I know her name, and have some of her songs on albums I have bought over the years. I'm a big fan of big band music, and have a couple of albums that specifically feature British music from the WWII era.
A prolific hitmaker, Vera Lynn had a string of hits that lasted from 1936-1957. She continued to wax discs long after the hits ran out. In 1977, for example, she traveled to Nashville, Tenn. to team up with the Jordanaires, who had backed Elvis Presley and others, to cut an LP. Some of her CDs even charted in this century.