes · Dionne Warwick

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

It's Tunes For Our Troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

VRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!

[fidelis]

Leaving on a Jet Plane · Peter, Paul & Mary